Shows - The Branch https://thebranchmedia.org/show/ Thu, 05 Nov 2026 02:06:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://thebranchmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/thebranch_fav-150x150.png Shows - The Branch https://thebranchmedia.org/show/ 32 32 America Sends Trump a Message https://thebranchmedia.org/show/lost-debate/america-sends-trump-a-message/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=america-sends-trump-a-message Thu, 05 Nov 2026 01:59:08 +0000 https://thebranchmedia.org/?post_type=show&p=8809 The post America Sends Trump a Message appeared first on The Branch.

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  • Decision Desk HQ’s election results and House projection 
  • Associated Press analysis of Senate wins in opposing-party strongholds
  • The New York Times’ The Daily episode on Hispanic voters along the Texas border 
  • Robert Pondiscio’s response to the Texas results and implications for schools
  • Nate Silver’s post about Democratic governorships covering states totaling 392 electoral votes 
  • Dave Weigel’s post on North Carolina’s congressional map and redistricting backfiring
  • The New York Times’ analysis of voter shifts by race, age, and gender 
  • Posts by Matt Yglesias and Ben Rhodes on moderates versus populists, plus 
  • Peter Hamby and Charlotte Alter on which races received disproportionate coverage 
  • Ben Shapiro’s appearance on All-In discussing the Republican losses and Iran war 
  • Montana’s political-contributions ballot measure 

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    ]]>         The Most Important Educator in America https://thebranchmedia.org/show/lost-debate/the-most-important-educator-in-america/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-most-important-educator-in-america Thu, 29 Oct 2026 12:05:29 +0000 https://thebranchmedia.org/?post_type=show&p=8798 The post The Most Important Educator in America appeared first on The Branch.

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  • Success Academy
  • Eva Moskowitz
  • The Education of Eva Moskowitz 
  • A+ Parenting
  • Mission Possible
  • How the Other Half Learns — Robert Pondiscio’s book about Success Academy. (21:58–23:42)
  • Eva Moskowitz’s interview with Nat Malkus about attendance — Ravi explicitly promises to link it. (55:10)
  • Nikole Hannah-Jones’s article about her child’s public school. (09:07)
  • Moskowitz’s written response to Hannah-Jones’s article. (09:07–10:48)
  • Ravi’s earlier podcast coverage of Moskowitz’s response. (09:07)
  • NY State Education Department’s press release about sharing AP data with U.S. News & World Report. (37:48–40:58)
  • U.S. News & World Report high-school rankings. (38:06–40:58)
  • A New York Board of Regents meeting clip — Ravi references an animal/tree analogy during a discussion of academic standards. (41:41–42:30)
  • The New York Times reporting on a Success Academy principal’s list of students allegedly targeted for removal. (43:07–47:23)
  • WNYC’s investigation into Success Academy’s student attrition. (47:23–48:30)
  • Moskowitz’s City Council education hearings and NYC union contracts — teachers, custodians, and principals. (02:36–08:50)
  • Supporting data: NYC school spending (10:48–12:45); Success Academy’s academic results and demographics (33:48–37:40); absenteeism and attrition figures (52:42–54:55), 2026 Public School vs Charter School Performance Comparison, New York State Education Department Public Data Resource

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    ]]>         Is France Our Future? https://thebranchmedia.org/show/lost-debate/is-france-our-future/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-france-our-future Wed, 21 Oct 2026 10:18:56 +0000 https://thebranchmedia.org/?post_type=show&p=8794 The post Is France Our Future? appeared first on The Branch.

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  • Associated Press — Arrests and businesses destroyed
  • Le Monde — French Interior Ministry figures on injuries, protest attendance, and timeline
  • The Wall Street Journal — What’s Behind the Protests in France and What Happens Next
  • The Economist — The World in Brief, October 18
  • Emmanuel Macron’s statement
  • Laurent Nuñez’s statements
  • Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s response
  • Sébastien Lecornu’s announcements
  • Marine Le Pen’s video address
  • The Wall Street Journal via To Vima — Marine Le Pen Seizes on French Chaos to Present Herself as Leader in Waiting
  • Tomas Pueyo’s X thread on education spending and pensions
  • Reporting on French public employee pension costs
  • Simon Betschinger’s post on France’s welfare state
  • Financial Times — French bond sell-off intensifies after riots and looting
  • Le Monde — French retail federation damage estimates
  • Timur Kuran’s “perfect storm” commentary
  • Andrew Neil’s post on peaceful protests and subsequent violence
  • Pierre Collin / Micromania — shopkeeper attack video and comments
  • Lost Debate’s YouTube channel
  • Grocery-store looting video
  • Video interview about targeting Asian-owned shops
  • Ro Khanna’s remarks on the protests
  • Ro Khanna’s follow-up condemning violence
  • Jason Calacanis’s response to Ro Khanna
  • Ro Khanna’s Fox News appearance
  • Douglas Murray, The Free Press — France Stares Down the Abyss of History
  • Malcolm Gladwell — The American Way of Killing

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    ]]>         The Dark History of School Abuse https://thebranchmedia.org/show/lost-debate/the-dark-history-of-school-abuse/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-dark-history-of-school-abuse Wed, 14 Oct 2026 21:55:29 +0000 https://thebranchmedia.org/?post_type=show&p=8790 The post The Dark History of School Abuse appeared first on The Branch.

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  • Amanda Geduld’s investigation: New York Schools Named in Nearly 2,000 Child Sex Abuse Claims
  • Searchable database of schools and abuse claims
  • Lost Debate: “Invisible Kids” — orphanages and abuse
  • Ghosts of the Orphanage by Christine Kenneally
  • “The Rubber Room” — Steven Brill, The New Yorker
  • Sleepers (1996), directed by Barry Levinson
  • The Echoes of Survivors: Inside Korea’s Tragedies — Brothers Home
  • Where the Schools Went: “System Reboot” — Opportunities Academy
  • Who — book on hiring and reference checks

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    ]]>         The Problem with Nikole Hannah-Jones https://thebranchmedia.org/show/lost-debate/the-problem-with-nikole-hannah-jones/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-problem-with-nikole-hannah-jones Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:15:25 +0000 https://thebranchmedia.org/?post_type=show&p=8788 Nikole Hannah-Jones’s essay about her daughter’s education has reignited the debate over school integration and parental choice. But are we learning the right lessons? Drawing on his experience as a school principal and superintendent, Ravi examines her account and challenges the idea that integration and more funding can fix what’s failing in public education. He […]

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    ]]>     Nikole Hannah-Jones’s essay about her daughter’s education has reignited the debate over school integration and parental choice. But are we learning the right lessons? Drawing on his experience as a school principal and superintendent, Ravi examines her account and challenges the idea that integration and more funding can fix what’s failing in public education. He explores charter school results, teachers’ unions, grade inflation, and the barriers to holding educators accountable—arguing for a system built around rigorous teaching, honest assessments, and families’ ability to choose schools where their children can thrive.

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    ]]>         Nikole Hannah-Jones, WH Press Ban, Ed Sheeran https://thebranchmedia.org/show/lost-debate/nikole-hannah-jones-wh-press-ban-ed-sheeran/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nikole-hannah-jones-wh-press-ban-ed-sheeran Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:42:46 +0000 https://thebranchmedia.org/?post_type=show&p=8785 Ravi is joined by Jeremiah, host of the New Liberal podcast, for a wide-ranging conversation that starts with the seemingly endless things people blame on capitalism. Then they take on Nikole Hannah-Jones’s account of choosing a school that reflected her beliefs about integration—and realizing her daughter wasn’t getting the education that was best for her. […]

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    ]]>     Ravi is joined by Jeremiah, host of the New Liberal podcast, for a wide-ranging conversation that starts with the seemingly endless things people blame on capitalism. Then they take on Nikole Hannah-Jones’s account of choosing a school that reflected her beliefs about integration—and realizing her daughter wasn’t getting the education that was best for her. They also discuss the White House’s restrictions on press access, the Trump administration’s ties to right-wing influencers, and the Ed Sheeran–Macklemore controversy: what happens when trying to silence a message only makes it louder?

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