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Politics, law, and culture collide as Newsweek Senior Editor-at-Large Josh Hammer charts a path forward for American conservatism and exposes the woke Left. A voice for the New Right, Hammer delivers blistering commentary and weekly interviews with today's top conservative thinkers.
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As Donald Trump prepares for his historic second term, America on Trial with Josh Hammer brings you breaking news and analysis on the biggest legal issues facing the nation. What will happen to President Trump’s legal cases? Will Joe Biden pardon his son before departing the White House? Can Trump pardon himself? America on Trial covers all the action every morning, helping you stay one step ahead of the media spin... Subscribe and listen to America on Trial with Josh Hammer wherever you dow ...
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Your host Josh Hammer analyzes President Trump's final loss in his attempt to halt his Friday sentencing in NYC judge Juan Merchan's courtroom. What will the "criminal" sentence be in this truly farcical case, and what will Trump's inevitable appeal(s) look like? Plus, another big legal victory for Trump in Judge Aileen Cannon's Florida courtroom, …
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Josh Hammer explains how Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's recent seeming about-faces can only be understood in their proper context: downstream of our Trumpian cultural moment. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Your host Josh Hammer explains President Donald Trump's latest, and likely final, attempt to halt this Friday's criminal sentencing in his so-called "hush money" case in New York City. Also, yesterday's electoral certification non-event at the U.S. Capitol, a tough but necessary truth on Social Security reform, and more. Learn more about your ad ch…
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Josh Hammer explains how multiculturalism is killing the Judeo-Christian West—very much including the U.K. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Your host Josh Hammer unpacks and excoriates the third-world, banana republic-esque impending criminal sentencing of President Donald Trump this Friday in Juan Merchan's New York City courtroom. What an outrage this ordeal has been, from start to finish! Also, what we can expect today at the U.S. Capitol, as Congress certifies the results of the 20…
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Josh Hammer unpacks the horrific New Year's Day massacre on Bourbon Street and the metastasis of homegrown American jihadism, explains why SCOTUS must uphold the TikTok ban, previews some of the incoming Trump administration's major first actions across a host of areas, and more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privac…
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Your host Josh Hammer explains why he is skeptical of the FBI's official narrative that the terrible New Orleans and Las Vegas New Year's Day attacks are not in any way connected to one another. Plus, what judicial confirmation opportunities await Donald Trump following his inauguration on January 20. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho…
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Josh Hammer unpacks all the sordid details of the latest horrific Islamic jihadist attack in the United States. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Your host Josh Hammer has all the details about the horrific New Year's Day terrorist attack in New Orleans, apparently committed by an ISIS-sympathizing radical Muslim. Also, SCOTUS, SCOTUS, and more SCOTUS! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesDi The First TV
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Josh Hammer sounds off on a military appeals' court's upholding of the loathsome plea deals reached earlier this year between the federal government and the 9/11 masterminds, including arch-jihadist Khalid Sheikh Mohammed himself. This is a tremendous insult to our great nation! Also, a controversial new Florida social media/pornography law goes in…
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Josh Hammer sounds off on former President Jimmy Carter, who passed away on Sunday at the age of 100. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Josh Hammer analyzes the Second Circuit's unfortunate ruling yesterday, in which the court upheld a $5 million jury verdict against Donald Trump for allegedly sexually assaulting left-wing columnist E. Jean Carroll in 1996. Also, why is everyone—even on the Right—suddenly acting like Jimmy Carter was a great president? Learn more about your ad choi…
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Your host Josh Hammer explains two hot legal issues where President Donald Trump, unfortunately, appears to be misguided: banning Chinese-owned TikTok and ending the H-1B "high-skill" visa program. Plus, embattled Fulton County, Georgia DA Fani Willis can now be subpoenaed by a Georgia Senate special committee. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis…
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Josh Hammer excoriates the outspoken "tech bros," led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, who are now using their newfound clout within MAGA to push for anti-MAGA policies such as mass "high-skill" immigration. Also, the current state of anti-Trump lawfare, the serendipity of Christmas and Chanukah commencing on the same day for only the third time i…
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Your host Josh Hammer unpacks the raging intra-GOP war on the issue of high-skill immigration between the nationalist-populist MAGA core and the so-called "tech bros," led by X/Tesla/SpaceX head honcho Elon Musk. What exactly is going on here, and what is ultimately at stake? Also, the ultra-woke U.S. pardon attorney you've probably never heard of.…
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Josh Hammer excoriates U.S. Pardon Attorney Elizabeth Oyer for her admission about taking "systemic racial disparities" into account in pardon and commutation recommendations. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…
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In light of his patently petty veto of the bipartisan JUDGES Act, your host Josh Hammer reviews Joe Biden's judicial branch legacy. There is one thing we can definitively say: This president has not based his judicial picks on merit, but rather on "DEI." Also, a truly remarkable later-in-life admission from Abe Foxman, the long-time leader of the l…
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Josh Hammer explains the symbolic significance of Christmas and Chanukah falling on the same day for only the third time in the past century. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Josh Hammer explains a novel legal theory, put forward earlier this week by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), that suggests Joe Biden's 37 federal death row inmate commutations this week are actually null and void. Could this possibly be right? Josh also explains the potent symbolism and serendipity of Christmas and Chanukah falling on the same day this ye…
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Your host Josh Hammer dives headlong into one of the most contentious cultural, political, and constitutional debates of them all: Is birthright citizenship for the children of illegal aliens actually mandated by the U.S. Constitution? The answer may surprise you. Also, Congress releases the much-anticipated Matt Gaetz ethics report, Joe Biden comm…
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Josh Hammer explains the Democrats' big choice in the aftermath of their recent electoral shellacking: Will they double down on their insanity, or will they try to become more mainstream? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…
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Your host Josh Hammer explains the power of President Trump's ultimate ace up his sleeve when it comes to his New York and Georgia prosecutions: the Supremacy Clause of Article VI of the Constitution. Plus, Trump's fantastic new announced picks to lead his Department of Justice, SCOTUS agrees to hear an important new abortion-related case, and more…
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Josh Hammer assesses the GOP's approach to political economy in light of the shutdown fight, excoriates the media for only now admitting that Joe Biden is a living corpse, opens up about being a new father, and more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…
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Josh Hammer excoriates those, like MSNBC's "Joyless" Joy Reid, who not only downplay Daniel Penny's heroism but have the temerity to accuse him of racism. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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December 20th, 2024: Take That, Fani! Corrupt, Discredited Georgia DA Booted off Trump Case.
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Your host Josh Hammer analyzes Thursday's bombshell legal update, in which ethically and financially compromised Fulton County, Georgia DA Fani Willis was finally booted off the Trump RICO prosecution. This is yet another tremendous legal victory for Donald Trump. Also, Matt Gaetz's House Ethics Committee report is now set to come out, UnitedHealth…
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Your host Josh Hammer explains why the U.S. Supreme Court must grant a writ of certiorari and agree to hear the case of Snope v. Brown, an appeal out of Maryland that challenges the state's complete ban on modern semiautomatic rifles (i.e., "AR-15s"). The Second Amendment has been treated as a "second-class right" for far too long—it must stop. Plu…
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Josh Hammer takes to task the Left's all-too-predictable reactions and not-very-hot "takes" that have followed the latest horrific school shooting in America. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Josh Hammer explains the broader significance of ABC News' recent $15 million defamation settlement with President Donald J. Trump. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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December 18th, 2024: GOOD: UnitedHealthcare CEO Assassin Charged With First-Degree Murder in NYC
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Josh Hammer unpacks the new grand jury indictment of Luigi Mangione, who recently murdered UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in cold blood on the streets of Midtown Manhattan. Thankfully, the NYC grand jury got it right here—but a deeply disturbing new Emerson College poll on the matter bespeaks a broader societal rot. Plus, we at the Article III…
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Josh Hammer analyzes the latest bit of left-wing judicial hackery from notorious anti-Trump judge Juan Merchan in New York City. It is ludicrous that Merchan has not yet declared a mistrial in Trump's so-called "hush money" case—and now, the judge has doubled down! Where in the world does this end? Also, Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg does NOT charge col…
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David Hazony, director and senior fellow at the Z3 Institute for Jewish Priorities, joins to discuss his new edited essay collection, Young Zionist Voices: A New Generation Speaks Out. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…
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Your host Josh Hammer analyzes Fulton County, Georgia DA Fani Willis's recent flippant middle finger to House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan. It doesn't look like Fani is dropping her ludicrous lawfare any time soon! But will the Constitution ultimately force her hand? Plus, Josh opens up on becoming a father for the first time, Joe Biden's outrageo…
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Josh Hammer unpacks the overthrow of the Assad regime in Syria by Islamist rebels, explains why Daniel Penny is a hero and Luigi Mangione is a villain, argues that DEI is actually unconstitutional, and more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…
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Josh Hammer explains why so-called DEI ("Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion") is not merely cancerous and terrible, but also outright unconstitutional. If President Trump enforces that legal understanding in office, it will be a game changer for the whole country. Plus, a wild Tesla shareholder lawsuit against Elon Musk, SCOTUS opens up a gallery vie…
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Josh is joined by Dr. Lee Jussim, a Rutgers University social psychologist, to discuss a new academic white paper from Rutgers' Social Perception Lab, "Instructing Animosity: How DEI Pedagogy Produces the Hostile Attribution Bias." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell…
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Josh Hammer analyzes the selection of Andrew Ferguson and Mark Meador, President Donald Trump's two excellent Federal Trade Commission picks. President Trump has a veritable antitrust dream team emerging—they must be really nervous out in Silicon Valley! Plus, the latest on the UnitedHealthcare CEO assassin, President Biden's threat to veto an anod…
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Josh is joined by Sasha Kuhn, a native Syrian Kurd and policy advisor on Kurdish-Israeli relations, to discuss the demise of the evil Assad regime in Syria and the harrowing rise of Turkish-backed Islamists in Assad's stead. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-inf…
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Josh Hammer joined Jesse Kelly to discuss why Donald Trump's nominee picks could possibly die in the Senate...and why it's essential that Pete Hegseth be confirmed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesDi The First TV
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Your host Josh Hammer explains how Manhattan DA and New York State AG Letitia "Tish" James have both doubled down in their ludicrous anti-Trump legal persecutions. Also, the latest on the UnitedHealthcare killer, Lina Khan finally notches a big antitrust victory, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Josh Hammer unpacks the rapidly unfolding developments in Syria and also offers his take on the Daniel Penny acquittal in NYC. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Your host Josh Hammer unpacks U.S. Marine veteran Daniel Penny's acquittal in New York City. This case should never have been brought, but justice has thankfully prevailed. From a Good Samaritan incentive standpoint, however, has the damage already been done? Also, the UnitedHealthcare CEO murderer is arrested in Pennsylvania, the case for DEI's un…
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Gol Kalev, chairman of the Judaism 3.0 think tank, joins Josh to discuss his new book, The Assault on Judaism: The Existential Threat Is Coming From the West. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Your host Josh Hammer has all the analysis of Friday's landmark D.C. Circuit opinion, in which a politically heterodox panel unanimously upheld the constitutionality of Congress's new law requiring Chinese-owned ByteDance to sell TikTok by Jan. 19, 2025 in order to continue operating in the U.S. Also, Daniel Penny's homicide trial, Gail Slater's DO…
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Josh Hammer explains why the Left cannot be permitted to prevail in their full-spectrum assault against Pete Hegseth, President Trump's pick for secretary of defense. Also, an updated look at the state of play in the Middle East, transgenderism is on trial at SCOTUS, and more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy N…
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On Thursday, so-called "Special Counsel" Jack Smith moved to dismiss—for a second time—his prosecution against President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C. What is the purpose of this second, supplementary motion? Is the lawfare finally over? Also, we revisit the big transgender case at SCOTUS, Pete Hegseth's SecDef nomination fight, and more. Learn …
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Josh Hammer unpacks yesterday's high-profile SCOTUS oral argument in the crucial transgender case of U.S. v. Skrmetti. Also, updates on Daniel Penny's manslaughter trial, Pete Hegseth's chances to be confirmed as SecDef, a horrific assassination in Midtown Manhattan, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Josh Hammer argues that President Trump has to push embattled secretary of defense nominee Pete Hegseth's nomination across the finish line, while also analyzing yesterday's blockbuster SCOTUS oral argument in the transgender case of U.S. v. Skrmetti. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com…
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Josh Hammer continues to explore the various constitutional implications of President Joe Biden's historically unprecedented, sweeping pardon of his prodigal son Hunter. To wit: Can Hunter invoke the 5th Amendment in a future setting, or is that now off the table? Also, President Donald Trump's lawyers move (again) to withdraw his NYC "hush money" …
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Josh Hammer unloads on MSNBC's Symone Sanders for having the the temerity to assert that "Joe Biden has played by all the rules." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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December 3rd, 2024: OUTRAGE: Joe Biden Lies One Final Time, Issues Self-Serving Hunter Pardon
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Josh Hammer unpacks everything you need to know about the presidential pardon seen and heard around the world: that of prodigal son Hunter Biden. Also, updates on Fani Willis, Google's antitrust woes, Daniel Penny's manslaughter trial, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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