The podcast discusses a Pew Research poll revealing that a majority of Americans believe life was better 50 years ago despite challenges like a losing war, wage and price controls, Watergate, and an oil embargo.

The podcast explores the similarities between America's prominent leftist Congress member and Anthony Trollope's character, Phineas Finn, delves into the Democrats' preference for spending trillions of dollars, and discusses why the Tony Awards did not recognize a Black Lives Matter play.