Michael Smerconish

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Today’s Poll: Should the U.S. buy Russian diesel if it lowers fuel prices?

Comment your thoughts below.

Vote now at https://t.co/DhGCg8U4td

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Bestselling author Michael Lewis joins Michael Smerconish to discuss his new book, "Blockers: Rebels in the Deep State", an inside look at the people and forces reshaping the federal government during Trump’s second term. 🎧 Listen: https://t.co/iKqgRasES4

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What really went wrong at Cornell? Michael speaks with Hanna Stotland, an educational crisis consultant who has handled 363 campus sexual misconduct cases, about the controversial rape allegations, the role of drugs and alcohol, and what the public may be overlooking. 🎧 Listen: https://t.co/ZWjLdzcXhp

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Recognize this face? I was 40 years ahead of my time!

Watch "Pay the Price" and tell me if it aged well: https://t.co/8kTlkYsxaM

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Today's poll question: Are you in favor of the death penalty for a person convicted of murder?

Listen to Michael's thoughts on the podcast 💭 https://t.co/l6xIhcpw78
Then cast your vote 🗳️ at https://t.co/My8yZAX3dr

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A botched execution in Tennessee, a firing squad in Texas, record-setting executions in Florida, and a possible mass commutation of death sentences in California. America's death penalty debate is back in the spotlight. Michael is a longtime supporter of capital punishment, but admits he's questioning his position more than ever. 🎧 Listen: https://t.co/ZWjLdzcXhp

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Is the media trying to destroy Trump?

Mark Halperin makes the case. 🎧 Full podcast: https://t.co/l6xIhcpw78

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Reports of a mysterious death at a Russian laboratory are raising fears about pneumonic plague—and the circumstances sound eerily similar to the scenario Annie Jacobsen laid out in her latest book, "Biological War." Jacobsen joins Michael to explain what makes pneumonic plague so dangerous, why Russia’s secrecy and quarantine response are drawing scrutiny, and what signs she’ll be watching for next. 🎧 Listen: https://t.co/ZWjLdzcXhp

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Today's poll question: Who should remain anonymous in a rape accusation case, prior to a verdict?

Listen to Michael's thoughts on the podcast 💭 https://t.co/l6xIhcpw78
Then cast your vote 🗳️ at https://t.co/My8yZAX3dr

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How deadly is the pneumonic plague, really?

@AnnieJacobsen answered all my questions about the troubling reports out of Russia: https://t.co/LhC0ONSiAs

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Why does Russia have a plague vaccine and we do not?

Talking to @AnnieJacobsen about troubling reports from Russia involving a scientist’s death and fears surrounding pneumonic plague: https://t.co/LhC0ONSiAs

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Today's poll question: Should NY AG Letitia James be the person to investigate the Cornell rape case?

Listen to Michael's thoughts on the podcast 💭 https://t.co/l6xIhcpw78
Then cast your vote 🗳️ at https://t.co/My8yZAX3dr

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In "The American Way of Killing," Malcolm Gladwell challenges conventional thinking about America’s relationship with guns, the meaning of the Second Amendment, and why lethal violence is so much more common in the United States than in other countries.

The bestselling author discusses all of the above with Michael, plus: Is the U.S. actually under-policed? 🎧 Listen: https://t.co/zvscSmvZjZ

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The latest developments in the Cornell rape case raise a complicated question: When is someone too intoxicated to legally consent to sex? 🎧 Listen: https://t.co/l6xIhcpw78

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Why America's homicide rate is 5X Europe's

@Gladwell explains why America doesn't simply have a crime problem, it has a violence problem: https://t.co/o5jhiym0NF

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Today's poll question: Is America over-policed or under-policed?

Listen to Michael's thoughts on the podcast 💭 https://t.co/l6xIhcpw78
Then cast your vote 🗳️ at https://t.co/My8yZAX3dr

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Regulating AI. No one leaves until we agree: https://t.co/U0j7PWPfhv

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Two things can be true. On the Cornell case: https://t.co/bdgrbEpIcf

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With the 2026 midterms just weeks away, Mark Halperin joins Michael to break down the battle for control of the House and Senate—and why races in places like Kansas and Iowa deserve attention. 🎧 Listen: https://t.co/l6xIhcpw78

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Why was this line from Jane Doe's police interview omitted from her six page signed statement?

On the repugnant but potentially unprovable Cornell case: https://t.co/bdgrbEpIcf