5 Good Things: This Fifth Grader Won a Gubernatorial Race
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Michael Smerconish tackles the American political and information tales of the week, providing a singular non-ideological take: his personal.

There’s Nothing Artificial About Job Loss Nov 29, 2025
Michael Smerconish talks about AI and job loss with former presidential candidate Andrew Yang and Roman Yampolskiy, Assoc. Professor of Computer Science & Engineering at University of Louisville. Then, Smerconish has a dialog with former Mayor of Chicago Rahm Emanuel on crime and policing cities, particularly within the wake of the capturing of two National Guard troops, this previous week in Washington, DC. Finally, Dave Lawler, the National Security Editor for Axios on whether or not Andrii Yermak’s resignation make Zelensky stronger or weaker.