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Last man standing

Mar 1, 2025 • Elise Labott

Loyalty is the new battle readiness

Feb 23, 2025 • Elise Labott

The lost plot of October 7

Oct 7, 2025 • Elise Labott

Elbows Up in Canada

Mar 10, 2025 • Elise Labott

Recent posts

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The key to Arctic defense

A former US ambassador to NATO on why the United States doesn’t need to own Greenland to secure it.

Jan 9 • Elise Labott and Ivo Daalder

40:39

What we just bought in Venezuela

Watch now | Former US envoy Elliott Abrams on what's next for the region. Plus the Donroe Doctrine is and the Pottery Barn rule

Jan 6 • Elise Labott and Elliott Abrams

1:00:43

Hot takes happy hour year end blow-out

The winners, the losers...nobody was spared. Plus, the year's biggest stories and what's ahead for 2026.

Dec 31, 2025 • Elise Labott and Danielle Pletka

A holiday message from Cosmopolitcs

Our year's biggest sale, a blow out year-ender and what's in store for 2026

Dec 24, 2025 • Elise Labott

41:50

Hot Takes Happy Hour with Elise and Dany

Australia, Venezuela, Trump at primetime, Suzie Wiles WTF, Rob Reiner, and much more...

Published on What the Hell is Going On? • Dec 19, 2025

When the lights go out

Hanukkah, Bondi Beach, and the darkness we refuse to name

Dec 16, 2025 • Elise Labott

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Hot Takes Happy Hour

A holiday message from Cosmopolitcs

Our year's biggest sale, a blow out year-ender and what's in store for 2026

Dec 24, 2025 • Elise Labott

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Hot takes happy hour with Elise and Dany

A recording from Elise Labott's live video

Dec 12, 2025 • Elise Labott and Danielle Pletka

34:42

Hot takes happy hour with the Elise and Dany

Socialists, Supreme Court and and antisemitic snakes in Heritage's backyard

Nov 7, 2025 • Elise Labott and Danielle Pletka

36:59

Hot Takes Happy Hour with Elise and Dany

Trump slaps Vlad, Vance slams Bibi and Mike Lindell pledges fealty to Hegseth

Oct 28, 2025 • Elise Labott and Danielle Pletka

42:33

Bolton is indicted, the US eyes regime change in in Venezuela and Putin woos Trump

Plus a shaky Mideast ceasefire and Hamas reign of terror in Gaza

Oct 17, 2025 • Elise Labott and Danielle Pletka

33:40

The morning after

Our hot takes on a good day with a cloudy forecast

Oct 15, 2025 • Elise Labott and Danielle Pletka

32:51

Trump's A for effort in Gaza

The President's deal is historic, but only sustained engagement will bring his "everlasting peace." Plus, Hot Takes Happy Hour recording

Oct 10, 2025 • Elise Labott and Danielle Pletka

32:42

Hot Tales Happy Hour with Elise and Dany

Abbas addresses UNGA, James Comey is indicted and Pete Hegseth cracks down on the press

Sep 26, 2025 • Elise Labott and Danielle Pletka

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