Archive - Cosmopolitics by Elise Labott

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

1:00:43

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

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

41:50

When the lights go out

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

Dec 16, 2025 • Elise Labott

Hot takes happy hour with Elise and Dany

A recording from Elise Labott's live video

Dec 12, 2025 • Elise Labott and Danielle Pletka

40:50

Venezuela, Hegseth’s Pentagon and Trump’s National Security Strategy

Veteran Pentagon journalist Barbara Starr breaks down the military deployment in Venezuela and questions about Hegseth's leadership

Dec 10, 2025 • Elise Labott and Barbara Starr

31:26

Power without purpose

Trump's National Security Strategy identifies real problems, but ignores what made America power legitimate

Dec 9, 2025 • Elise Labott

The language of expulsion

President Trump's post-shooting ‘remigration’ push isn’t a dog whistle, it’s a bullhorn

Dec 3, 2025 • Elise Labott

November 2025

Hot takes happy hour w/ Elise and Dany: Thanksgiving edition

Ukraine, Witkoff (again!), Hegseth, sedition and stupidity, Mamdani, & MTG

Published on What the Hell is Going On? • Nov 26, 2025

38:34

Ukraine on a platter

This Thanksgiving, Putin is thankful for Trump and his plan for Ukraine's surrender.

Nov 23, 2025 • Elise Labott

Hot Takes Happy Hour with Elise and Dany

Cheney, John Birch Society, sedition, MBS, Khashoggi, Ukraine, and 💤 COP

Published on What the Hell is Going On? • Nov 21, 2025

34:50

The next Aramco

MBS is trading with China, but his deals with Trump are betting Saudi Arabia’s economic future on American innovation

Nov 18, 2025 • Elise Labott

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