Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
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A rigorous contest of ideas in the Firing Line tradition, every week on PBS with Margaret Hoover.
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YouTube host @adammockler.com tries to hold people accountable online by calling them out on social media.
Natalie Winters of Bannon’s War Room takes a different approach.
“You know how you hold people accountable? If they're lying, don't consume or share their stuff.”
Natalie Winters of Bannon’s War Room takes a different approach.
“You know how you hold people accountable? If they're lying, don't consume or share their stuff.”
February 17, 2026 at 7:03 PM
YouTube host @adammockler.com tries to hold people accountable online by calling them out on social media.
Natalie Winters of Bannon’s War Room takes a different approach.
“You know how you hold people accountable? If they're lying, don't consume or share their stuff.”
Natalie Winters of Bannon’s War Room takes a different approach.
“You know how you hold people accountable? If they're lying, don't consume or share their stuff.”
Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson has died at 84.
"America has the potential to be the greatest country in the history of the world. The question is how soon will this country actualize her potential," Jackson told William F. Buckley Jr. in 1971.
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"America has the potential to be the greatest country in the history of the world. The question is how soon will this country actualize her potential," Jackson told William F. Buckley Jr. in 1971.
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February 17, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson has died at 84.
"America has the potential to be the greatest country in the history of the world. The question is how soon will this country actualize her potential," Jackson told William F. Buckley Jr. in 1971.
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"America has the potential to be the greatest country in the history of the world. The question is how soon will this country actualize her potential," Jackson told William F. Buckley Jr. in 1971.
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"I don't say I'm an unbiased person on the ground reporting the truth," says YouTube host @adammockler.com. "I generally say I am just out here to push my beliefs."
Natalie Winters acknowledges her biases too, but she insists Bannon's War Room is not "regime puppets for President Trump."
Natalie Winters acknowledges her biases too, but she insists Bannon's War Room is not "regime puppets for President Trump."
February 16, 2026 at 5:36 PM
"I don't say I'm an unbiased person on the ground reporting the truth," says YouTube host @adammockler.com. "I generally say I am just out here to push my beliefs."
Natalie Winters acknowledges her biases too, but she insists Bannon's War Room is not "regime puppets for President Trump."
Natalie Winters acknowledges her biases too, but she insists Bannon's War Room is not "regime puppets for President Trump."
YouTube host @adammockler.com says the future of the Democratic Party can be both moderate and populist.
“I don't want to tax all billionaires out of existence. I'm not Bernie Sanders. But I want to reform the tax code…Maybe we tone down the loopholes.”
“I don't want to tax all billionaires out of existence. I'm not Bernie Sanders. But I want to reform the tax code…Maybe we tone down the loopholes.”
February 15, 2026 at 12:37 PM
YouTube host @adammockler.com says the future of the Democratic Party can be both moderate and populist.
“I don't want to tax all billionaires out of existence. I'm not Bernie Sanders. But I want to reform the tax code…Maybe we tone down the loopholes.”
“I don't want to tax all billionaires out of existence. I'm not Bernie Sanders. But I want to reform the tax code…Maybe we tone down the loopholes.”
“[Republicans] view immigrants as net drains on the society, but that is not borne out," says YouTube host @adammockler.com.
“The American people have been abused by the legal immigration system,” argues Natalie Winters, co-host of Steve Bannon’s War Room. “It's too many people.”
“The American people have been abused by the legal immigration system,” argues Natalie Winters, co-host of Steve Bannon’s War Room. “It's too many people.”
February 14, 2026 at 12:41 AM
“[Republicans] view immigrants as net drains on the society, but that is not borne out," says YouTube host @adammockler.com.
“The American people have been abused by the legal immigration system,” argues Natalie Winters, co-host of Steve Bannon’s War Room. “It's too many people.”
“The American people have been abused by the legal immigration system,” argues Natalie Winters, co-host of Steve Bannon’s War Room. “It's too many people.”
Why are audiences drawn to new media outlets like Bannon's War Room and @meidastouch.com?
"We cover the issues that I think for so long, legacy media has just routinely ignored," says Natalie Winters.
@adammockler.com adds viewers want "authenticity."
"We cover the issues that I think for so long, legacy media has just routinely ignored," says Natalie Winters.
@adammockler.com adds viewers want "authenticity."
February 13, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Why are audiences drawn to new media outlets like Bannon's War Room and @meidastouch.com?
"We cover the issues that I think for so long, legacy media has just routinely ignored," says Natalie Winters.
@adammockler.com adds viewers want "authenticity."
"We cover the issues that I think for so long, legacy media has just routinely ignored," says Natalie Winters.
@adammockler.com adds viewers want "authenticity."
How does Gen Z view media and politics?
Margaret Hoover talks to Natalie Winters and @adammockler.com about truth and accountability in the era of social media and America's immigration policy debate in a forum at @hofstrau.bsky.social.
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Margaret Hoover talks to Natalie Winters and @adammockler.com about truth and accountability in the era of social media and America's immigration policy debate in a forum at @hofstrau.bsky.social.
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February 12, 2026 at 8:09 PM
How does Gen Z view media and politics?
Margaret Hoover talks to Natalie Winters and @adammockler.com about truth and accountability in the era of social media and America's immigration policy debate in a forum at @hofstrau.bsky.social.
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Margaret Hoover talks to Natalie Winters and @adammockler.com about truth and accountability in the era of social media and America's immigration policy debate in a forum at @hofstrau.bsky.social.
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"I would hope that people understand that the men and women of the Minneapolis Police Department, though seriously understaffed and overstretched, have performed incredibly well," says Chief Brian O'Hara.
"They have worked to de-escalate incredibly tense situations."
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"They have worked to de-escalate incredibly tense situations."
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February 10, 2026 at 1:33 PM
"I would hope that people understand that the men and women of the Minneapolis Police Department, though seriously understaffed and overstretched, have performed incredibly well," says Chief Brian O'Hara.
"They have worked to de-escalate incredibly tense situations."
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"They have worked to de-escalate incredibly tense situations."
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#PresidentTrump claimed crime is down in Minneapolis "because of us."
But Police Chief Brian O'Hara says the drop in violent crime is the product of years of building relationships with the community and other law enforcement agencies.
"It's not something that happened...a couple of weeks ago."
But Police Chief Brian O'Hara says the drop in violent crime is the product of years of building relationships with the community and other law enforcement agencies.
"It's not something that happened...a couple of weeks ago."
February 9, 2026 at 8:00 PM
#PresidentTrump claimed crime is down in Minneapolis "because of us."
But Police Chief Brian O'Hara says the drop in violent crime is the product of years of building relationships with the community and other law enforcement agencies.
"It's not something that happened...a couple of weeks ago."
But Police Chief Brian O'Hara says the drop in violent crime is the product of years of building relationships with the community and other law enforcement agencies.
"It's not something that happened...a couple of weeks ago."
Minneapolis PD Chief Brian O'Hara has worried tensions between the public and federal officers could lead to "significant civil unrest" like the city saw in 2020.
"If we set off that cycle again now... it could potentially just be something we wouldn't be able to come back from."
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"If we set off that cycle again now... it could potentially just be something we wouldn't be able to come back from."
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February 9, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Minneapolis PD Chief Brian O'Hara has worried tensions between the public and federal officers could lead to "significant civil unrest" like the city saw in 2020.
"If we set off that cycle again now... it could potentially just be something we wouldn't be able to come back from."
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"If we set off that cycle again now... it could potentially just be something we wouldn't be able to come back from."
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Minneapolis PD Chief Brian O'Hara says activists recording ICE have helped "shed light on what has actually been happening."
But he warns, "Just because people have a First Amendment right to observe and record police doesn't mean that you have a right to physically obstruct law enforcement."
But he warns, "Just because people have a First Amendment right to observe and record police doesn't mean that you have a right to physically obstruct law enforcement."
February 8, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Minneapolis PD Chief Brian O'Hara says activists recording ICE have helped "shed light on what has actually been happening."
But he warns, "Just because people have a First Amendment right to observe and record police doesn't mean that you have a right to physically obstruct law enforcement."
But he warns, "Just because people have a First Amendment right to observe and record police doesn't mean that you have a right to physically obstruct law enforcement."
The federal government's refusal to work with the state to investigate protester Alex Pretti's death is "really unfortunate," says Minneapolis PD Chief Brian O'Hara.
"So many people in the public have lost faith really in all of us, that what would happen would be accurate."
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"So many people in the public have lost faith really in all of us, that what would happen would be accurate."
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February 8, 2026 at 1:33 PM
The federal government's refusal to work with the state to investigate protester Alex Pretti's death is "really unfortunate," says Minneapolis PD Chief Brian O'Hara.
"So many people in the public have lost faith really in all of us, that what would happen would be accurate."
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"So many people in the public have lost faith really in all of us, that what would happen would be accurate."
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara says the protesters in Minneapolis have been "overwhelmingly peaceful.”
“The overwhelming majority of people who have been exercising their First Amendment rights have been doing it lawfully and peacefully. And that's just the reality.”
“The overwhelming majority of people who have been exercising their First Amendment rights have been doing it lawfully and peacefully. And that's just the reality.”
February 7, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara says the protesters in Minneapolis have been "overwhelmingly peaceful.”
“The overwhelming majority of people who have been exercising their First Amendment rights have been doing it lawfully and peacefully. And that's just the reality.”
“The overwhelming majority of people who have been exercising their First Amendment rights have been doing it lawfully and peacefully. And that's just the reality.”
"I'm hopeful that the community and the police department here can be stronger from having survived all of this pressure that we've been under."
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara assesses the impact of the federal immigration crackdown in his city.
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara assesses the impact of the federal immigration crackdown in his city.
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February 7, 2026 at 1:33 PM
"I'm hopeful that the community and the police department here can be stronger from having survived all of this pressure that we've been under."
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara assesses the impact of the federal immigration crackdown in his city.
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara assesses the impact of the federal immigration crackdown in his city.
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"I think he's been consistent and I think he believes in having professional law enforcement," says Minneapolis PD Chief Brian O'Hara of Tom Homan.
"Which is largely unlike a lot of the things that were happening here."
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"Which is largely unlike a lot of the things that were happening here."
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February 7, 2026 at 3:24 AM
"I think he's been consistent and I think he believes in having professional law enforcement," says Minneapolis PD Chief Brian O'Hara of Tom Homan.
"Which is largely unlike a lot of the things that were happening here."
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"Which is largely unlike a lot of the things that were happening here."
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#PresidentTrump has referred to protesters in Minneapolis as "insurrectionists," spurring fears that he might invoke the Insurrection Act to send in the military.
"There isn't an insurrection happening here," says Minneapolis PD Chief Brian O'Hara. "There isn't even civil unrest happening here."
"There isn't an insurrection happening here," says Minneapolis PD Chief Brian O'Hara. "There isn't even civil unrest happening here."
February 6, 2026 at 8:39 PM
#PresidentTrump has referred to protesters in Minneapolis as "insurrectionists," spurring fears that he might invoke the Insurrection Act to send in the military.
"There isn't an insurrection happening here," says Minneapolis PD Chief Brian O'Hara. "There isn't even civil unrest happening here."
"There isn't an insurrection happening here," says Minneapolis PD Chief Brian O'Hara. "There isn't even civil unrest happening here."
Minneapolis PD Chief Brian O’Hara says there are two different standards of accountability for local police and ICE/CBP.
“Our officers do not wear masks…they wear their family name on their uniform. And our police cars are marked and they have numbers on them so that they're readily identifiable.”
“Our officers do not wear masks…they wear their family name on their uniform. And our police cars are marked and they have numbers on them so that they're readily identifiable.”
February 6, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Minneapolis PD Chief Brian O’Hara says there are two different standards of accountability for local police and ICE/CBP.
“Our officers do not wear masks…they wear their family name on their uniform. And our police cars are marked and they have numbers on them so that they're readily identifiable.”
“Our officers do not wear masks…they wear their family name on their uniform. And our police cars are marked and they have numbers on them so that they're readily identifiable.”
"Policing in this country depends on the consent of the community," says Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara amid protests over the ICE surge in his city.
"We require the trust of the community in order to be effective."
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"We require the trust of the community in order to be effective."
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February 6, 2026 at 12:54 AM
"Policing in this country depends on the consent of the community," says Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara amid protests over the ICE surge in his city.
"We require the trust of the community in order to be effective."
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"We require the trust of the community in order to be effective."
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"I believe that October 7th took the Palestinian cause years backwards," says former Israeli antisemitism envoy @noatishby.bsky.social.
"Israelis are mortified by the...thought of the Palestinian state side-by-side with Israel because we saw what happens when we left Gaza and we got October 7th."
"Israelis are mortified by the...thought of the Palestinian state side-by-side with Israel because we saw what happens when we left Gaza and we got October 7th."
February 3, 2026 at 1:34 PM
"I believe that October 7th took the Palestinian cause years backwards," says former Israeli antisemitism envoy @noatishby.bsky.social.
"Israelis are mortified by the...thought of the Palestinian state side-by-side with Israel because we saw what happens when we left Gaza and we got October 7th."
"Israelis are mortified by the...thought of the Palestinian state side-by-side with Israel because we saw what happens when we left Gaza and we got October 7th."
Anti-Zionism is inherently antisemitic, argues activist @noatishby.bsky.social, but that does not mean all complaints about Israel are antisemitic.
"Criticize the government of Israel all you like. But if you're denying Israel's right to exist, that's where it moved to the other side."
"Criticize the government of Israel all you like. But if you're denying Israel's right to exist, that's where it moved to the other side."
February 2, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Anti-Zionism is inherently antisemitic, argues activist @noatishby.bsky.social, but that does not mean all complaints about Israel are antisemitic.
"Criticize the government of Israel all you like. But if you're denying Israel's right to exist, that's where it moved to the other side."
"Criticize the government of Israel all you like. But if you're denying Israel's right to exist, that's where it moved to the other side."
Former Israeli antisemitism envoy @noatishby.bsky.social says she is "very optimistic" about #PresidentTrump's peace plan in Gaza, but it ultimately requires cooperation from Hamas.
"I don't trust Hamas at all, not even a little bit."
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"I don't trust Hamas at all, not even a little bit."
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February 2, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Former Israeli antisemitism envoy @noatishby.bsky.social says she is "very optimistic" about #PresidentTrump's peace plan in Gaza, but it ultimately requires cooperation from Hamas.
"I don't trust Hamas at all, not even a little bit."
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"I don't trust Hamas at all, not even a little bit."
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"We need to be very clear that Islamic fundamentalism should not be accepted in normal society," says former Israeli antisemitism envoy @noatishby.bsky.social.
"There's a full-on gender apartheid happening in Iran right now."
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"There's a full-on gender apartheid happening in Iran right now."
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February 1, 2026 at 7:59 PM
"We need to be very clear that Islamic fundamentalism should not be accepted in normal society," says former Israeli antisemitism envoy @noatishby.bsky.social.
"There's a full-on gender apartheid happening in Iran right now."
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"There's a full-on gender apartheid happening in Iran right now."
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"What's at stake is the West as we know it," says activist and author @noatishby.bsky.social amid a global surge in antisemitism.
"As a disease, as a cancer in society, antisemitism starts with the Jews, but it never ends with the Jews."
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"As a disease, as a cancer in society, antisemitism starts with the Jews, but it never ends with the Jews."
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Is anti-Zionism the new antisemitism? Activist and author Noa Tishby says yes
Podcast Episode · Firing Line with Margaret Hoover · 01/31/2026 · 48m
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February 1, 2026 at 1:33 PM
"What's at stake is the West as we know it," says activist and author @noatishby.bsky.social amid a global surge in antisemitism.
"As a disease, as a cancer in society, antisemitism starts with the Jews, but it never ends with the Jews."
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"As a disease, as a cancer in society, antisemitism starts with the Jews, but it never ends with the Jews."
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"Whatever it is that's fashionable to hate, you plug on the Jew," says former Israeli antisemitism envoy @noatishby.bsky.social.
That, she argues, is why Israel came to be seen as a "white supremacist, colonialist, racist country" by many.
"None of it is true, but for people, this is what sticks."
That, she argues, is why Israel came to be seen as a "white supremacist, colonialist, racist country" by many.
"None of it is true, but for people, this is what sticks."
January 31, 2026 at 7:59 PM
"Whatever it is that's fashionable to hate, you plug on the Jew," says former Israeli antisemitism envoy @noatishby.bsky.social.
That, she argues, is why Israel came to be seen as a "white supremacist, colonialist, racist country" by many.
"None of it is true, but for people, this is what sticks."
That, she argues, is why Israel came to be seen as a "white supremacist, colonialist, racist country" by many.
"None of it is true, but for people, this is what sticks."
"It's very hard for Americans to understand the mentality of Jihadism," says @noatishby.bsky.social.
"It's very hard for Americans to understand that some people don't want to just have a great life, that some prefer to sacrifice their children."
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"It's very hard for Americans to understand that some people don't want to just have a great life, that some prefer to sacrifice their children."
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January 31, 2026 at 1:33 PM
"It's very hard for Americans to understand the mentality of Jihadism," says @noatishby.bsky.social.
"It's very hard for Americans to understand that some people don't want to just have a great life, that some prefer to sacrifice their children."
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"It's very hard for Americans to understand that some people don't want to just have a great life, that some prefer to sacrifice their children."
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