Chaos at the Top, Clarity at the Ballot Box

In this episode of Current Affairs Unfiltered, Paige breaks down a whirlwind month in politics, from Kash Patel’s eyebrow raising private jet habits to Trump’s bulldozing of the East Wing for his own personal ballroom and the wave of pardons that followed. She digs into escalating military activity off the coast of Venezuela, what the latest Election Day results signal about the political landscape, and the real fallout from the most recent government shutdown. Paige also unpacks new Department of Education rules that could reshape access to professional degrees. She closes the episode with some personal reflections and a look ahead at what’s coming next for the podcast...

Articles:

Tatiana Schlossberg article: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/a-battle-with-my-blood

WaPo second strike article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/11/28/hegseth-kill-them-all-survivors-boat-strike/

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