Sanity by The New York Sun

Sanity by The New York Sun

by A.R. Hoffman & Rebecca Sugar

News Commentary Politics

Season 1

The Sanity Interview: Paul Dreyer

We chatted with Paul Dreyer, a cities policy analyst at the Manhattan Institute, about immigration, New York as a "sanctuary city," the stakes of the mayoral election, and what's next for Riker's Island.

15 - "Zohran Rises, Elon Departs, and AI Takes Over the World"

On this episode, we worried about an AI takeover, broke down the "Big Beautiful Bill" and DOGE's sunset, asked hard questions about Gaza and Ukraine, wondered what American universities owe America, and warned what a Mayor Mamdani could mean for NYC.

The Sanity Interview: Alan Dershowitz

On this episode, we were joined by legal scholar Alan Dershowitz. We discussed the Trump administration's battle with courts, the professor's favorite and least favorite clients, how he would solve the immigration crisis, and what to do about antisemitism on campus.

14 - "The Intifada Is Globalized... To D.C."

In this episode, we discussed the murders — and the ideology that is responsible for those deaths —of two members of Israel's embassy, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, a couple who exemplified the best of us. We also got philosophical about the Biden cover up, debriefed on the surreal South African sit down in the Oval Office, and told Washington to stop meddling in our New York City political mess.

The Sanity Interview: Tiffany Justice

On this episode, we spoke to Tiffany Justice, a visiting fellow at the Heritage Foundation who is at the forefront of parental rights. We talked about the legacy of Covid, the importance of school choice, gender ideology, and what the RFK- Trump alliance will look like going forward.

13 - "Qatar Takes Off and Glenn Greenwald Melts Down"

On this episode we discussed "Qatar Force One," previewed Trump's new world order that emerged under the Arabian sky, analyzed what suspending habeas corpus might really mean, and speculated on why Israel drives Glenn Greenwald out of whack.

The Sanity Interview: Yardena Schwartz

We sat down with acclaimed journalist Yardena Schwartz to talk about her book "Ghosts of a Holy War: The 1929 Massacre in Palestine That Ignited the Arab-Israeli Conflict." Our conversation covered the possibilities for peace, the sacred and bloody history of Hebron, the failures of Oslo, the root causes of October 7, the future of Zionism, and the traumas of exile.

12 - "We Have a Pope"

On this episode we tracked Leo XIV’s journey from the Windy City to the Eternal City, dropped in on the Met Gala and Diddy’s trial, talked civil rights, dinged the Pulitzers, and took on Newark Airport trauma.

The Sanity Interview: Peter Schweizer

In this episode, the president of the Government Accountability Institute, Peter Schweizer, joins us to talk about government corruption, China's fentanyl strategy, the logic of tariffs, and which former president he wants to see prosecuted.

11 - "Trump's 100 Day Report Card"

On this episode we broke down the highs and lows from Trump's second 100 first days, analyzed Canada's election results and discussed as much of Harvard's antisemitism report as we could bear. Plus, are you a "vector of disinformation?" Tune in to find out.

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