Mar 10, 2025
Journalist and political commentator Emily Jashisnky, host of
Undercurrents and co-host of Counterpoints, is a 31-year-old
Evangelical Christian from Wisconsin. She’s also (for my money) one
of the sanest, smartest, and most principled voices in the
information landscape these days. In this conversation, we talk
about Emily’s philosophical and political roots, her college years
during the height of the woke era, and her thoughts about the state
of the Republican party (she considers herself a conservative but
not a Republican), the perils and promise of the Trump agenda, and
what’s driving Elon Musk—not to mention keeping him awake.
Emily Jashinsky is an American journalist based in Washington, D.C.
She is the D.C. Correspondent at UnHerd and co-host of the show
"Counter Points" with Ryan Grim on the Breaking Points channel, a
Top 10 Politics podcast.
Housekeeping
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right along) the state of public discourse in the new Trump
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