{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Frealclearinvestigations.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2F126-O_r3h7Sa","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Has Elon Musk Ruined X? with Lee Smith | RealClearInvestigations Podcast #126","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/69be5d4f-b498-44bc-b3b5-f614ce9a7957/f7dfc7ed-9a91-4888-8929-dd8d19a7b049/rci_126_thumbnail_square_1080x1080.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"On this week’s episode of the RealClearInvestigations Podcast, J. Peder Zane and James Varney speak with Tablet writer and RCI contributor Lee Smith about conservative media in the Trump era with a special focus on X. \n\nOn the news round-up, Zane and Varney discuss how a ProPublica investigation reporting on the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration efforts, which includes a remake of the courts, is targeting a once protected class for deportation: unaccompanied minors who crossed the border. They also looks at a new report from the White House that assails the leadership of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History for “explicitly adopt[ing] an ideological framework that no longer treats the American story as a shared national inheritance to be taught or celebrated, but as a political instrument to divide, dispirit, and discourage our citizens.” \n\n00:00 Introduction and Overview of Current Events\n02:01 Immigration and Deportation Policies\n07:01 American History and Political Narratives\n13:03 The State of Conservative Media\n20:13 Challenges in Modern Journalism\n30:03 The Role of Social Media in News Consumption\n32:44 Navigating Information Overload\n36:27 Censorship and Free Speech Dynamics\n40:03 The Role of Propaganda in Media\n44:21 The Responsibility of Media Platforms\n48:31 Distinguishing Free Speech from Press Freedom\n50:10 Acknowledging the Current Media Landscape\n55:24 The Importance of Accountability in Media\n"}