Founders Town Hall: Entering the Home Stretch

Members can share articles with friends & family to bypass the paywall. Our next Founders Town Hall will be held on Zoom on Wednesday, August 26, at 8:00 p.m. ET. We’ve almost made it through August—which Josh Barro has argued is “routinely the year’s stupidest news month”—and are entering the home stretch ahead of the 2026 midterms. Before things get too serious again, Dispatch co-founders Steve Hayes and Jonah Goldberg will be joined by Politics Editor Mike Warren to recap the summer that was and answer your questions as we head into the fall. On the docket: Are the midterms going to go as badly for Republicans as current polling suggests? What are Mike’s goals for his new Next Right newsletter? Is Vice President J.D. Vance’s effort to position himself as the GOP heir apparent working? W