No Audience Capture at Central Air (feat. Tim Miller)

No Audience Capture at Central Air (feat. Tim Miller)

From Central Air by Josh Barro, Megan McArdle & Ben Dreyfuss

February 25, 2026 · 1h 16m

About this episode

Tim Miller joins to discuss immigration politics, homelessness debates, and recent Supreme Court decisions.

On this week's show: The Bulwark's Tim Miller joins to discuss his recent trip to Minnesota, the apparent continuation of significant but less bombastic ICE operations in the state, and why we differ on the extent to which immigration is a political pitfall for Democrats in 2026, 2028 and 2029 — and on how much is gained by talking a lot about how terrible Donald Trump is. Plus: we talk about the especially lively debate on left-wing Twitter about whether it is pro-social for mentally ill homeless people to pee on the subway, and an undercurrent of discontent that’s driving that debate — New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani is increasingly breaking with the far left. As Tim notes, one thing that’s good about being charismatic is you can defy your core supporters and they let you get away with it. We also talk about the Supreme Court rebuke of Trump’s tariffs, the Citrini memo , and listener feedback on Trump impressions. Sign up for updates from Central Air at www.centralairpodcast.com . This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.centralairpodcast.com/subscribe

People in this episode

Hosts: Josh Barro, Megan McArdle, Ben Dreyfuss

Guest: Tim Miller

Topics covered

  • immigration
  • political pitfalls
  • mental health
  • homelessness
  • Trump
  • Supreme Court
  • New York politics

Keywords

  • immigration
  • ICE operations
  • Trump
  • homelessness
  • New York Mayor
  • politics
  • Supreme Court

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Bulwark, Supreme Court

Books & works: Citrini memo

Places: Minnesota

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