Episode 117: Independents Ignored & NYT Subpoenas

Episode 117: Independents Ignored & NYT Subpoenas

From They Stand Corrected by Josh Levs

July 15, 2026 · 32 min

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Josh Levs discusses the media's neglect of independent voters and recent press freedom issues with guest Chad Peace.

2 Actions. 2 Minutes. Big Impact. ✍️Join Josh in signing the USA Facts petition demanding truth from the government: bit.ly/3QQ87CS 🎓Learn about Alums For Campus Fairness, engaging with administration and student leaders to address antisemitism and foster dialogue: bit.ly/4ygcb05 Thanks to these sponsors, you’ll help support the show. We’ve all seen it so many times that most of us don’t even think about it. The media talks politics and presents “the two sides” — a Democrat and a Republican. In reality, a much larger slice of America does not identify with either party. The American plurality, close to a majority, is treated as an afterthought. And that’s just one way the media fails to cover independents.  Today, Josh speaks with a leader in the fight for this ignored community: Chad Peace of the Independent Voter Project, a group changing how elections work across the country. The two discuss how the media’s political narratives block reality; how coverage of California’s gubernatorial race and New York socialists fit in; and what journalists are afraid to say. Plus, just last week, Josh told us about how the Obama administration had subpoenaed…

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Host: Josh Levs

Guest: Chad Peace

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