Lindsay is the producer and co-host for The World and Everything In It. She began her career as a TV and radio reporter in Kentucky, and later served as a local and network producer in Atlanta. She took a long break to homeschool her children before joining WORLD in 2023. Lindsay is a graduate of Berry College and lives in Georgia with her husband and three children.
Washington Wednesday: Hunter Baker on Abdul El-Sayed’s fleeting disavowal of Muslim Brotherhood connections—and how he turned the tables on his questioner. Also: Democratic Socialists’ demands, Sen. Slotkin’s dark warning, Trump vs. Vance on Netanyahu, disappearing Senate debates, and the Medicare for All fine print.
President Trump is pushing for more Russian diesel, and he’s holding back new sanctions on Moscow. Former Treasury official Max Meizlish worries Washington is giving up too much leverage.
“Homeschooling is a really good indicator on how states trust citizens,” says European education-rights advocate Ignasi Grau. American families have broad freedom to homeschool, but elsewhere parents can face strict requirements—even outright bans.
On Washington Wednesday, Hunter Baker looks at the places where a free society can leave itself exposed. Also: Trump accounts and executive power, climate suits and federalism, and a lightning round on double-haters, permitting reform, and what happens when ideologues actually have to govern.
In Brazil, conservative Flávio Bolsonaro heads to a runoff after finishing ahead of leftist President Lula da Silva. Hudson Institute fellow Gil Guerra says that result may have come despite Washington’s help rather than because of it.
Carrie McCall started her children with made beds and simple household jobs; now 14-year-old Lillian helps with the family farm. The jobs got bigger as the kids did.
Katie McCoy talks about the challenge of explaining feminism, critical theory, and other heady ideas to teens. Also on Culture Friday: what the sharp drop in bisexual identification among ninth-grade girls may reveal about culture.
AI systems can hack and cheat, and then cover their tracks. But whose fault is that? Lawmakers are asking who should answer for it: the developer, the user, or the company that built the system.
Iran’s oil exports may be nearing zero—but not its lifelines. Former Treasury sanctions official Max Meizlish explains why China and harder-to-trace revenue streams could keep Tehran afloat even under Washington’s tightening economic pressure.
Hunter Baker considers whether President Trump’s assertive use of U.S. power adds up to a governing principle, what Xi Jinping wants from Washington, and whether campaign money still moves voters.
