Federalist Radio Hour ’You're Wrong' With Mollie Hemingway And David Harsanyi, Ep. 193: Birthright Citizenship
Apr 1, 2026
They dig into Kristi Noem’s husband scandal and its political fallout. They contrast cross-dressing, drag, and mental-health issues. They react to a recent Supreme Court ruling on therapists’ speech. They preview and debate birthright citizenship, originalist history, and how justices might rule. They touch on media culture, travel anecdotes, and a TV recommendation.
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Noem Husband Scandal And Political Fallout
- Mollie Hemingway and David Harsanyi discussed Kristi Noem's husband's cross-dressing 'bimbofication' fetish and its possible private and political consequences.
- They connected the scandal to Noem's personal changes, alleged affair, and past policy reversals to illustrate how private life can influence public behavior.
Conversion Therapy Ban Violates Free Speech
- The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that Colorado's ban on conversion therapy for minors violates the First Amendment as protected speech in therapy settings.
- Neil Gorsuch's opinion emphasized content- and viewpoint-based restrictions and affirmed free speech protections even in professional therapeutic contexts.
Speech Bans Clash With Medical Affirmation
- Mollie argued the Colorado law discriminated by protecting speech that affirms medical transition while banning speech that cautions against it, creating an Orwellian imbalance.
- She noted the paradox of states allowing irreversible medical treatments while criminalizing dissenting therapeutic speech.