The Erick Erickson Show

Erick Erickson broadcasts live from Las Vegas and dives deep into the dramatic collapse of Graham Platner's Senate campaign in Maine. Platner officially drops out amid a flood of sexual misconduct allegations, unhinged rants, and media fallout — exposing the Democratic Party's poor vetting and desperate search for anti-establishment fighters. Erick discusses the broader anti-establishment wave on...

Erick Erickson takes listener calls on an Open Line Thursday, discussing the realities of immigration enforcement, ICE operations, and why Hispanic Americans strongly oppose illegal immigration. He defends law enforcement against left-wing attacks and contrasts postmodern emotional appeals with facts on the ground. Additional topics include: - Escalating U.S. actions against Iran, including strike...

Erick Erickson makes the case that true counterculture today looks very different from the 1960s: going to church, reading physical books, socializing in person, and enjoying moderate drinking with friends. He ties this to rising social isolation, declining literacy, AI cheating in schools, and the health of American culture. Additional topics include: - Costco's employee-first model and why treat...

Erick Erickson breaks down the latest US strikes on Iranian coastal targets, the suspension of Iran's oil sales, and ongoing tensions in the Strait of Hormuz. He critiques the fragile ceasefire, JD Vance's comments, and Iran's rearmament efforts. He also delivers a strong defense of capitalism through the inspiring story of Driscoll's — the family company that made premium strawberries, blueberrie...

Erick Erickson breaks down the latest US strikes on Iranian coastal targets, the suspension of Iran's oil sales, and ongoing tensions in the Strait of Hormuz. He critiques the fragile ceasefire, JD Vance's comments, and Iran's rearmament efforts. He also delivers a strong defense of capitalism through the inspiring story of Driscoll's — the family company that made premium strawberries, blueberrie...

Erick Erickson exposes the Democratic Party's Biden-style cover-up of Graham Plattner's scandals in the Maine Senate race. From the Nazi death's head tattoo and Reddit rape fantasies to multiple sexual assault and rape allegations, Democrats and the media (including the New York Times' "catch and kill") defended him until polling shifted against Susan Collins. Erickson draws parallels to Biden's d...

Graham Platner has finally gotten too problematic and now begins the Joe Biden treatment.

Government subsidies make everything more expensive and slow innovation.

Bryan Johnson while trying to defy aging finds himself with a life threatening issue plus the latest polling heading into the midterms.

In this post-Fourth of July week episode, Erick Erickson celebrates American exceptionalism, drawing from Ronald Reagan's "City Upon a Hill" and the unique success of the American Revolution compared to the failures of France, Russia, and China. He explores what truly makes America the greatest nation and why people vote with their feet to come here. Erick also breaks down the absurd soccer contro...

Erick Erickson highlights a powerful signal of friendship from the United Arab Emirates: while other Middle Eastern nations attended the funeral of Ayatollah Khomeini with anti-American chants, the UAE skipped it entirely and instead sent its air force to perform flyovers for America's Fourth of July celebrations. Drawing from his childhood growing up in Dubai, Erick makes the case for a stronger...

Erick Erickson urges conservatives to stop blanket-labeling Democrats as "communists" and instead expose their actual radical positions: seizing the means of production, abolishing borders and prisons, defunding police and ICE, socialized healthcare, and overthrowing "American imperialism." He breaks down how Democratic Socialists are co-opting the Democratic Party through low-turnout urban primar...