Doug Sosnik on Harris v. Trump: Why the Next Month Matters Most
The withdrawal of Joe Biden from the presidential race three weeks after his disastrous debate performance, followed by the swift decision by Democrats to select Kamala Harris as the presumptive nomin...
23 Jul 20241h 4min
John DiIulio: A Second Trump Term and the Civil Service
What should we make of Trump’s plans for the federal bureaucracy in a second term? In recent days, there has been extensive reporting about “Project 2025,” an agenda and road map that openly aims to p...
9 Jul 20241h 12min
Jason Furman: Where is the Economy Now—and Where Will it Be in November?
What is the state of the economy today and where might it be at the time of the November elections? To discuss, we are joined again by the distinguished Harvard economist Jason Furman, who was deputy ...
25 Jun 202456min
Anne Applebaum on Ukraine, Russia, Europe, and the US
Where do things stand in Ukraine? How are European democracies faring? How should we think about the challenge from autocracies around the globe? To discuss these questions, we are joined again by Pu...
14 Jun 202448min
James Carville on Biden v. Trump
Where do things stand in the race as we head into the summer? According to veteran Democratic strategist James Carville: “It’s clearly very close. There clearly can be events that can impact the outc...
30 Mai 202451min
Robert Kagan on American Anti-liberalism, from the 1920s to the 2020s
Is today's anti-liberalism a new phenomenon in American politics? What might earlier eras in US history have to teach us?To discuss these questions, we are joined, again, by Robert Kagan, the historia...
15 Mai 20241h 19min
Frederick W. Kagan on Ukraine: Where Things Stand and Where Might They Be Going
Where do things stand in Ukraine? How will the recently-passed aid package help Ukraine on the battlefield? How does the war in Ukraine relate to rising threats from adversaries around the globe?To di...
1 Mai 20241h 7min
Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Trump’s First Term—and a Second?
What was it like serving in the Trump administration—and what might a second Trump term look like? To discuss these questions, we are joined by Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense from 2019-2020. In this...
18 Apr 202451min
