Eric Edelman: Trump and the American Military
Where do things stand with the military in Trump’s Second Term? What are the consequences of a shortage of munitions in the conduct of the Iran War? What should we make of the firings of senior milita...
7 Elo 1h 6min
Don Kettl: The Trump Administration and the Politicization of the Civil Service
"Am I worried? A lot. Why? Because they’re not done yet. And it’s not just the president, but the efforts of those around him and on the outside supporting him who have a very huge and fundamental and...
24 Heinä 1h 1min
Ryan Goodman: The Trump Administration, the Supreme Court, and the Rule of Law
A year and a half into the second Trump administration, is the Supreme Court meeting the moment? What are the broader implications of recent Court decisions and the conduct of lower courts? What might...
9 Heinä 1h 2min
Harvey Mansfield on Rational Control and Liberalism
What makes Niccolò Machiavelli the founder of modern politics? How did liberal thinkers like Locke, Montesquieu, and the American founders modify Machiavelli’s inventions? How did later thinkers like ...
26 Kesä 55min
Ron Brownstein: What’s Going To Happen in 2026?
“This election looks like a classic collision between the irresistible force and the immovable object. The irresistible force is the elevated share of Americans who disapprove of Trump’s performance a...
11 Kesä 1h 5min
Phillips O’Brien on Ukraine v. Russia and the Future of Warfare
“The Ukrainians believe Putin’s now being faced with more dilemmas than they are.” So argues the distinguished historian and a leading analyst of the Ukraine War, Phillips O’Brien. Author of the indis...
8 Touko 1h 6min
A.B. Stoddard on Trump’s Psyche—and The Implications for 2028
“This branding binge [Trump] has been on: with everything he’s trying to have put his name on. To build the White House ballroom, the arch in front of Arlington Cemetery. And the war and military adve...
23 Huhti 1h 4min
