Phillips O’Brien on Ukraine, Iran, and What’s Next
Where do things stand in the wars in Ukraine and Iran? What are the implications of these wars for military technology, the future of warfare, and our highly fluid geopolitical environment?In this Con...
30 Sep 58min
David Axelrod on the 2026 Midterms: How Big a Wave?
We are less than seven weeks away from Election Day, and early voting already has begun in some states. To discuss where things stand and where American politics might go after the midterms, we are jo...
18 Sep 56min
Doug Sosnik on Two Different Elections: 2026 and 2028
"We're 60 days away from a completely different political environment. And I think people are underestimating how different it's going to be, and how volatile it's going to be without really any moori...
27 Aug 1h 7min
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 Aug 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 Jul 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 Jul 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 Jun 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 Jun 1h 5min
