Josh Bolten on Managing the White House in Moments of Crisis
Josh Bolten was White House Chief of Staff from 2006-2009, having served as Deputy Chief of Staff (2001-2003) and Director of the Office of Management and Budget (2003-2006). In this Conversation, Bol...
3 Jun 20171h 21min
John Walters on the Nation’s Opioid Epidemic
A veteran of the Reagan and George H.W. Bush administrations, John Walters was “Drug Czar” of the George W. Bush administration (director of the White House Office of National Drug Policy from 2001-20...
22 Mai 20171h 7min
Senator Ben Sasse on American Society and Culture
Elected in 2014, Ben Sasse is a U.S. Senator from Nebraska. In this Conversation, Sasse shares his thoughts on the state of American society and culture. Drawing on themes from his forthcoming book, T...
8 Mai 20171h
Harvey Mansfield on the Neil Gorsuch Confirmation Hearings
In his twelfth Conversation with Bill Kristol, Harvey Mansfield discusses the Senate’s confirmation hearings for Neil Gorsuch. This event, says Mansfield, “turned out to be a lesson in politics. You w...
24 Apr 201739min
N. Gregory Mankiw: America’s Economy and the Case for Free Markets
Greg Mankiw is a professor of economics at Harvard University and was chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under President George W. Bush (2003-2005). In this Conversation, Mankiw analyzes the...
9 Apr 20171h 6min
Christopher Caldwell on the Situation in Europe
A senior editor at The Weekly Standard, Christopher Caldwell is one of America’s leading journalists and most thoughtful commentators on Europe. In this Conversation, Caldwell reflects on the difficul...
27 Mar 20171h 16min
Vin Weber on American Internationalism, Trump, & Our Parties
Vin Weber is a former congressman from Minnesota, a respected political strategist, and a thoughtful analyst of American politics. In this Conversation, Weber reflects on Reaganite conservatism and ma...
13 Mar 20171h 33min
David Axelrod on the Democrats, the Republicans, and President Trump
Former Obama senior adviser David Axelrod discusses the 2016 elections, particularly at the presidential level, and reflects on Hillary Clinton’s campaign and the victory of Donald Trump. He also cons...
27 Feb 20171h 22min
