Larry Summers on Trump, Tariffs, and Threats to the Economy
Where do things stand a month after Trump's “Liberation Day” tariffs and the announcements that have followed? In a thoughtful and wide-ranging Conversation, former Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Sum...
29 Apr 202556min
Jason Furman on the Trump Tariffs and the US Economy
What are the likely effects of Trump’s tariffs, and what do they mean for the US economy? To discuss, we are joined again by Harvard economist Jason Furman, who was Chairman of the Council of Economi...
9 Apr 202544min
A.B. Stoddard on Trump’s Second Term
Where do things stand five months after Election Day? According to veteran reporter and commentator A.B. Stoddard, Trump’s second term has been far more radical than many anticipated. As she puts it...
3 Apr 20251h 12min
Steve Vladeck on the Trump Administration, the Courts, and the Rule of Law
Where do things stand fifty days into Trump’s second term? According to Georgetown Law professor Steve Vladeck: “We’ve never seen such a wholesale attempt on the part of a president [to] hollow out t...
13 Mar 20251h 11min
Anne Applebaum: Ukraine, Europe, and the US
Where do things stand on the third anniversary of the war in Ukraine? What is the situation in European politics after the German elections? How should we think about the continued challenge of counte...
25 Feb 202547min
Renée DiResta on Social Media, Political Power, and Elon Musk
What is the role of social media in our politics today? To discuss, we are joined by Renée DiResta, a leading analyst of the internet and its effects on politics and society. As DiResta explains, soci...
14 Feb 20251h 10min
Ryan Goodman: The Trump Administration and the Rule of Law
What have we learned from the first two weeks of the Trump administration’s approach to executive actions? Ryan Goodman is a professor of law at New York University, former special counsel in the Depa...
5 Feb 20251h 20min
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick on Immigration in Trump’s Second Term: What Will Happen?
What will immigration policy look like in the second Trump administration? How will it affect the country? To discuss, we are joined by Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, a leading expert on immigration and Seni...
15 Jan 20251h 29min
