Whit Ayres: On the Republican Party, Donald Trump, the Midterms and 2024
What have we learned about Donald Trump’s influence on Republican elected officials, candidates, and voters through the primary season? What are the central tensions in the party as we head toward the...
5 Aug 20221h 8min
A.B. Stoddard on Biden, Trump, and the Parties: How Crazy Could It Get in 2023 and 2024?
Is Donald Trump still the center of gravity in the Republican Party? Will Joe Biden run for reelection? What might our politics look like in 2023 as the races for the 2024 presidential primaries kick ...
27 Juli 20221h 14min
Joe Trippi: The Democrats and the 2022 Midterms
In the spring of 2019, when most analysts thought Joe Biden had little chance of winning the party’s nomination, Democratic strategist Joe Trippi predicted that Biden would be the nominee. Now, as ana...
13 Juli 20221h 11min
Eric Edelman on Ukraine, NATO, and Confronting Our Strategic Challenges
What is the state of the war in Ukraine? What is the Ukrainian theory of victory? What are Vladimir Putin’s current aims? What are the strategic and political challenges facing the US and NATO allies?...
23 Juni 20221h 22min
Stan Veuger on Inflation, the Economic Outlook, and Public Policies we Need
We see inflation in our daily lives from prices at the pump, groceries, and services—and as a major focus in our politics. How have the war in Ukraine, the response to Covid in China, and other domest...
8 Juni 20221h 8min
Jonathan Martin and Alex Burns: the Biden Administration, the Parties, 2022 and 2024
Nearly a year and a half into his presidency, how is Joe Biden doing? What are the key tensions within the Democratic Party? How strong is Donald Trump’s grip on the Republican Party? To discuss these...
18 Maj 20221h 6min
Michael Luttig: January 6 and the Ongoing Threat to American Democracy
In a recent article, Judge J. Michael Luttig warns that the last presidential election was a dry run for the next. As he explains, since 2020, our political leaders have yet to do what is necessary to...
12 Maj 20221h 7min
Frederick Kagan on the War in Ukraine: Where Things Stand
Two months into the war, where do things stand in Ukraine? What explains the Russian military's failures on the battlefield—and the brave and intelligent resistance of the Ukrainians? How should we gr...
28 Apr 20221h 13min
