Eric Edelman: The Crisis in Civil-Military Relations
Civilian control over the military, and a non-partisan military, have been bedrock principles of American government since the founding of the country. In recent times, however, significant strains ha...
26 Aug 20211h 3min
David Epstein: The Political Ideas of The Federalist
Written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay to defend the ratification of the Constitution, The Federalist has long been recognized as a fundamental text in American political thought. ...
12 Aug 20211h 18min
Ashish Jha: On the Delta Variant, Vaccines, and Where We Stand
Where do things stand with Covid-19? How has the emergence of the Delta variant changed the situation? How might things look in the US as we had into the fall? To discuss these questions, we are joine...
28 Juli 20211h 9min
Harvey Mansfield: On Political Philosophy
First released in June 2014, this Conversation is the first in our series of Conversations with Harvard government professor Harvey Mansfield, one of the leading students of political philosophy. In i...
16 Juli 20211h 23min
Eric Edelman: On the Consequences of Withdrawal from Afghanistan
The Biden Administration has announced that all American troops will withdraw from Afghanistan by the end of August. This would, in Biden’s words, bring to end America’s longest war. In this Conversat...
9 Juli 20211h 1min
Sean Trende on the Republicans, the Democrats, and Looking Ahead to 2022 and 2024
Where do the Republican and Democratic parties stand almost six months into the Biden presidency? How could changes in emphasis and legislative priorities for each party influence the direction of our...
30 Juni 20211h 8min
Jonathan Rauch on Polarization, Information Warfare, and Cancel Culture
How has America become so polarized? Has negative partisanship opened the floodgates for disinformation and propaganda in our politics? How is cancel culture related to information warfare? How can th...
18 Juni 20211h 21min
Paul Cantor: Shakespeare and Comedy
What is the nature of comedy? How does it differ from tragedy? What can we learn from Shakespeare’s comedies that we might miss if we focus only on tragedies? In this Conversation, Paul Cantor present...
2 Juni 20211h 23min
