Richard Haass on Where America Went Wrong
Richard Haass is a veteran American diplomat, statesman, and author. He is president of the Council on Foreign Relations, and served as Special Assistant to President George H. W. Bush and as Director...
4 Feb 202355min
Matt Bennett on The Democrats’ Image Problem
Matt Bennett is co-founder of the center-left think tank Third Way. Bennett served in the administration of President Bill Clinton and is a veteran of Democratic politics, having acted as an advisor t...
28 Jan 202346min
Charles Kenny on the Material Progress of the Developing World
Charles Kenny is a writer-researcher and a senior fellow at the Center for Global Development. Previously, he spent fifteen years as an economist at the World Bank. His books include The Plague Cycle:...
21 Jan 202355min
Bart Somers on Sustaining Diverse Cities in Tough Circumstances
Bart Somers is a Belgian politician who has served as the mayor of Mechelen and is a minister in the Flemish government. He was awarded the 2016 World Mayor Prize in recognition of Mechelen’s success ...
14 Jan 20231h 2min
Tabata Amaral on Brazil’s Future
Tabata Amaral is a Brazilian politician currently serving as a federal deputy for the center-left Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB), representing the state of São Paulo. In this week’s conversation, Ya...
7 Jan 20231h 3min
Shadi Hamid on the Tensions Between Liberalism and Democracy
Shadi Hamid is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and a contributing writer at The Atlantic. His latest book is The Problem of Democracy: America, the Middle East, and the Rise and Fall of a...
24 Dec 20221h 15min
The Revolt Against Iran's Theocratic Regime
Roya Hakakian is an Iranian American dissident, poet, and writer. Her latest book is A Beginner's Guide to America: For the Immigrant and the Curious. In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and Roy...
17 Dec 202254min
Ben Rhodes on Where American Foreign Policy Went Wrong
Ben Rhodes is a writer and the former Deputy National Security Advisor under President Barack Obama. His latest book is After the Fall: The Rise of Authoritarianism in the World We've Made. In this we...
10 Dec 20221h 7min
