Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchKunal M. Parker, "The Turn to Process: American Legal, Political, and Economic Thought, 1870-1970" (Cambridge UP, 2023)
Episode 211
In The Turn to Process: American Legal, Political, and Economic Thought, 1870-1970 (Cambridge University Press, 2023), Kunal M. Parker explores the m…
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Lisa Langdon Koch, "Nuclear Decisions: Changing the Course of Nuclear Weapons Programs" (Oxford UP, 2023)
Episode 94
Throughout the nuclear age, states have taken many different paths toward or away from nuclear weapons. These paths have been difficult to predict an…
1 year, 11 months ago
Chris Stephen, "The Future of War Crimes Justice" (Melville House, 2024)
Episode 218
The Future of War Crimes Justice (Melville House, 2024), journalist and war correspondent Chris Stephen takes a colourful look at the erratic history…
1 year, 11 months ago
José Ciro Martínez, "States of Subsistence: The Politics of Bread in Contemporary Jordan" (Stanford UP, 2022)
Episode 19
In 1974 the government of Jordan established a new ministry to oversee a nationwide scheme to buy and distribute subsidized flour and regulate bakeri…
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Lisa Bhungalia, "Elastic Empire: Refashioning War Through Aid in Palestine" (Stanford UP, 2023)
Episode 270
The United States integrated counterterrorism mandates into its aid flows in the West Bank and Gaza Strip during the early years of the global war on…
1 year, 11 months ago
M. Steven Fish, "Comeback: Routing Trumpism, Reclaiming the Nation, and Restoring Democracy's Edge" (Rivertowns Books, 2024)
Episode 188
Defeating the forces of authoritarianism is the political combat task of our age, and we must take it up with the certitude and boldness that our emi…
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Can the Constitution Still Unite Us?: A Conversation with Yuval Levin
Episode 107
During an era of broad political dissatisfaction, what is the history and role of the Constitution? Does the Constitution still have the power to uni…
1 year, 11 months ago
Liliana Doganova, "Discounting the Future: The Ascendancy of a Political Technology" (Princeton UP, 2024)
Episode 149
Forest fires, droughts, and rising sea levels beg a nagging question: have we lost our capacity to act on the future? Dr. Liliana Doganova’s book Dis…
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Shelley X. Liu, "Governing After War: Rebel Victories and Post-War Statebuilding" (Oxford UP, 2024)
Episode 717
Governing After War: Rebel Victories and Post-war Statebuilding (Oxford University Press, 2024) by Dr. Shelley X. Liu explores how wartime processes …
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What does Biden’s temporary suspension of offensive arms transfers mean for US-Israeli relations?
Episode 146
Charles Blaha, a former State Department expert on the vetting of U.S. weapons transfers to other countries, helps us understand this important momen…
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