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The Washington Roundtable’s 2025 in Review
The Washington Roundtable discusses what surprised them in 2025, reflecting on the major shock-and-awe events that defined the first year of…
8 months ago
How Bad Is It?: Three Political Scientists Say America Is No Longer a Democracy
The New Yorker staff writer Andrew Marantz is joined by the political scientists Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt, who teach at Harvard, a…
8 months ago
Inside Trump’s Artless Takeover of the Kennedy Center
The New Yorker staff writer Katy Waldman joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss how the Kennedy Center, the premier performing-arts hub in Washingto…
8 months ago
Senator Adam Schiff on How the Trump Administration Targets Its Opponents
As a California congressman, Adam Schiff was the lead manager during the first impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump. He later served…
8 months ago
America’s “Bad Emperor” Problem
The Washington Roundtable discusses President Donald Trump’s health and the signs of his age-related decline: a noticeably reduced work sche…
8 months, 1 week ago
Why Is Trump Targeting Venezuela?
The New Yorker staff writer Jon Lee Anderson joins Tyler Foggatt to talk about the Trump Administration’s military strikes on alleged Venezu…
8 months, 1 week ago
Why Is Leaving MAGA So Difficult?
Only thirty per cent of the American public identifies with the MAGA movement, according to a recent NBC poll, but that coalition remains in…
8 months, 1 week ago
Ken Jennings on Why Facts Still Matter on “Jeopardy!”
The “Jeopardy!” host and former contestant Ken Jennings joins Tyler Foggatt to talk about America’s favorite game show. The wide-ranging con…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Senator Chris Van Hollen on the Epstein Files, and the Leadership Crisis in Washington
Both major parties are experiencing a crisis of leadership in Washington. President Trump’s flip-flopping on the Epstein files acknowledges …
8 months, 3 weeks ago
The Political Scene Live: A Year Since Trump’s Win, What Have We Learned?
The Washington Roundtable reflects on the first year since Donald Trump’s second win before a live audience at Harvard University’s Institut…
8 months, 3 weeks ago