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Woodward, Op-Eds, Cruz, Canada, and Manafort
Trey and Ken this week start off the show by looking at both the content and the fallout from Bob Woodward’s new book Fear. Both are fascinated with …
7 years, 6 months ago
Larry Bartels on Democracy for Realists
Mike talks to Vanderbilt University political scientist Larry Bartels about his book (co-authored with Christopher Achen) Democracy for Realists: Why…
7 years, 6 months ago
Kavanaugh Hearings, ‘Resistance’ Inside the White House, Arizona’s New (Old) Senator, Tech Threats
This week, Mike and Jay open the show with discussion of the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Brett Kavanaugh. They agree that the heari…
7 years, 6 months ago
Do Never-Trumpers Skew the Numbers? and other questions answered
In this week of Ask the Politics Guys supporters ask Trey and Mike their most pressing questions. First they address the issue of if Trump’s support …
7 years, 6 months ago
McCain’s Legacy, NAFTA, Google, and Printed Guns
Trey and Mike open this week looking at Senator John McCain’s legacy in the American political system. Whether you gave money to his campaign like Mi…
7 years, 6 months ago
Glen Weyl on Radical Markets: Uprooting Capitalism and Democracy for a Just Society
Mike talks with E. Glen Weyl, a Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research New York City, about his recent book with Eric Posner, Radical Markets: Up…
7 years, 6 months ago
Manafort & Cohen, Kavanaugh Confirmation, Hunter Indictment, EPA & ‘Affordable Clean Energy’
Mike and Jay open the show with a discussion of President Trump’s very rough week. First was the conviction of former Trump campaign manager Paul Man…
7 years, 6 months ago
Joshua Cohen on Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders, and Attention
Mike talks to novelist and essayist Joshua Cohen about his latest book, Attention: Dispatches from a Land of Distraction. In this talk, Mike and Josh…
7 years, 7 months ago
Behind the Scenes in the Obama (and Trump) White House with Beck Dorey-Stein (Politics Plus)
(There was a very short period in Mike’s life where he thought he could handle his teaching job, write a book, host The Politics Guys, and start a ne…
7 years, 7 months ago
Democratic Diversity, Pulling Security Clearances, Strzok Fired, Predator Priests, For-Profit Schools
Mike and Jay open the show with a look at the recent primary elections in Vermont, Connecticut, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Kansas. Mike is pleased to …
7 years, 7 months ago