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Justin Wolfers: Tacos, Tariffs, and the Taquito Economy
Economist Justin Wolfers joins Charlie Sykes to unpack the economic whiplash of Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again trade wars, explaining why the pre…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Julian Zelizer: The End of the Bromance
Historian Julian Zelizer joins Charlie Sykes to discuss Donald Trump’s growing hostility toward former allies—from the Federalist Society to Elon Mus…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Ron Fournier: The End of Big, Beautiful Friendships
Charlie Sykes is joined by veteran journalist Ron Fournier to discuss the unraveling of Donald Trump’s once-close alliances with Elon Musk, Vladimir …
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Garry Kasparov: The Putinization of America
Garry Kasparov, Russian dissident and former world chess champion, dissects what he calls the "Putinization" of America. They explore Trump’s admirat…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Chris Cillizza: Can we walk and chew gum at the same time?
Charlie Sykes and Chris Cillizza discuss the political rise and fall of Elon Musk, the self-inflicted wounds of the Democratic Party, and the continu…
10 months, 4 weeks ago
Jessica Reidl: The GOP's Coming Debt Bomb
Charlie Sykes is joined by conservative economist Jessica Riedl for a deep dive into how the Republican Party abandoned its principles of fiscal resp…
10 months, 4 weeks ago
David Frum: The Grift, the Gaudiness, and the Guardrails
Charlie Sykes and David Frum discuss the staggering corruption and cluelessness behind Donald Trump’s acceptance of a $400 million Qatari jet—complet…
11 months ago
Jim Acosta: Focus Like a Laser Beam on Trump's Corruption
Charlie Sykes is joined by Jim Acosta to break down Donald Trump’s latest scandal—accepting a luxury jet from Qatar—and what it says about the normal…
11 months ago
Chris Cillizza: Planes, Ploys, and Popes
Charlie Sykes and Chris Cillizza discuss Donald Trump's economic U-turn with China, the murky $400 million jet from Qatar, and the crypto-fueled grif…
11 months ago
Tom Nichols: The Anti-Expert Era
Charlie Sykes and Tom Nichols dive into what they call the “death of expertise,” confronting how America’s most influential institutions are now incr…
11 months, 1 week ago