Podcast Episodes

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick: Trump’s Mass Deportation Regime

“The US government wants to arrest, detain, and deport one in every 24 people in the country—4% of the US population. That cannot be done without fun…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Francis Fukuyama on Trump’s Bullying and Europe’s Response

“The Europeans have been in this alliance [NATO] to protect themselves, largely from Russia and other aggressors. And now it has an aggressor within …

6 months ago

Ron Brownstein on What’s Ahead in 2026—and in 2028

Where do things stand in American politics as we head into a midterm election year? 
 

To discuss these questions we are joined again by Ron Brownstein…

6 months, 4 weeks ago

Robert Kagan on Trump’s Foreign Policy and the New World Disorder

“We take for granted the degree of peace that we’ve enjoyed over the past eight plus decades. And we think that’s the norm. The norm is actually a lo…

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Steve Hayes on the Life and Legacy of Dick Cheney

Dick Cheney (1941-2025) is widely regarded as one of the most consequential vice presidents in American history. 

To discus his life and legacy, we ar…

8 months, 1 week ago

Jonathan Karl on Trump’s Retribution Presidency

How has the second Trump presidency differed from the first? How did Trump’s experiences during his time out of office and on the campaign trail in 2…

9 months ago

Timothy Snyder on the Trump Administration at Home, and What’s at Stake in Ukraine

Where do things stand in the United States nine months into the second Trump administration? Where do things stand in Ukraine, and what are the impli…

9 months, 1 week ago

James Carville on Politics Today, 2026, and 2028

“It’s hard for me to imagine a voter that votes in 2026 that doesn’t have Trump on their mind.”

According to veteran Democratic strategist James Carvi…

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Aaron Friedberg on the Trump Administration's Surprising China Policy

The second Trump administration’s approach to China so far differs from the more consistently hawkish posture of the first term. 

To analyze the incre…

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Anne Applebaum on Ukraine, Europe, Trump, and the Danger of Authoritarianism

Much has happened since we were last joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Anne Applebaum in February, including the Trump-Putin summit in Alask…

11 months ago