A Gentlemen’s Disagreement

Episode 164 - AOC, Schumer, and the Democratic split screen

Five months after the election, two months into the Trump Administration, what does The Resistance 2.0 look like? What do the various approaches of the leaders of the Democratic Party tell us about where the Party is now and where it is headed?

Episode 163 - Stock down: Tesla; The First Amendment

We begin by discussing the detention and possible deportation of Mahmoud Khalil before looking at the retreat of the stock market, in general, and of Tesla, in particular.

Episode 162 - 46 days of 45 & 47

We discuss our biggest takeaways from the start of the second Trump administration including DOGE, tariffs, and Ukraine. Then we recap our first book club where we read "Poverty, by America" by Matthew Desmond.

Episode 161 - Global & domestic decolonization with Sam Klug

Sam Klug, professor of U.S. history at Loyola University Maryland, joins us to discuss his new book, The Internal Colony: Race and the American Politics of Global Decolonization. We talk about the global decolonization movement of the mid-20th century, the ties between that global movement and domestic issues of race and class in the U.S., and how all of those issues continue to reverberate today.

Episode 160 - A draft of the most influential works of U.S. literature

Our fifth annual Presidents Day Mount Rushmore-style draft, joined, once again, by our friends Dan Gonzalez and Devon Hull, and this year we are drafting the most influential works of literature in U.S. history. A fun episode for any lover of U.S. history and/or literature!

Episode 159 - Cabinets & chaos: making sense of the madness with David A. Graham

David A. Graham of The Atlantic joins us to discuss President Trump's cabinet nominees, their confirmation process, his appointees, and what his personnel strategy helps to show us about the overall direction of his nascent second administration.

Episode 158 - Nuclear is the only option with Suriya Jayanti

Suriya Jayanti of the Atlantic Council and TIME joins us to talk about this period of energy transition and the necessity of nuclear power to that transition. 

Episode 157 - Coronation Day, or A Resurrection Complete

He's baaaaack. We react to the return of President Trump, a man at the apex of his power.

Episode 156 - Biden's legacy with Charles Sykes

Charles Sykes of MSNBC, The Atlantic, and The Bulwark joins us to discuss President Biden's legacy as his four years as president and fifty years in politics comes to a close this week. We discuss that legacy within the context of the life and legacy of President Carter, who is, perhaps, a presidential analogue of Biden's.

Episode 155 - On antitrust & competition with Bob Levy

Robert A. Levy, former chairman of the board of the Cato Institute, joins us to discuss antitrust laws. Do these laws help or hurt competition? When, if ever, should the government step in to protect and promote competition in the marketplace? We delve into these questions and many more in our conversation with Bob.