A Gentlemen’s Disagreement

We discuss two of the main themes of the U.S. political landscape this summer: the increasingly brazen corruption of this presidency and the emergence of the socialist wing of the Democratic Party. 

We run through some of the major cases from the Supreme Court's most recent term including those on the Voting Rights Act, campaign spending, mail-in ballots, tariffs, executive power, and birthright citizenship with Harvard Law Professor Nicholas Stephanopoulos.

We talk about the good and bad of the FIFA World Cup, Lindsey Graham's sudden death, and the totally-not-forever war in Iran. We end with Brendan recapping his trip to Ireland and Northern Ireland.

We discuss what the story of the United States is, what it means, what we're celebrating, and how we're celebrating with Robert Allison, the president of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts and the chair of Revolution 250. 

The U.S. welfare system appears broken, both to those inside and outside of it. After three decades serving across local, state, and federal welfare systems, Clarence Carter has a vision for how to make it better.

We talk soccer with Groundwork Collaborative's Nia Law & Emily DiVito, specifically looking at how FIFA's choices & policies are affecting individuals & communities ahead of the World Cup.

The former Executive Director of the Libertarian Party, Dan Fishman, joins us to discuss what Thomas Massie's primary defeat means for the Republican Party, the liberty movement, and American politics. 

Marine Corps veteran Will Thompson joins us to provide his perspective on our military policy questions, including about U.S. military bases abroad, deploying during peacetimes and wartimes, serving under different administrations, and the military budget.

Amidst all the talk of gerrymandering, a more seismic shift in our democracy looms on a horizon that is growing ever closer. WaPo's Jason Willick helps us unpack where the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact stands and what its passage might portend for the way we elect our president.

We recap a big personal week for the gentlemen before diving into some of the topics (Iran, Trump, the Pope, tax day) that have been dominating the news lately.