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Conversations with Bill Kristol — 325 episodes
Doug Sosnik on Two Different Elections: 2026 and 2028
Eric Edelman: Trump and the American Military
Don Kettl: The Trump Administration and the Politicization of the Civil Service
Ryan Goodman: The Trump Administration, the Supreme Court, and the Rule of Law
Harvey Mansfield on Rational Control and Liberalism
Ron Brownstein: What’s Going To Happen in 2026?
Aaron Friedberg on Fallout from the China Summit
Phillips O’Brien on Ukraine v. Russia and the Future of Warfare
A.B. Stoddard on Trump’s Psyche—and The Implications for 2028
Mark Blitz on the Enduring Importance of Aristotle
Aaron Friedberg on the Iran War and the View from Beijing
Doug Sosnik on What to Expect in 2026—and Why 2028 Will Be Different
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick: Trump’s Mass Deportation Regime
Francis Fukuyama on Trump’s Bullying and Europe’s Response
Ron Brownstein on What’s Ahead in 2026—and in 2028
Robert Kagan on Trump’s Foreign Policy and the New World Disorder
Steve Hayes on the Life and Legacy of Dick Cheney
Jonathan Karl on Trump’s Retribution Presidency
Timothy Snyder on the Trump Administration at Home, and What’s at Stake in Ukraine
James Carville on Politics Today, 2026, and 2028
Aaron Friedberg on the Trump Administration's Surprising China Policy
Anne Applebaum on Ukraine, Europe, Trump, and the Danger of Authoritarianism
Scott Lincicome on Trump's New Tariff Regime: Unpredictability, Uncertainty, and Risk
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick: Immigration and Deportation in the Trump Administration
Ryan Goodman: The Trump Administration and the Supreme Court
Ray Takeyh on the War between Israel and Iran—and the Future of the Iranian Regime
Eric Edelman on Trump in the Middle East—and a Dangerous World
John Bolton on the Trump White House after 100 Days
Larry Summers on Trump, Tariffs, and Threats to the Economy
Jason Furman on the Trump Tariffs and the US Economy
A.B. Stoddard on Trump’s Second Term
Steve Vladeck on the Trump Administration, the Courts, and the Rule of Law
Anne Applebaum: Ukraine, Europe, and the US
Renée DiResta on Social Media, Political Power, and Elon Musk
Ryan Goodman: The Trump Administration and the Rule of Law
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick on Immigration in Trump’s Second Term: What Will Happen?
Eric Edelman on the World Trump Inherits
Harvard’s Jack Goldsmith on the Coming Trump Presidency
John Bolton on Trump’s Cabinet Picks and What to Expect in His Second Term
Ronald Brownstein on the 2024 Presidential Election: What Just Happened?
Ronald Brownstein on Harris v. Trump: What to Look For in the Home Stretch
Jason Furman: How Would the Economy Do Under Trump or Harris?
Aaron Friedberg on Trump, Harris, and a Dangerous World
James Carville on Harris v. Trump: After the Debate, Entering the Home Stretch
Doug Sosnik on Harris v. Trump: After the Convention and Before the Debate
James Carville on Harris-Walz v. Trump-Vance
Doug Sosnik on Harris v. Trump: Why the Next Month Matters Most
John DiIulio: A Second Trump Term and the Civil Service
Jason Furman: Where is the Economy Now—and Where Will it Be in November?
Anne Applebaum on Ukraine, Russia, Europe, and the US
James Carville on Biden v. Trump
Robert Kagan on American Anti-liberalism, from the 1920s to the 2020s
Frederick W. Kagan on Ukraine: Where Things Stand and Where Might They Be Going
Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Trump’s First Term—and a Second?
David Axelrod on Biden v. Trump 2024
Joe Klein: Can the Democrats Get their Act Together?
Timothy Snyder on Ukraine, Russia, America—and What’s at Stake
Doug Sosnik on the State of the Race: Trump, Biden, and 2024
Whit Ayres on 2024: How Weak is Trump? What about Biden?
Aaron Friedberg on the China Challenge—and a World in Disarray
Peter Berkowitz on Israel at War: A Nation United and Divided
Ruth Wisse on Anti-Semitism—and Why it Matters
Jonathan Karl: What Would a Second Trump Term Look Like?
Ray Takeyh on 10/7, Hamas, and Iran
Eric Edelman on the New World Disorder
Jason Furman on the Economy: Where Are We Now—and Where Might We Be Going?
Fred Kagan on Ukraine: Where Things Stand
James Carville on Biden, Trump, the Democrats, and 2024
Stephen Rosen on the China Challenge
Whit Ayres on the State of the Race: Is It Still Trump's Party?
Ryan Goodman on the Trump Trial: What Might Happen?
Google’s Royal Hansen on AI: Where Are We? Where Are We Going?
Whit Ayres: Is Trump Inevitable? Do Any of the Other Republicans Have a Chance?
Doug Sosnik: The Realignment of American Politics—and its Implications
Ryan Goodman: Does Donald Trump Really Face Legal—and Political—Jeopardy?
Leah Boustan on Immigration: Then and Now
A.B. Stoddard on 2024: Trump, DeSantis, Biden…and Chaos?
Frederick Kagan on the War in Ukraine: Where things Stand, and Where they Might be Going
Dan Balz on Trump, Biden, the Media, and 2024
Robert Kagan on American Foreign Policy Between World War I and World War II—and Beyond
Jason Furman on the Threat of Inflation, Prospects for the Economy, and Turmoil in the Banking Sector
Aaron Friedberg on China, the War in Ukraine, and the Geopolitical Stakes
Anne Applebaum on Ukraine: One Year Into the War
Neil Rogachevsky on Israel’s Declaration of Independence
Francis Fukuyama on the War in Ukraine, Authoritarianism, and Liberal Democracy
James Carville: Biden, Trump, Our Parties, and 2024
Harvey Mansfield on Locke, Aristotle, and the Spirit of Liberalism
Royal Hansen: Cybersecurity and National Security in the Digital Age
Whit Ayres: The Republican Party, Donald Trump, and the Road to 2024
Ronald Brownstein: After the 2022 Midterms, What’s Next?
Frederick Kagan on Ukraine: Where Things Stand—and the Stakes for the Future
Ray Takeyh on Iran: Are We Witnessing a Revolution?
William Baude: On the Supreme Court after Dobbs
William Galston: The Politics of Abortion after Dobbs, the 2022 Midterms, and Beyond
Tom Tugendhat on Ukraine, NATO, and Strengthening the Alliance of Free States
Ed Glaeser: The Case for Cities
Whit Ayres: On the Republican Party, Donald Trump, the Midterms and 2024
A.B. Stoddard on Biden, Trump, and the Parties: How Crazy Could It Get in 2023 and 2024?
Joe Trippi: The Democrats and the 2022 Midterms
Eric Edelman on Ukraine, NATO, and Confronting Our Strategic Challenges
Stan Veuger on Inflation, the Economic Outlook, and Public Policies we Need
Jonathan Martin and Alex Burns: the Biden Administration, the Parties, 2022 and 2024
Michael Luttig: January 6 and the Ongoing Threat to American Democracy
Frederick Kagan on the War in Ukraine: Where Things Stand
Mark Mills: Energy Realism and Geopolitics
Stephen Rosen: Taking The Nuclear Threat Seriously
Aaron Friedberg: The War in Ukraine and the Geopolitical Moment
Paul Cantor: Shakespeare and Politics
Garry Kasparov: Dictators and Democracies
Eric Edelman: How the West Should Respond to Putin’s War in Ukraine
Anne Applebaum: Putin’s War on Ukraine and its Consequences
Diana Schaub: Interpreting Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address
Jonathan Karl: Why Donald Trump’s Election Lies Matter
John McWhorter on Woke Politics, Race, and Education
Ashish Jha on Covid-19: On the Omicron Variant and the Outlook for 2022
Shep Melnick on Title IX: Equity, Due Process, and Free Speech on Campus
Scott Lincicome on the Economy, Inflation, and the Supply Chain
Linda Chavez: The Border, the Biden Administration, and Immigration Reform
Harvey Mansfield on Machiavelli as the Founder of Modernity
William Baude on Election Subversion: How Great a Threat?
Joe Trippi: The Biden Administration, the Parties, and Looking Ahead to the Midterms
Donald Kagan: War and Human Nature
Aaron Friedberg: On US-China Relations and the Threats We Face
Eric Edelman: The Crisis in Civil-Military Relations
David Epstein: The Political Ideas of The Federalist
Ashish Jha: On the Delta Variant, Vaccines, and Where We Stand
Harvey Mansfield: On Political Philosophy
Eric Edelman: On the Consequences of Withdrawal from Afghanistan
Sean Trende on the Republicans, the Democrats, and Looking Ahead to 2022 and 2024
Jonathan Rauch on Polarization, Information Warfare, and Cancel Culture
Paul Cantor: Shakespeare and Comedy
Roya Hakakian: Immigration and the American Idea
Stan Veuger: What is Bidenomics?
Mark Blitz on Reason, Politics, and Human Nature
James Carville: The Democrats, The Republicans, and the Biden Administration
Leon Kass on the Book of Exodus
Garry Kasparov: On Vladimir Putin, his Global Influence, and Standing up for Freedom
Larry Summers: On the Economic Outlook, the Case for Public Investment, and the Threat of Inflation
Ashish Jha: Covid-19, Vaccines, and the Outlook for 2021
Mark Blitz on Martin Heidegger
Scott Lincicome: The Race for Vaccines and Global Collaboration in Science and Commerce
Robert Gibbs: Joe Biden and the Challenge of a Presidential Transition during a Crisis
Sean Wilentz: Conspiracy Theories and American Politics, Then and Now
Ashish Jha on Covid-19, the Path to Recovery, and Lessons Learned
Eric Edelman: Foreign Policy and the Biden Administration
Ronald Brownstein: After 2020, What’s Next in Our Politics?
Diana Schaub: The Life and Ideas of Booker T. Washington
Mike Murphy on Trump vs. Biden: Two Weeks to Go!
Mike Murphy on Trump vs. Biden: The Home Stretch
Jack Goldsmith: Assessing the Rule of Law in the Trump Presidency
Mike Murphy on Trump vs. Biden: The State of the Race
Paul Cantor: The Crisis in Higher Education—and Opportunities for Learning Online
Marc Lipsitch: On the Covid-19 Pandemic in the US
Sean Wilentz: On the Importance of Studying and Debating American History
Joe Trippi on Trump vs. Biden: The State of the Race
Christine Rosen: Cancel Culture and the New Illiberalism
Remembering Charles Krauthammer
Stan Veuger: The Economic Fallout from Covid-19
Aaron Friedberg: On Increasing Tensions in the U.S.-China Relationship
Mike Murphy: Donald Trump vs Joe Biden
Harvey Mansfield: Liberal Democracy as a Mixed Regime
Chester Finn: Education Reform in America
Arthur Melzer: The Lost History of Esoteric Writing
James Ceaser: How We Select Presidential Candidates, Then and Now
Paul Cantor on The Western
Harvey Mansfield on Montesquieu’s The Spirit of the Laws
Diana Schaub on Frederick Douglass
Jonathan V. Last: The Demographic Baby Bust and its Consequences
Stan Veuger on Europe Today: Politics, Economics, and the Future of the EU
N. Gregory Mankiw: On the Economic Ideas of the Left and Right Today
Jack Goldsmith: On Jimmy Hoffa, labor unions, and the rise and fall of the mob
Mike Murphy on the Democratic Race and the 2020 Presidential Election
Greg Weiner: Why Daniel Patrick Moynihan Matters
James Capretta: Is There a Crisis in American Healthcare Today?
Paul Cantor on the Shakespeare Authorship Question
Adam White: The Supreme Court and the Conservative Legal Movement Today
Steve Hayes: The Conservative Movement Today and the Republican Party After Trump
Jim VandeHei: The Transformation of our Media Landscape and Its Political Implications
General Jack Keane: September 11, 2001 at The Pentagon
Eric Edelman: America’s Strategic Position, Great Power Competition, and the Liberal World Order
Harvey Mansfield on Free Speech and Higher Education Today
James Hankins on Meritocracy Today: The Cases of America and China
Diana Schaub on Lincoln’s Political Thought: The Lyceum Address and The Gettysburg Address
Aaron Friedberg: On the Rise of China and the Strategic Threat to the United States
John J. DiIulio Jr.: Big Government, Then and Now
A Conversation with Charles Krauthammer
Harvey Mansfield on Tocqueville’s Democracy in America
Jim Manzi: On Global Warming, Climate Change, and What To Do About It
Edward Conard: Economic Growth, Innovation, and Middle-Class Prosperity
Andrew Ferguson on Identity Politics and American Culture
Paul Cantor on the Dark Side of the American Dream
Robert Kagan on Authoritarianism and the Threat to the Liberal Democratic Order
Joe Trippi on the Race for the Democratic Nomination in 2020
James Ceaser on James Madison as the First American Founder
Jeff Bergner: The Vanishing Congress
Kristen Soltis Anderson: Millennials and Generation Z on Trump, the Left, and Big Government
Michael Strain: Against Economic Pessimism
Stephen Rosen: US Foreign Policy, Great Power Competition, and the Rise of China
Harvey Mansfield on Aristotle, Democracy, and Political Science
Mike Murphy: Onward to 2020!
Ronald Brownstein: From the 2018 Midterms to the 2020 Elections
Jack Goldsmith: Cybersecurity, Cyberwarfare, and the Threats We Face
Christine Rosen on the Me Too Movement, Women, and Men
Scott Lincicome: In Defense of Free Trade
Paul Cantor on Great Television and the Emergence of a TV Canon
Eric Edelman: Restoring American Leadership in the World
Harvey Mansfield on the Wisdom of The Federalist
Linda Chavez on Immigration and American Identity
Jim Manzi on Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Technological Innovation
Steven F. Hayward on Winston Churchill and Statesmanship
Ronald Brownstein on Red and Blue America, 2018, and 2020
Diana Schaub on the Life and Political Thought of Frederick Douglass
Paul Cantor on Shakespeare and Politics (Part II)
Christopher Caldwell on Populism and the Future of the European Union
Edward Conard on Innovation, Income Inequality, and High-Skilled Immigration
Paul Begala on the Democratic Party, the Midterms, and 2020
Garry Kasparov on Dictators and Democracies
Jonah Goldberg on Nationalism, Populism, and Identity Politics
Peter Berkowitz: Defending Liberal Democracy
James C. Warren on Today’s Media Landscape and the Problem of Fake News
Nicholas Eberstadt: Understanding North Korea
Charles Murray: Reflections on a Distinguished Career in Ideas
Mike Murphy on the Trump Administration, the Midterms, and 2020
John Podhoretz on Movies, TV, and American Popular Culture
Garry Kasparov on Artificial Intelligence, Technology and Politics, and AlphaZero Chess
Jack Goldsmith on American Institutions and the Trump Presidency
Harvey Mansfield on Tocqueville’s Machiavellianism
Dan Balz on the media and Donald Trump’s presidency
Kristen Soltis Anderson on Millennials and American Politics
Jonah Goldberg on Donald Trump and the Future of Conservatism
Spencer Abraham and Vin Weber on Congress, Trump, and the Parties
Eric Edelman on the Global Threat of Authoritarianism
Paul Cantor on Shakespeare’s Rome
Thomas Donnelly on Addressing the Challenges to American Primacy
Christina Hoff Sommers on Google, GamerGate, and Threats to Free Speech
Harvey Mansfield on Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels
Irwin Stelzer: Strengthening and Preserving Democratic Capitalism
Ronald Brownstein on America’s Political and Electoral Fault Lines
Mike Murphy on President Trump, 2018, and 2020
Martin Feldstein on America’s Economic Vitality
Josh Bolten on Managing the White House in Moments of Crisis
John Walters on the Nation’s Opioid Epidemic
Senator Ben Sasse on American Society and Culture
Harvey Mansfield on the Neil Gorsuch Confirmation Hearings
N. Gregory Mankiw: America’s Economy and the Case for Free Markets
Christopher Caldwell on the Situation in Europe
Vin Weber on American Internationalism, Trump, & Our Parties
David Axelrod on the Democrats, the Republicans, and President Trump
Christopher DeMuth And Adam White on Reforming the Administrative State
James Ceaser on Our Parties, Conservatism, and President Trump
Andrew Ferguson on Journalism, Politics, and Culture
Jonah Goldberg on Conservatism and President Trump
Harvey Mansfield on Donald Trump and Political Philosophy
William Galston on the 2016 Elections, Populism, and the Democrats
Elliott Abrams on the Death of Fidel Castro and the Future of Cuba
2016 Post-Election Special: Spencer Abraham and Jay Cost
Steven F. Hayward on Ronald Reagan and the Study of Statesmen
Justice Clarence Thomas: Reflections on Twenty-five Years on the Court
Elliott Abrams: How Should the Next President Conduct U.S. Foreign Policy?
Harvey Mansfield on Mysteries, Wodehouse, Wilson, Churchill, and Swift
Charles Murray on Populism, Globalization, The Bell Curve, and Politics Today
Mark Blitz on Natural Rights, Liberal Democracy, and the American Regime
Paul Cantor on Literature and Liberty
Spencer Abraham and Jay Cost on the 2016 Presidential Race
Harvey Mansfield on America’s Constitutional Soul
Jonah Goldberg on Donald Trump’s Candidacy, Liberalism, and Conservatism
General David Petraeus on American Leadership in the World
Garry Kasparov on American Politics Today
James Ceaser on the New Progressivism
Peter Thiel on the Global Economy, Technology, and Artificial Intelligence
Harvey Mansfield on Manliness
Garry Kasparov on Russia Since the End of the Cold War
Robert P. George on Our Universities, Natural Law, and Social Conservatism
Stephen Rosen on Our Geopolitical Challenges and American Leadership
Robert D. Putnam on Our Civic Life in Decline
Garry Kasparov on Chess and Politics in Soviet Russia
Spencer Abraham and Jay Cost on the 2016 Republican Race
General David Petraeus on his Command in Iraq
Rich Lowry on Conservatism, Donald Trump, and the 2016 Race
Harvey Mansfield on Our Political Parties
Larry Summers on Political Correctness and our Universities
Ayaan Hirsi Ali on the Challenge of Radical Islam
Leon Kass on Bioethics, the Bible, and Athens and Jerusalem
Harvey Mansfield on Niccolo Machiavelli and the Origins of Modernity
Larry Summers: An Economist in Government
Thomas Donnelly and Gary Schmitt on the U.S. Military and Foreign Policy
Arthur Brooks on the American Enterprise Institute and Think Tanks Today
Paul Cantor on Popular Culture
Newt Gingrich on America and the State of the World
Spencer Abraham and Jay Cost on the State of the 2016 Race
Harvey Mansfield on Alexis de Tocqueville
Mitch Daniels on Making Government Work
Christina Hoff Sommers on How Feminism Went Awry
Justice Samuel Alito on the Supreme Court and His Education
David Gelernter on American Culture, Computer Science, and Art
Donald Kagan on War and Human Nature
Peter Berkowitz on Liberal Education and Our Illiberal Universities
Fred Barnes on Reporting on Politics
Harvey Mansfield on Leo Strauss and the Straussians
Gary Bauer on Main Street Conservatism
Charles Krauthammer on His Career in Writing and Ideas
Jeff Bell on the Conservative Movement and the Republican Party
Paul Begala on Bill Clinton and the Clinton White House
James Ceaser on the Constitution and Constitutional Politics
Bill Bennett on the Book of Virtues, Education Reform, and the War on Drugs
Frederick W. Kagan on the U.S. military in Iraq, Afghanistan, and at home
Harvey Mansfield on Party Government and Modern Political Philosophy
Newt Gingrich on the 1994 Republican Revolution and his Career in Politics
Jim Manzi on the Scientific Method in Business and Government
Ruth Wisse on anti-Semitism, Jewish Politics, and Yiddish Literature
Brit Hume Podcast on the Ascent of Fox News and Our Media Today
2014 Post-Election Special
Joe Lieberman: Reflections on a Career in Elected Office
Christopher DeMuth on Ideas and Public Policy in Washington
Dick Cheney: Personal Reflections on his Public Life
Jack Keane on the U.S. Military and the Troop Surge in Iraq
Peter Thiel on Innovation and Stagnation
Harvey Mansfield II on Conservatism, Constitutionalism, and Feminism
Mark Blitz on Ancient and Modern Political Philosophy
Yuval Levin on Reform Conservatism
Paul Cantor on Shakespeare
Charles Murray on Economic and Moral Life in America
Elliott Abrams on the State Department and the White House
Amy and Leon Kass on Liberal Education and Citizenship
Harvey Mansfield on Political Philosophy