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Conversations with Bill Kristol — 318 episodes

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1

Phillips O’Brien on Ukraine v. Russia and the Future of Warfare

2

A.B. Stoddard on Trump’s Psyche—and The Implications for 2028

3

Mark Blitz on the Enduring Importance of Aristotle

4

Aaron Friedberg on the Iran War and the View from Beijing

5

Doug Sosnik on What to Expect in 2026—and Why 2028 Will Be Different

6

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick: Trump’s Mass Deportation Regime

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

Steve Hayes on the Life and Legacy of Dick Cheney

11

Jonathan Karl on Trump’s Retribution Presidency

12

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

13

James Carville on Politics Today, 2026, and 2028

14

Aaron Friedberg on the Trump Administration's Surprising China Policy

15

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

16

Scott Lincicome on Trump's New Tariff Regime: Unpredictability, Uncertainty, and Risk

17

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick: Immigration and Deportation in the Trump Administration

18

Ryan Goodman: The Trump Administration and the Supreme Court

19

Ray Takeyh on the War between Israel and Iran—and the Future of the Iranian Regime

20

Eric Edelman on Trump in the Middle East—and a Dangerous World

21

John Bolton on the Trump White House after 100 Days

22

Larry Summers on Trump, Tariffs, and Threats to the Economy

23

Jason Furman on the Trump Tariffs and the US Economy

24

A.B. Stoddard on Trump’s Second Term

25

Steve Vladeck on the Trump Administration, the Courts, and the Rule of Law

26

Anne Applebaum: Ukraine, Europe, and the US

27

Renée DiResta on Social Media, Political Power, and Elon Musk

28

Ryan Goodman: The Trump Administration and the Rule of Law

29

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick on Immigration in Trump’s Second Term: What Will Happen?

30

Eric Edelman on the World Trump Inherits

31

Harvard’s Jack Goldsmith on the Coming Trump Presidency

32

John Bolton on Trump’s Cabinet Picks and What to Expect in His Second Term

33

Ronald Brownstein on the 2024 Presidential Election: What Just Happened?

34

Ronald Brownstein on Harris v. Trump: What to Look For in the Home Stretch

35

Jason Furman: How Would the Economy Do Under Trump or Harris?

36

Aaron Friedberg on Trump, Harris, and a Dangerous World

37

James Carville on Harris v. Trump: After the Debate, Entering the Home Stretch

38

Doug Sosnik on Harris v. Trump: After the Convention and Before the Debate

39

James Carville on Harris-Walz v. Trump-Vance

40

Doug Sosnik on Harris v. Trump: Why the Next Month Matters Most

41

John DiIulio: A Second Trump Term and the Civil Service

42

Jason Furman: Where is the Economy Now—and Where Will it Be in November?

43

Anne Applebaum on Ukraine, Russia, Europe, and the US

44

James Carville on Biden v. Trump

45

Robert Kagan on American Anti-liberalism, from the 1920s to the 2020s

46

Frederick W. Kagan on Ukraine: Where Things Stand and Where Might They Be Going

47

Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Trump’s First Term—and a Second?

48

David Axelrod on Biden v. Trump 2024

49

Joe Klein: Can the Democrats Get their Act Together?

50

Timothy Snyder on Ukraine, Russia, America—and What’s at Stake

51

Doug Sosnik on the State of the Race: Trump, Biden, and 2024

52

Whit Ayres on 2024: How Weak is Trump? What about Biden?

53

Aaron Friedberg on the China Challenge—and a World in Disarray

54

Peter Berkowitz on Israel at War: A Nation United and Divided

55

Ruth Wisse on Anti-Semitism—and Why it Matters

56

Jonathan Karl: What Would a Second Trump Term Look Like?

57

Ray Takeyh on 10/7, Hamas, and Iran

58

Eric Edelman on the New World Disorder

59

Jason Furman on the Economy: Where Are We Now—and Where Might We Be Going?

60

Fred Kagan on Ukraine: Where Things Stand

61

James Carville on Biden, Trump, the Democrats, and 2024

62

Stephen Rosen on the China Challenge

63

Whit Ayres on the State of the Race: Is It Still Trump's Party?

64

Ryan Goodman on the Trump Trial: What Might Happen?

65

Google’s Royal Hansen on AI: Where Are We? Where Are We Going?

66

Whit Ayres: Is Trump Inevitable? Do Any of the Other Republicans Have a Chance?

67

Doug Sosnik: The Realignment of American Politics—and its Implications

68

Ryan Goodman: Does Donald Trump Really Face Legal—and Political—Jeopardy?

69

Leah Boustan on Immigration: Then and Now

70

A.B. Stoddard on 2024: Trump, DeSantis, Biden…and Chaos?

71

Frederick Kagan on the War in Ukraine: Where things Stand, and Where they Might be Going

72

Dan Balz on Trump, Biden, the Media, and 2024

73

Robert Kagan on American Foreign Policy Between World War I and World War II—and Beyond

74

Jason Furman on the Threat of Inflation, Prospects for the Economy, and Turmoil in the Banking Sector

75

Aaron Friedberg on China, the War in Ukraine, and the Geopolitical Stakes

76

Anne Applebaum on Ukraine: One Year Into the War

77

Neil Rogachevsky on Israel’s Declaration of Independence

78

Francis Fukuyama on the War in Ukraine, Authoritarianism, and Liberal Democracy

79

James Carville: Biden, Trump, Our Parties, and 2024

80

Harvey Mansfield on Locke, Aristotle, and the Spirit of Liberalism

81

Royal Hansen: Cybersecurity and National Security in the Digital Age

82

Whit Ayres: The Republican Party, Donald Trump, and the Road to 2024

83

Ronald Brownstein: After the 2022 Midterms, What’s Next?

84

Frederick Kagan on Ukraine: Where Things Stand—and the Stakes for the Future

85

Ray Takeyh on Iran: Are We Witnessing a Revolution?

86

William Baude: On the Supreme Court after Dobbs

87

William Galston: The Politics of Abortion after Dobbs, the 2022 Midterms, and Beyond

88

Tom Tugendhat on Ukraine, NATO, and Strengthening the Alliance of Free States

89

Ed Glaeser: The Case for Cities

90

Whit Ayres: On the Republican Party, Donald Trump, the Midterms and 2024

91

A.B. Stoddard on Biden, Trump, and the Parties: How Crazy Could It Get in 2023 and 2024?

92

Joe Trippi: The Democrats and the 2022 Midterms

93

Eric Edelman on Ukraine, NATO, and Confronting Our Strategic Challenges

94

Stan Veuger on Inflation, the Economic Outlook, and Public Policies we Need

95

Jonathan Martin and Alex Burns: the Biden Administration, the Parties, 2022 and 2024

96

Michael Luttig: January 6 and the Ongoing Threat to American Democracy

97

Frederick Kagan on the War in Ukraine: Where Things Stand

98

Mark Mills: Energy Realism and Geopolitics

99

Stephen Rosen: Taking The Nuclear Threat Seriously

100

Aaron Friedberg: The War in Ukraine and the Geopolitical Moment

101

Paul Cantor: Shakespeare and Politics

102

Garry Kasparov: Dictators and Democracies

103

Eric Edelman: How the West Should Respond to Putin’s War in Ukraine

104

Anne Applebaum: Putin’s War on Ukraine and its Consequences

105

Diana Schaub: Interpreting Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address

106

Jonathan Karl: Why Donald Trump’s Election Lies Matter

107

John McWhorter on Woke Politics, Race, and Education

108

Ashish Jha on Covid-19: On the Omicron Variant and the Outlook for 2022

109

Shep Melnick on Title IX: Equity, Due Process, and Free Speech on Campus

110

Scott Lincicome on the Economy, Inflation, and the Supply Chain

111

Linda Chavez: The Border, the Biden Administration, and Immigration Reform

112

Harvey Mansfield on Machiavelli as the Founder of Modernity

113

William Baude on Election Subversion: How Great a Threat?

114

Joe Trippi: The Biden Administration, the Parties, and Looking Ahead to the Midterms

115

Donald Kagan: War and Human Nature

116

Aaron Friedberg: On US-China Relations and the Threats We Face

117

Eric Edelman: The Crisis in Civil-Military Relations

118

David Epstein: The Political Ideas of The Federalist

119

Ashish Jha: On the Delta Variant, Vaccines, and Where We Stand

120

Harvey Mansfield: On Political Philosophy

121

Eric Edelman: On the Consequences of Withdrawal from Afghanistan

122

Sean Trende on the Republicans, the Democrats, and Looking Ahead to 2022 and 2024

123

Jonathan Rauch on Polarization, Information Warfare, and Cancel Culture

124

Paul Cantor: Shakespeare and Comedy

125

Roya Hakakian: Immigration and the American Idea

126

Stan Veuger: What is Bidenomics?

127

Mark Blitz on Reason, Politics, and Human Nature

128

James Carville: The Democrats, The Republicans, and the Biden Administration

129

Leon Kass on the Book of Exodus

130

Garry Kasparov: On Vladimir Putin, his Global Influence, and Standing up for Freedom

131

Larry Summers: On the Economic Outlook, the Case for Public Investment, and the Threat of Inflation

132

Ashish Jha: Covid-19, Vaccines, and the Outlook for 2021

133

Mark Blitz on Martin Heidegger

134

Scott Lincicome: The Race for Vaccines and Global Collaboration in Science and Commerce

135

Robert Gibbs: Joe Biden and the Challenge of a Presidential Transition during a Crisis

136

Sean Wilentz: Conspiracy Theories and American Politics, Then and Now

137

Ashish Jha on Covid-19, the Path to Recovery, and Lessons Learned

138

Eric Edelman: Foreign Policy and the Biden Administration

139

Ronald Brownstein: After 2020, What’s Next in Our Politics?

140

Diana Schaub: The Life and Ideas of Booker T. Washington

141

Mike Murphy on Trump vs. Biden: Two Weeks to Go!

142

Mike Murphy on Trump vs. Biden: The Home Stretch

143

Jack Goldsmith: Assessing the Rule of Law in the Trump Presidency

144

Mike Murphy on Trump vs. Biden: The State of the Race

145

Paul Cantor: The Crisis in Higher Education—and Opportunities for Learning Online

146

Marc Lipsitch: On the Covid-19 Pandemic in the US

147

Sean Wilentz: On the Importance of Studying and Debating American History

148

Joe Trippi on Trump vs. Biden: The State of the Race

149

Christine Rosen: Cancel Culture and the New Illiberalism

150

Remembering Charles Krauthammer

151

Stan Veuger: The Economic Fallout from Covid-19

152

Aaron Friedberg: On Increasing Tensions in the U.S.-China Relationship

153

Mike Murphy: Donald Trump vs Joe Biden

154

Harvey Mansfield: Liberal Democracy as a Mixed Regime

155

Chester Finn: Education Reform in America

156

Arthur Melzer: The Lost History of Esoteric Writing

157

James Ceaser: How We Select Presidential Candidates, Then and Now

158

Paul Cantor on The Western

159

Harvey Mansfield on Montesquieu’s The Spirit of the Laws

160

Diana Schaub on Frederick Douglass

161

Jonathan V. Last: The Demographic Baby Bust and its Consequences

162

Stan Veuger on Europe Today: Politics, Economics, and the Future of the EU

163

N. Gregory Mankiw: On the Economic Ideas of the Left and Right Today

164

Jack Goldsmith: On Jimmy Hoffa, labor unions, and the rise and fall of the mob

165

Mike Murphy on the Democratic Race and the 2020 Presidential Election

166

Greg Weiner: Why Daniel Patrick Moynihan Matters

167

James Capretta: Is There a Crisis in American Healthcare Today?

168

Paul Cantor on the Shakespeare Authorship Question

169

Adam White: The Supreme Court and the Conservative Legal Movement Today

170

Steve Hayes: The Conservative Movement Today and the Republican Party After Trump

171

Jim VandeHei: The Transformation of our Media Landscape and Its Political Implications

172

General Jack Keane: September 11, 2001 at The Pentagon

173

Eric Edelman: America’s Strategic Position, Great Power Competition, and the Liberal World Order

174

Harvey Mansfield on Free Speech and Higher Education Today

175

James Hankins on Meritocracy Today: The Cases of America and China

176

Diana Schaub on Lincoln’s Political Thought: The Lyceum Address and The Gettysburg Address

177

Aaron Friedberg: On the Rise of China and the Strategic Threat to the United States

178

John J. DiIulio Jr.: Big Government, Then and Now

179

A Conversation with Charles Krauthammer

180

Harvey Mansfield on Tocqueville’s Democracy in America

181

Jim Manzi: On Global Warming, Climate Change, and What To Do About It

182

Edward Conard: Economic Growth, Innovation, and Middle-Class Prosperity

183

Andrew Ferguson on Identity Politics and American Culture

184

Paul Cantor on the Dark Side of the American Dream

185

Robert Kagan on Authoritarianism and the Threat to the Liberal Democratic Order

186

Joe Trippi on the Race for the Democratic Nomination in 2020

187

James Ceaser on James Madison as the First American Founder

188

Jeff Bergner: The Vanishing Congress

189

Kristen Soltis Anderson: Millennials and Generation Z on Trump, the Left, and Big Government

190

Michael Strain: Against Economic Pessimism

191

Stephen Rosen: US Foreign Policy, Great Power Competition, and the Rise of China

192

Harvey Mansfield on Aristotle, Democracy, and Political Science

193

Mike Murphy: Onward to 2020!

194

Ronald Brownstein: From the 2018 Midterms to the 2020 Elections

195

Jack Goldsmith: Cybersecurity, Cyberwarfare, and the Threats We Face

196

Christine Rosen on the Me Too Movement, Women, and Men

197

Scott Lincicome: In Defense of Free Trade

198

Paul Cantor on Great Television and the Emergence of a TV Canon

199

Eric Edelman: Restoring American Leadership in the World

200

Harvey Mansfield on the Wisdom of The Federalist

201

Linda Chavez on Immigration and American Identity

202

Jim Manzi on Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Technological Innovation

203

Steven F. Hayward on Winston Churchill and Statesmanship

204

Ronald Brownstein on Red and Blue America, 2018, and 2020

205

Diana Schaub on the Life and Political Thought of Frederick Douglass

206

Paul Cantor on Shakespeare and Politics (Part II)

207

Christopher Caldwell on Populism and the Future of the European Union

208

Edward Conard on Innovation, Income Inequality, and High-Skilled Immigration

209

Paul Begala on the Democratic Party, the Midterms, and 2020

210

Garry Kasparov on Dictators and Democracies

211

Jonah Goldberg on Nationalism, Populism, and Identity Politics

212

Peter Berkowitz: Defending Liberal Democracy

213

James C. Warren on Today’s Media Landscape and the Problem of Fake News

214

Nicholas Eberstadt: Understanding North Korea

215

Charles Murray: Reflections on a Distinguished Career in Ideas

216

Mike Murphy on the Trump Administration, the Midterms, and 2020

217

John Podhoretz on Movies, TV, and American Popular Culture

218

Garry Kasparov on Artificial Intelligence, Technology and Politics, and AlphaZero Chess

219

Jack Goldsmith on American Institutions and the Trump Presidency

220

Harvey Mansfield on Tocqueville’s Machiavellianism

221

Dan Balz on the media and Donald Trump’s presidency

222

Kristen Soltis Anderson on Millennials and American Politics

223

Jonah Goldberg on Donald Trump and the Future of Conservatism

224

Spencer Abraham and Vin Weber on Congress, Trump, and the Parties

225

Eric Edelman on the Global Threat of Authoritarianism

226

Paul Cantor on Shakespeare’s Rome

227

Thomas Donnelly on Addressing the Challenges to American Primacy

228

Christina Hoff Sommers on Google, GamerGate, and Threats to Free Speech

229

Harvey Mansfield on Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels

230

Irwin Stelzer: Strengthening and Preserving Democratic Capitalism

231

Ronald Brownstein on America’s Political and Electoral Fault Lines

232

Mike Murphy on President Trump, 2018, and 2020

233

Martin Feldstein on America’s Economic Vitality

234

Josh Bolten on Managing the White House in Moments of Crisis

235

John Walters on the Nation’s Opioid Epidemic

236

Senator Ben Sasse on American Society and Culture

237

Harvey Mansfield on the Neil Gorsuch Confirmation Hearings

238

N. Gregory Mankiw: America’s Economy and the Case for Free Markets

239

Christopher Caldwell on the Situation in Europe

240

Vin Weber on American Internationalism, Trump, & Our Parties

241

David Axelrod on the Democrats, the Republicans, and President Trump

242

Christopher DeMuth And Adam White on Reforming the Administrative State

243

James Ceaser on Our Parties, Conservatism, and President Trump

244

Andrew Ferguson on Journalism, Politics, and Culture

245

Jonah Goldberg on Conservatism and President Trump

246

Harvey Mansfield on Donald Trump and Political Philosophy

247

William Galston on the 2016 Elections, Populism, and the Democrats

248

Elliott Abrams on the Death of Fidel Castro and the Future of Cuba

249

2016 Post-Election Special: Spencer Abraham and Jay Cost

250

Steven F. Hayward on Ronald Reagan and the Study of Statesmen

251

Justice Clarence Thomas: Reflections on Twenty-five Years on the Court

252

Elliott Abrams: How Should the Next President Conduct U.S. Foreign Policy?

253

Harvey Mansfield on Mysteries, Wodehouse, Wilson, Churchill, and Swift

254

Charles Murray on Populism, Globalization, The Bell Curve, and Politics Today

255

Mark Blitz on Natural Rights, Liberal Democracy, and the American Regime

256

Paul Cantor on Literature and Liberty

257

Spencer Abraham and Jay Cost on the 2016 Presidential Race

258

Harvey Mansfield on America’s Constitutional Soul

259

Jonah Goldberg on Donald Trump’s Candidacy, Liberalism, and Conservatism

260

General David Petraeus on American Leadership in the World

261

Garry Kasparov on American Politics Today

262

James Ceaser on the New Progressivism

263

Peter Thiel on the Global Economy, Technology, and Artificial Intelligence

264

Harvey Mansfield on Manliness

265

Garry Kasparov on Russia Since the End of the Cold War

266

Robert P. George on Our Universities, Natural Law, and Social Conservatism

267

Stephen Rosen on Our Geopolitical Challenges and American Leadership

268

Robert D. Putnam on Our Civic Life in Decline

269

Garry Kasparov on Chess and Politics in Soviet Russia

270

Spencer Abraham and Jay Cost on the 2016 Republican Race

271

General David Petraeus on his Command in Iraq

272

Rich Lowry on Conservatism, Donald Trump, and the 2016 Race

273

Harvey Mansfield on Our Political Parties

274

Larry Summers on Political Correctness and our Universities

275

Ayaan Hirsi Ali on the Challenge of Radical Islam

276

Leon Kass on Bioethics, the Bible, and Athens and Jerusalem

277

Harvey Mansfield on Niccolo Machiavelli and the Origins of Modernity

278

Larry Summers: An Economist in Government

279

Thomas Donnelly and Gary Schmitt on the U.S. Military and Foreign Policy

280

Arthur Brooks on the American Enterprise Institute and Think Tanks Today

281

Paul Cantor on Popular Culture

282

Newt Gingrich on America and the State of the World

283

Spencer Abraham and Jay Cost on the State of the 2016 Race

284

Harvey Mansfield on Alexis de Tocqueville

285

Mitch Daniels on Making Government Work

286

Christina Hoff Sommers on How Feminism Went Awry

287

Justice Samuel Alito on the Supreme Court and His Education

288

David Gelernter on American Culture, Computer Science, and Art

289

Donald Kagan on War and Human Nature

290

Peter Berkowitz on Liberal Education and Our Illiberal Universities

291

Fred Barnes on Reporting on Politics

292

Harvey Mansfield on Leo Strauss and the Straussians

293

Gary Bauer on Main Street Conservatism

294

Charles Krauthammer on His Career in Writing and Ideas

295

Jeff Bell on the Conservative Movement and the Republican Party

296

Paul Begala on Bill Clinton and the Clinton White House

297

James Ceaser on the Constitution and Constitutional Politics

298

Bill Bennett on the Book of Virtues, Education Reform, and the War on Drugs

299

Frederick W. Kagan on the U.S. military in Iraq, Afghanistan, and at home

300

Harvey Mansfield on Party Government and Modern Political Philosophy

301

Newt Gingrich on the 1994 Republican Revolution and his Career in Politics

302

Jim Manzi on the Scientific Method in Business and Government

303

Ruth Wisse on anti-Semitism, Jewish Politics, and Yiddish Literature

304

Brit Hume Podcast on the Ascent of Fox News and Our Media Today

305

2014 Post-Election Special

306

Joe Lieberman: Reflections on a Career in Elected Office

307

Christopher DeMuth on Ideas and Public Policy in Washington

308

Dick Cheney: Personal Reflections on his Public Life

309

Jack Keane on the U.S. Military and the Troop Surge in Iraq

310

Peter Thiel on Innovation and Stagnation

311

Harvey Mansfield II on Conservatism, Constitutionalism, and Feminism

312

Mark Blitz on Ancient and Modern Political Philosophy

313

Yuval Levin on Reform Conservatism

314

Paul Cantor on Shakespeare

315

Charles Murray on Economic and Moral Life in America

316

Elliott Abrams on the State Department and the White House

317

Amy and Leon Kass on Liberal Education and Citizenship

318

Harvey Mansfield on Political Philosophy