The Reagan Caucus Podcast

Author and legal analyst Rory Riley-Topping joins John for a discussion about current events.

Sarah Matthews, the former White House Deputy Press Secretary who resigned after January 6, joins the show to discuss January 6 and Trump's two terms.

Veteran conservative columnist Kevin Williamson joins us to discuss Trump's feud with the pope, and the future of the GOP.

Veteran conservative journalist David Mastio joins us for a discussion of various hot topics.Also, Brent Orrell (AEI) joins John as a guest-host.

Mike Coté of Rational Policy joins us to discuss the ongoing war in Iran. https://www.rationalpolicy.com/

Thomas Holman, Research Fellow at the James Madison Program at Princeton University, joins us for a discussion about Hannah Arendt and totalitarianism. He also tells us about his experience in the Marines flying an Osprey in the Middle East.

Conservative writer Kimberly Ross joins John for a discussion about the contemporary right.

One of our favorites and a recurring guest, Mike Nelson, joins us to discuss all things related to the Iran War.

Eric Dezenhall joins us to discuss his time on the Reagan administration's communication team and his book on the history of presidential engagement with organized crime.

National Review's Noah Rothman joins us for a discussion about a potentially imminent US intervention in Iran.Recorded February 27, 2026.

Celebrated Australian economist Justin Wolfers joins us to discuss Trump's economic policy.

Tim Chapman, the President at Advancing American Freedom, joins us to discuss various topics related to his organization, their recent growth, as well as the state of national politics, and domestic and foreign policy.

Author and pastor Daniel Darling joins John and guest-host Cliff Smith for a discussion about Darling's book on Christian patriotism.

Marc Short, the Board Chairman of the rapidly expanding think tank Advancing American Freedom, and the former chief of staff of Mike Pence, joins us for a discussion about the state of the conservative movement and what his organization is doing promote and preserve the ideals of the American Founding.

John joins guest host Brent Orrell (American Enterprise Institute) to discuss current events with the CEO and Editor of the Dispatch, Steve Hayes.

Gregg Nunziata and Matthew Franck join Tom for a discussion about what experts in constitutional law call Unitary Executive Theory: its relevance, its scope, the case for and against it.Gregg Nunziata is the Executiive Director of the Society for the Rule of Law. He wore many hats on Capitol Hill including serving as general counsel and domestic policy adviser to Sen. Marco Rubio.Matthew Franck is a Visiting Professor at Princeton University and Professor Emeritus in Political Science at Radford University.

Hudson Institute's Michael Sobolik joins us to discuss American foreign policy regarding China, especially in light of recent events.

Counterterrorism expert Tom Joscelyn joins John to discuss recent news.

Reagan Caucus friend Cliff Smith joins us for a chat about Ukraine, Iran, etc.

John and Tom review the first season of the Reagan Caucus Podcast and comment on some current events.

Lawyer, Capitol Hill veteran, and educator, Gregg Nunziata joins us for a fun talk about his efforts defending liberal democracy and the rule of law. We also talked about some recent Supreme Court cases.https://societyfortheruleoflaw.org/why-conservatives-must-defend-liberal-democracy/

John chats with Stephen Richer, the former Maricopa County Recorder in Arizona who became famous for defending the integrity of the 2020 election, despite intense opposition.

Brittany Martinez comes on to talk about the growing Principles First Movement, which aims to promote civility and respect for the rule of law in politics. John and Thomas shamelessly try to get her to share Capitol Hill rumors for clickbait purposes.

Historian David T Beito joins us to discuss his new book about FDR and the myths surrounding his character and leadership.Purchase his book here: https://www.amazon.com/FDR-Political-David-T-Beito/dp/1637700695

Former Assistant Secretary of State and VP of the Heritage Foundation, Kim Holmes, joins us to discuss the war in Ukraine, the recent scandal at the Heritage Foundation, and the burgeoning post-liberal right.Check out his recent article on how America should approach the war in Ukraine: https://thevitalcenter.com/current-issue/in-ukraine-time-could-be-on-our-side

Victoria Holmes, producer at the Dispatch, joins us to discuss young right-wing radicals (e.g. the Groypers, disciples of Nick Fuentes). See her videos on this at: https://www.youtube.com/@victoriaholmes675

James Monroe's relative Jeff Mayhugh joins us to discuss reforms to make a true House of Representin'.

Russian-American, and opponent of the "evil empire," Cathy Young, joins us to discuss the recent elections and other matters of politics.

John J. Vecchione, one of the lawyers who filed a suit against the Trump administration for the recent tariffs, joins us to talk about the oral arguments in the tariff case (Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump). He also discusses his week advising Judge Wapner on The People's Court.

Political commentator and writer Krista Kafer joins us for a fun discussion about protests, primaries, polarization, the state of the two major parties, and a host of other issues.

Reaganite congressman, and Brigadier General, Don Bacon joins us to discuss Ukraine, tariffs, the government shutdown, and Ronald Reagan.

David French of the NY Times joins us to discuss the recent talk of a Christian revival, among other topics. Tom did not have his mic, so we apologize he sounds like he's calling in from a gas station payphone.

Co-founder of the Dispatch, and veteran conservative journalist, author, and political commentator, Jonah Goldberg, joins us to discuss, among other things, the state of right-wing media.

Mike Nelson joins us again to talk about Hegseth's recent performance in front of U.S. military leaders.

Veteran political columnist Matt Lewis joins the show to discuss recent attacks on freedom of speech, especially the FCC chair's jawboning of ABC.

Economist Patrick Horan joins us to discuss the economy, the Federal Reserve, and monetary policy.

AEI's Brent Orrell joins us to discuss his research on Artificial Intelligence's impact on the American workforce.

Known for his work exposing the excesses of the academic left, lesser known is James Lindsay's intelligent critique of the anti-liberal, postliberal, and even "woke" right. He joins us for a conversation that is both illuminating and terrifying.

Veteran firearms reporter Stephen Gutowski (founder of The Reload), joins us to discuss what is known about mass shootings and the debates about using public policy as a response to them.

John chats with veteran journalist and stand-up comedian Robert A. George about the state of America's two major parties.

We are joined by veteran Hollywood screenwriter Howard Klausner (Space Cowboys). He talks about his recent project, Reagan, which fittingly has the record for largest gap between critic and audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes (18% - 98%).

Gábor Csizmazia, Research Fellow at the John Lukacs Institute for Strategy and Politics, joins us to discuss the situation in Hungary and its relation to the United States. He helps us to understand the perspective of the Hungarian right. He remains objective throughout, though Thomas openly shares some of his own criticisms of the postliberal thinkers connected to Orban.

We chat with political strategist and writer Emily Zanotti about the tragedy in Gaza and the impossibly difficult position Israel finds itself in.

Stephanie Slade, Senior Editor of Reason Magazine, joins us to talk about her upcoming book about fusionism, the political philosophy of Frank Meyer, so dear to Ronald Reagan, which holds that conservative ends are best sought through libertarian means.

Retired Army Special Forces officer Mike Nelson joins us to talk about various issues related to the White House, Pentagon, military, foreign policy, and national security.Check out his recent piece in the Atlantic: "What Pete Hegseth Doesn't Understand about Soldiiers: Lethality Alone Doesn't Win Wars" https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/...

Veteran political commentator Quin Hillyer joins us to talk about the Putin tankies in Trump's administration, abuses of executive power, and more.

Kimberly Ross joins the podcast for a special Independence Day episode.

John Daly chats again with Clifford Smith and Ukraine expert Kateryna Shynkaruk about Ukraine, especially in light of the recent success of Operation Spider Web.

We chat about the Gipper with historian James Cooper.

Season 1, Episode 6 - Constitutional lawyer Casey Mattox joins us to discuss some big constitutional questions, Trump's tariffs, and American Constitutionalism.