The Lawyers, Guns and Money podcast has returned from its summer hiatus with a two part discussion between Dan and myself on Russia and the nature of international order. The first half focuses on the impact that the narrative of Russia-Trump has had on American politics, especially within the Republican Party.  The second half, available […]

On the latest LGM podcast, Erik, Melissa, and Colin Snider discuss the events of 1968, investing causes, effects, and the long legacy of the protests that roiled much of the globe. Today’s episode is the first of two parts; the second will appear tomorrow. Share

In the latest edition of the LGM Podcast, I speak with Ambassador Carey Cavanaugh of the Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce at the University of Kentucky about nuclear diplomacy on the Korean Peninsula and in the Middle East.  We talk about the substantial differences between the DPRK-US negotiations now happening and what we […]

On the latest LGM Podcast, Dave Watkins and I talk transit issues, including the differences between the mass transit systems in the Pacific Northwest and the lower Midwest, the crises afflicting ridership and new construction, and how changes in technology affect the transit environment. Share

Brother Loomis and I have recorded a podcast based on the Netflix documentary Wild Wild Country, which focuses on Antelope, Oregon and the history of Rajneeshpuram. Both Erik and I lived in Oregon during part of this period, and so the documentary brought back memories from childhood. We also manage to re-establish Erik’s hippie punching […]

On the latest edition of the LGM Podcast, Attewell, Loomis, and Sean McElwee talk employment policy, the prospects for a federal job guarantee, and the next steps for labor activism. Query of the Day: Will the next big fight on the Left be between the Fully Automated Luxury Space Communism that Steve advocates, or merely […]

On this week’s edition of the LGM podcast, Erik and I wage wage war over tariffs and trade policy, before discussing Rex Tillerson’s place in history. Finally, Erik offers some modest suggestions regarding the future of the LGM comment section. Enjoy! Share

Here is the second part of our podcast on China and the international order in the 21st century.  Some additional thoughts at the Diplomat: The United States failed to stop China’s rise; indeed, it didn’t even really try.  Moreover, during the process of its rise China reformed its economy without substantially reforming its political system. Over the […]

Over at the Diplomat, I’ve written a short series riffing on some of the questions that Dan discussed here: How should the United States approach the very high likelihood that the People’s Republic of China will become the world’s pre-eminent economic (and possibly military) power in the next few decades?  The first in this series asks […]

In the most recent LGM podcast, Scott, Erik and I talk NFL football.  Specifically, we begin by talking about the upcoming Big Game between the Patriots of New England and the Philadelphia Eagles, making predictions which should definitely not be taken to any reputable bank.  We then move on to an evaluation of general trends […]