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Mike Madrid (Lincoln Project Cofounder) and Lucy Caldwell (Walsh 2020 Campaign Manager) join host Ron Steslow to unpack some of the most important stories of the week:

(02:10) The likelihood that we’re in a recession and why the Biden administration won’t say so

(29:27) The shift in Ted Cruz’s messaging on immigration and what the pivot could mean

(42:47) The January 6th prime time hearing, right-wing media going sour on Trump, and the continued Republican shift away from democracy 

[Politicology+ Members Only] The intra-party posturing ahead of the presidential primary season and the quiet moves happening right now.

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Former presidential candidate and Former HP CEO Carly Fiorina joins Ron Steslow to discuss how short-term gains have gotten preferential treatment over long-term planning and success.

(04:39) The differences between short-term vs. long-term

(07:02) Expecting quick fixes to long-term problems

(15:30) The shift in corporate responsibility from just shareholders to stakeholders

(30:32) How the short-term goal of winning elections short-circuits governing 

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Mike Murphy (Senior Strategist for John McCain and Arnold Schwarzenegger) and Mike Madrid (Lincoln Project Cofounder) join host Ron Steslow to unpack some of the most important stories of the week:

(02:54) Biden’s approval rating continues to fall and the Democrat’s priority gap

(18:40) The epidemic of Spanish-language misinformation

(29:07) The Democrats keep playing with fire pushing anti-democracy candidates in GOP primaries 

[Politicology+ Members Only] The investigations (and investigations of investigations) Republicans will conduct if they take back congress and how Democrats can use them to their advantage

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John Sipher (Fmr. member of the CIA’s Senior Intelligence Service) joins host Ron Steslow to discuss the changes in the war in Ukraine and the global impact of Russia’s six-month invasion. 

(02:03) The shift in fighting to the Donbas Region

(11:41) How the fighting now compares to the early days of the war

(17:25) Accusations European countries are slow-walking military aid

(29:42) The Holodomor and the use of food as a weapon

(34:14) Food trade and global security 

(38:40) Should we think about Russia’s actions as terrorism? 

(45:00) The prospect of Finland and Sweden joining NATO

(54:54) What the U.S. can do to support Ukraine

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Lucy Caldwell (Walsh 2020 Campaign Manager) and Scott Tranter (Investor and Advisor to Decision Desk HQ) join host Ron Steslow to unpack some of the most important stories of the week:

(02:42) The January 6th committee’s hearing recounting the West Wing meeting about stealing the 2020 election

(27:33) The top 3 issues driving voters heading toward the midterms this fall

(47:58) The Democrats’ gamble to support election denier Kari Lake in the Arizona Republican primary race for Governor

[Politicology+ Members Only] A Politico piece calling for Jon Stewart to run for President if Joe Biden doesn’t run in 2024 and the rise of the entertainer/politician

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Renowned constitutional scholar Akhil Reed Amar (Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University) joins Ron Steslow to discuss the recent Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade and why (as a liberal law professor) he agrees with the decision.

(01:40) What’s going on in the concurring opinions in Dobbs?

(06:24) How compelling was the liberal dissent in Dobbs?

(09:01) Is “substantive due process” an oxymoron?

(17:15) What are the alternative approaches to Originalism?

(22:27) The Federalist Society’s principles and their selection of Supreme Court Justices

(26:01) Is the Supreme Court “illegitimate?”

Read Akhil’s op-ed in the Wall Street Journal about the leaked Dobbs decision: https://on.wsj.com/3z6d6DH

Read Akhil’s piece in Time Magazine about how liberal justices should use Originalism: https://bit.ly/3AK3Vdo

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Renowned constitutional scholar Akhil Reed Amar (Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University) joins Ron Steslow to discuss the recent Supreme Court decision, including overturning Roe v. Wade, and why (as a liberal law professor) he agrees with that decision as well as their approach.

(01:50) What is Originalism?

(04:33) Changes in case law over time

(17:11) Why Griswold v. Connecticut (contraception) is different from Roe v. Wade (abortion)

(18:56) The outlier analysis

(34:10) How the Supreme Court treats precedent

(39:20) Women’s equality: the argument for abortion rights liberal justices should have made

Read Akhil’s op-ed in the Wall Street Journal about the leaked Dobbs decision: https://on.wsj.com/3z6d6DH

Read Akhil’s piece in Time Magazine about how liberal justices should use Originalism: https://bit.ly/3AK3Vdo

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Susan Del Percio (MSNBC political analyst and crisis communications expert) and Lanae Erickson (Senior Vice President for the Social Policy & Politics Program at Third Way) join host Ron Steslow to unpack some of the most important stories of the week:

(02:10) The recent reports of a White House in disarray, and the Democrats doubting if President Biden can meet the moment

(23:42) The “New Right” building infrastructure and capacity at think tanks and advocacy organizations ahead of the midterms

(39:00) What to make of the Trump administration officials who are speaking out in support of the January 6th Committee.

[Politicology+ Members Only] Can bipartisanship survive the midterms?  

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In this two-episode conversation, Professor of National Security Affairs Tom Nichols joins Ron Steslow to discuss who is really to blame for the crisis in American democracy—and what we can do about it.

(00:50) The “horseshoe theory” 

(06:56) Why globalization isn’t the boogeyman we think it is

(18:42) Civic duty and the pro democracy changes we need to make

(38:08) Figures who we can model 

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In this two-episode conversation, Professor of National Security Affairs Tom Nichols joins Ron Steslow to discuss who is really to blame for the crisis in American democracy—and what we can do about it.

(01:43) Why it was difficult to write this book

(06:38) The feeling that we’re living in the “worst of times”

(15:32) Hedonistic adaptation

(18:22) Village Mentality and Banfield’s “Montegrano”

(29:03) The importance of public and private virtue 

(37:18) The danger of nostalgia in the rise of illiberalism 

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