Author and seasoned Democratic political strategist Doug Schoen sits down with Ben Weingarten of Encounter Books to discuss the new edition of his "Return to Winter: Russia, China, and the New Cold War Against America." During the interview, Doug and Ben discuss the acceleration of the Russia-China strategic partnership against America and the West, their aims in Syria, the threat of cyberwarfare, how the next American president can fix the mess President Obama has created, Doug's predictions for Russian action in 2016, Trump and Cruz vs. Rubio, Hillary Clinton, and the one thing people are discounting that could play an outsized role in the upcoming U.S. presidential election.

Author and seasoned Democratic political strategist Doug Schoen sits down with Ben Weingarten of Encounter Books to discuss the new edition of his "Return to Winter: Russia, China, and the New Cold War Against America." During the interview, Doug and Ben discuss the acceleration of the Russia-China strategic partnership against America and the West, their aims in Syria, the threat of cyberwarfare, how the next American president can fix the mess President Obama has created, Doug's predictions for Russian action in 2016, Trump and Cruz vs. Rubio, Hillary Clinton, and the one thing people are discounting that could play an outsized role in the upcoming U.S. presidential election.

Author Robert Curry sits down with Ben Weingarten of Encounter Books to discuss his new book "Common Sense Nation." During the interview, Ben and Bob discuss a variety of topics including the gargantuan debt America owes to the Scots for its founding, the single most influential college course in American history, the impact of "common sense realism" on the American Enlightenment, Locke versus The Founders, the debate between John Witherspoon and Woodrow Wilson and much more.

Author Robert Curry sits down with Ben Weingarten of Encounter Books to discuss his new book "Common Sense Nation." During the interview, Ben and Bob discuss a variety of topics including the gargantuan debt America owes to the Scots for its founding, the single most influential college course in American history, the impact of "common sense realism" on the American Enlightenment, Locke versus The Founders, the debate between John Witherspoon and Woodrow Wilson and much more.

Author Robert Curry sits down with Ben Weingarten of Encounter Books to discuss his new book "Common Sense Nation." During the interview, Ben and Bob discuss a variety of topics including the gargantuan debt America owes to the Scots for its founding, the single most influential college course in American history, the impact of "common sense realism" on the American Enlightenment, Locke versus The Founders, the debate between John Witherspoon and Woodrow Wilson and much more.

Author Robert Curry sits down with Ben Weingarten of Encounter Books to discuss his new book "Common Sense Nation." During the interview, Ben and Bob discuss a variety of topics including the gargantuan debt America owes to the Scots for its founding, the single most influential college course in American history, the impact of "common sense realism" on the American Enlightenment, Locke versus The Founders, the debate between John Witherspoon and Woodrow Wilson and much more.

Jack Fowler, longtime Publisher of National Review, sits down with Ben Weingarten of Encounter Books to discuss William F. Buckley's "The Unmaking of a Mayor," recently re-released on the 50th anniversary of Buckley's 1965 New York mayoral campaign. During the interview, Jack and Ben discuss the parallels between 1965 New York and Mayor Bill de Blasio's New York today, the sclerotic Leftist political scene Buckley encountered, Buckley's disdain for the Republican Establishment and its parallels to today, what possessed Buckley to decide seemingly on a whim to throw his hat into the ring for Mayor as a Conservative Party candidate, his anti-campaign and political lessons for today, the vicious identity politics of the day and how Buckley neutralized it and much much more.

Jack Fowler, longtime Publisher of National Review, sits down with Ben Weingarten of Encounter Books to discuss William F. Buckley's "The Unmaking of a Mayor," recently re-released on the 50th anniversary of Buckley's 1965 New York mayoral campaign. During the interview, Jack and Ben discuss the parallels between 1965 New York and Mayor Bill de Blasio's New York today, the sclerotic Leftist political scene Buckley encountered, Buckley's disdain for the Republican Establishment and its parallels to today, what possessed Buckley to decide seemingly on a whim to throw his hat into the ring for Mayor as a Conservative Party candidate, his anti-campaign and political lessons for today, the vicious identity politics of the day and how Buckley neutralized it and much much more.

Jack Fowler, longtime Publisher of National Review, sits down with Ben Weingarten of Encounter Books to discuss William F. Buckley's "The Unmaking of a Mayor," recently re-released on the 50th anniversary of Buckley's 1965 New York mayoral campaign. During the interview, Jack and Ben discuss the parallels between 1965 New York and Mayor Bill de Blasio's New York today, the sclerotic Leftist political scene Buckley encountered, Buckley's disdain for the Republican Establishment and its parallels to today, what possessed Buckley to decide seemingly on a whim to throw his hat into the ring for Mayor as a Conservative Party candidate, his anti-campaign and political lessons for today, the vicious identity politics of the day and how Buckley neutralized it and much much more.

Jack Fowler, longtime Publisher of National Review, sits down with Ben Weingarten of Encounter Books to discuss William F. Buckley's "The Unmaking of a Mayor," recently re-released on the 50th anniversary of Buckley's 1965 New York mayoral campaign. During the interview, Jack and Ben discuss the parallels between 1965 New York and Mayor Bill de Blasio's New York today, the sclerotic Leftist political scene Buckley encountered, Buckley's disdain for the Republican Establishment and its parallels to today, what possessed Buckley to decide seemingly on a whim to throw his hat into the ring for Mayor as a Conservative Party candidate, his anti-campaign and political lessons for today, the vicious identity politics of the day and how Buckley neutralized it and much much more.