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.