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.