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Eric Edelman: On Trump and the American military
August 7, 2026 (Episode 315)

Don Kettl: The Trump administration and the politicization of the civil service.
July 24, 2026 (Episode 314)

Ryan Goodman: The Trump Administration, the Supreme Court, and the Rule of Law
July 9, 2026 (Episode 313)

Harvey Mansfield: On rational control and liberalism
June 26, 2026 (Episode 312)

Ronald Brownstein: What's going to happen in November?
June 11, 2026 (Episode 311)

Aaron Friedberg: Fallout from the China summit
May 20, 2026 (Episode 310)

Phillips O'Brien: Ukraine v. Russia and the future of warfare
May 8, 2026 (Episode 309)

A.B. Stoddard: On Trump’s Psyche—and Implications for 2028
April 23, 2026 (Episode 308)

Mark Blitz: On the enduring importance of Aristotle
April 9, 2026 (Episode 307)

Aaron Friedberg: On the Iran war and the view from Beijing
March 19, 2026 (Episode 306)

Doug Sosnik: On what to expect in 2026—and why 2028 will be different
February 27, 2026 (Episode 305)

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick: On Trump's mass deportation regime
February 12, 2026 (Episode 304)