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Stephen Rosen: Military challenges in the Age of AI, Drones, and Cyberattacks
October 14, 2026 (Episode 319)

Phillips O’Brien: Ukraine, Iran, and what's next
September 30, 2026 (Episode 318)

David Axelrod: How big a wave in the 2026 midterms?
September 18, 2026 (Episode 317)

Doug Sosnik: On two very different elections, 2026 and 2028.
August 27, 2026 (Episode 316)

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)