The United States is in the midst of a dramatic political realignment with shifting views on national security, economics, technology, and the role of government in our lives. Saagar Enjeti and Marshall Kosloff explore this with thinkers, policymakers, and more.
Natalie Foster, author of The Guarantee: Inside the Fight for America’s Next Economy and President & Cofounder of the Economic Security Project, joins The Realignment. Marshall and Natalie discuss how the 2016 election and the COVID pandemic created the opportunity to shift the conventional wisdom about the American economy away from the neoliberal status quo, what an economy built around "guarantees" would look like, lessons from UBI experiments and the expansion of the Child-Tax-Credit, and how progressives should respond to post-COVID inflation's dampening of support for government spending programs.
Apr 21, 2024
Saagar & Marshall Supercast AMA & Discussion Preview: How the U.S. Should Handle Israel & Iran's Escalation, Ukraine Aid's Passage Means for the Battlefield, Audience Questions, and More...
In the latest edition of The Realignment's weekend Ask Me Anything and discussion series, Saagar and Marshall discuss the fallout from Iran and Israel's latest escalation cycle, what the passage of Ukraine aid means for the battlefield and Zelensky's political strategy, take-aways from their latest live events (conference on black conservatism and an Israel livestream debate), take audience questions, and more...
Apr 18, 2024
RE: Something Interesting | Steven Kurutz on the Entrepreneurs Bringing the Art & Business of Making Clothes Back to the USA
Steven Kurutz, a features writer at The New York Times and author of American Flannel: How a Band of Entrepreneurs Are Bringing the Art and Business of Making Clothes Back Home, joins the show. Marshall and Steven discuss how and why Americans went from wearing 70% domestic-made apparel to almost none, the revival of domestic clothes manufacturing in the 2000s and 2010s, and how the lessons of the industry's domestic revival applies to post-COVID reshoring opportunities in critical industries.
Apr 16, 2024
Realignment Ask Me Anything | Supercast Anniversary Edition - Show's Future, Texas Book Pitch, and 2028 & Beyond (Full Episode)
To celebrate the anniversary of The Realignment's Supercast subscription, Marshall recorded a special, best-of edition where he answers questions on everything from the show's future to his Texas-centered book idea and more...
The Realignment is taking the day off so that Marshall can travel to Dallas to moderate a conference panel. There is however, a new episode of his Hudson Institute podcast, Arsenal of Democracy, summing up the lessons from the recent TikTok legislative debate and what it means for U.S. digital sovereignty and political economy.
Apr 09, 2024
470 | Nick Troiano: Are Party Primaries the Cause of America's Political Dysfunction?
Nick Troiano, author of The Primary Solution: Rescuing Our Democracy from the Fringes and founding executive director of Unite America, joins The Realignment. Marshall discuss the case against party primaries, how politicians respond to the structure of the American political system, the lessons and results of 2020s election reforms, and whether proposed election reforms benefit one side of the aisle over the other.
Apr 07, 2024
Saagar & Marshall Supercast AMA & Discussion Preview: Working at the Institute for the Study of War, Thoughts on Japanese Culture and Ally-Status, Barstool Conservatism's Future, Trump's VP Choice, and More...
In the latest edition of The Realignment's weekend Ask Me Anything and discussion series, Saagar and Marshall discuss what its like to start one's career at the DC national security think tank, their thoughts on Japanese culture and status as an American ally, the state of the "Barstool conservatism" phenomenon, why Trump won't pick Tulsi Gabbard as his VP choice, and more...
Apr 04, 2024
469 | Taylor Lorenz & Corbin Barthold: The Case Against the TikTok Sale Legislation
Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post columnist and author of Extremely Online: The Untold Story of Fame, and Corbin Barthold, TechFreedom's Internet Policy Counsel and Director of Appellate Litigation, join The Realignment. In this two-part episode, Marshall and Taylor discuss her work on the creator economy, broader story of the social internet's development, and her opposition to the House legislation to force ByteDance to divest itself from TikTok. Then, Marshall and Corbin discuss his belief that the legislation as written violates the First Amendment.
Apr 02, 2024
468 | Adam Klein: Why TikTok Should Be Owned by Americans
Adam Klein, Director of the Strauss Center at the University of Texas at Austin and former Chairman of the U.S. Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, joins The Realignment. Marshall and Adam discuss the case for forcing ByteDance to divest itself from TikTok or face a ban, why a forced divestment of TikTok passes constitutional muster, the case for treating a social media app like a radio station or cable network from a foreign-ownership ban perspective, and how to balance the American tradition of free speech and privacy in national security contexts.
Mar 28, 2024
467 | Annie Jacobsen: What the Threat of Nuclear War Means for the Era of Great Power Competition
Annie Jacobsen, journalist and author of Nuclear War: A Scenario, joins The Realignment. Marshall and Annie discuss what experts predict the initial minutes after a nuclear launch and strike would look like, why the return of Cold War style relationships between great powers has brought the threat of nuclear conflict back to the forefront, the history of the U.S. military and Executive Branch's nuclear policies, and the need to ensure that adversary nations maintain lines of clarity and communication to prevent a disastrous miscalculation.
Apr 23 | 00:53:01
471 | Natalie Foster: Universal Basic Income, the Expanded Child-Tax-Credit, & Why America's Economy Will Be Based on "Guarantees"
Apr 21 | 00:18:04
Saagar & Marshall Supercast AMA & Discussion Preview: How the U.S. Should Handle Israel & Iran's Escalation, Ukraine Aid's Passage Means for the Battlefield, Audience Questions, and More...
Apr 18 | 00:59:20
RE: Something Interesting | Steven Kurutz on the Entrepreneurs Bringing the Art & Business of Making Clothes Back to the USA
Apr 16 | 00:50:04
Realignment Ask Me Anything | Supercast Anniversary Edition - Show's Future, Texas Book Pitch, and 2028 & Beyond (Full Episode)
Apr 11 | 00:00:42
Note: Personal Day for Work Travel
Apr 09 | 00:43:25
470 | Nick Troiano: Are Party Primaries the Cause of America's Political Dysfunction?
Apr 07 | 00:01:08
Saagar & Marshall Supercast AMA & Discussion Preview: Working at the Institute for the Study of War, Thoughts on Japanese Culture and Ally-Status, Barstool Conservatism's Future, Trump's VP Choice, and More...
Apr 04 | 01:53:39
469 | Taylor Lorenz & Corbin Barthold: The Case Against the TikTok Sale Legislation
Apr 02 | 01:00:35
468 | Adam Klein: Why TikTok Should Be Owned by Americans
Mar 28 | 00:48:56
467 | Annie Jacobsen: What the Threat of Nuclear War Means for the Era of Great Power Competition
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