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Wally Knox hosts The Political Conversation, a news show with 46 episodes published.
Democrats like myself have exhaustively criticized Donald Trump’s so-called Big Beautiful Bill. But coming from Democrats like me, folks say: “So what? You’re just another Democrat who opposes Trump. Big deal!” My guest
A handful of ultra-wealthy donors have quietly fueled a campaign to swing San Francisco politics to the right -- according to Julie Pitta, the founder of The Phoenix Project. In our conversation, she maps the forces tran
Chris Lehmann, Bureau Chief for The Nation in Washington, D.C., objects to the easy characterization of Trump as a populist by both left and right-leaning media, which misunderstands the term grossly. He explains that th
The dust has settled. The inauguration is around the corner. In an effort not to disconnect, I turned to a wise friend for some insight and levity -- Mo Fiorina. A professor at Stanford, Mo is one of the most respected p
Pundits are, at the end of the day, motivated by attention. Their takes need to provoke and intrigue -- which is why, when looking for insight on this election, I prefer to turn to a people who are motivated instead by t
The last time Democrats won an election BIG was in 1964. Why? Just a few days out from the November 5 election in which the victor will win by one or two percentage points, that question becomes pressing. Timothy Shenk,
After months of panic and uncertainty, we Democrats have a candidate - Kamala Harris. Finally, we can get back to what we have roughly 100 days to accomplish: winning this election. So, who do we need to win over? Mike M
If you tuned into the debate, you may have done what I did — wince, pace, and try to process the second-hand embarrassment. Even the most hardened partisans are having a hard time continuing to advocate for another four
Biden is making a move on immigration — he has to because, as it stands, it's the Republicans issue to win on. Will it matter? For both the election, and at the border, this remains an open question. It's tempting to thi
Lewis, a notable and long-standing member of the Harvard faculty, worries about the state of American education — what do we want our students to learn? For him, too much emphasis is placed in course catalogs on intersec
As Gallup finds that only 28% of people consider themselves Democrats, the eminent historian Michael Kazin’s fascinating new book What It Took To Win asks if “college educated cosmopolitans in search of a majority” have
Michael Kazin introduces the concept of "moral capitalism" while discussing his new book, "What it Took to Win." Kazin is a professor of history at Georgetown University and editor emeritus of Dissent. His books include
As party loyalty declines, independent voters are becoming a powerful force in politics. In this video, we'll discuss the rise of independent voters and the impact they're having on elections, as well as the impact that
Today, politics feels both stuck and explosive, as both parties are becoming increasingly unrecognizable to the majority of voters. According to Lynn Vavreck, a political scientist at UCLA and leading researcher into the
After Obama was elected, Ruy Teixeira and his co-author John B. Judis were hailed as having gotten it right— in their 2002 book "The Emerging Democratic Majority", they accurately predicted the coalition on the rise to c
"We need a system for deciding who gets in and who does not. That's not cruel, it's just rational." Meet Ruy Teixeira, political demographer, commentator and author of the deeply influential 2002 book "The Emerging Democ
Part 2 of our conversation with Melissa Kearney. Listen to our episode titled "What is happening to marriage and families in the US?" for part 1. Melissa Kearney, a professor of Economics at the University of Maryland, a
Melissa Kearney, a professor of Economics at the University of Maryland, argues that "we can't keep ignoring the fact that the share of kids raised by one parent is rising — especially among lower income families, and th
Rob Atkinson, who has advised George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Joe Biden on how to promote the high tech industry, just wrote in the Asia Times: “The Chinese Communist Party has made manufacturing robot adoption a top pr
Since June, President Biden has campaigned on Bidenomics, making the argument that he's in charge of the economy and things are looking up. He’s right that the economy will play a crucial role in the coming election—but
Timothy Shenk
assistant professor of history · The George Washington University
1 appearance on this show
Mike Madrid
author of The Latino Century: How America’s Largest Minority Is Transforming Democracy · Lincoln Project
1 appearance on this show
Molly Ball
senior political correspondent · National FFA Foundation
1 appearance on this show
Ruy Teixeira
Political Scientist · American Enterprise Institute
2 appearances on this show
Dr. Melissa Kearney
Neil Moskowitz Professor of Economics at the University of Maryland · University of Maryland
2 appearances on this show
Rob Atkinson
founder and president · Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
1 appearance on this show
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