The Realignment
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.
Episodes
589 | Danielle Lee Tomson: When the Story Breaks: MAGA, Liberalism, and the Battle to Define Reality
Failure to Communicate Substack: https://failuretocommunicate.substack.com/
Danielle Lee Tomson: https://failuretocommunicate.substack.com/p/the-authenticity-gap
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Dr. Danielle Lee Tomson, author of the Failure to Communicate Substack and the forthcoming Under the Influence: W...
Niskanen Summer Institute: https://www.niskanencenter.org/niskanen-summer-institute-democracy-that-works/
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George M. Dougherty, author of Beast in the Machine: How Robotics and AI Will Transform Warfare and the Future of Human Conflict, joins The Realignment. Marshall and Ge...
Niskanen Summer Institute: https://www.niskanencenter.org/niskanen-summer-institute-democracy-that-works/
The Affordability Framework: https://economicsecurityproject.org/news/introducing-the-affordability-framework-a-tool-for-understanding-americas-affordability-crisis/
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Oliver Libby Forbes Profile: https://www.forbes.com/sites/nelldebevoise/2025/11/11/why-americas-next-big-idea-isnt-about-doing-more--its-about-building-smarter/
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Oliver Libby, civic investor and author of Strong Floor, No Ceiling: Building a New Foundation for the American D...
Hardball Substack: https://thechrismatthews.substack.com/
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Chris Matthews, former host of MSNBC's Hardball (now on Substack) and author of Lessons from Bobby: Ten Reasons Robert F. Kennedy Still Matters, joins The Realignment. Marshall and Chris discuss Robert F. Kennedy's l...
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Shadi Hamid, Washington Post Columnist and author of The Case for American Power, returns to The Realignment. Marshall and Shadi discuss his case for American power despite one's opposition to the country's past and present misuse of power, his intellectual journey from Ir...
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The Quincy Institute's William D. Hartung and Ben Freeman, authors of Trillion Dollar War Machine: How Runaway Military Spending Drives America into Foreign Wars and Bankrupts Us at Home, join The Realignment. Marshall, William, and Ben debate and discuss the origins of Am...
The Atlantic | A Post-Literate Age: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/10/journalism-literature-media-trump/684752/
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George Packer, Staff Writer at The Atlantic and author of The Emergency, returns to The Realignment. Marshall and George discuss his new work of F...
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Jeffrey Rosen, President of the National Constitution Center and author of The Pursuit of Liberty: How Hamilton vs. Jefferson Ignited the Lasting Battle Over Power in America, returns to The Realignment. Marshall and Jeffrey discuss how debates over Alexander Hamilton and ...
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Jake Tapper, CNN host and author of Race Against Terror: Chasing an Al Qaeda Killer at the Dawn of the Forever War, joins The Realignment. Marshall and Jake discuss the saga of the first and only successful prosecution of an Al Qaeda fighter in American courts, why the Oba...
Deciding to Win Report: Deciding To Win – Toward A Common Sense Renewal of the Democratic Party
Semafor: Left-wing ideas have wrecked Democrats’ brand, new report warns
GOP Autopsy Report: RNCreport03182013.pdf
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Last week, Marshall interviewed Reihan Salam, President of the Manhattan Institute, at Newark's Aspen Ideas Festival: Economy. Marshall and Reihan discussed culture's impact on the economy and politics through the lens of immigration. They cover the struggles of multigener...
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Frank DiStefano, author of The Next Realignment: Why America's Parties Are Crumbling and What Happens Next and the Renew the Republic Substack, returns to The Realignment. Marshall and Frank discuss why they were attracted to the idea of a "realignment" before it was cool ...
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Giselle Hale, Managing Partner at the Abundance Network and former Mayor of Redwood City, CA, joins The Realignment. Marshall and Giselle discuss Abundance Network's ne...
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Doug Most, author of Launching Liberty: The Epic Race to Build the Ships That Took America to War, joins The Realignment. Marshall and Doug discuss the untold story of the construction of Liberty Ships, the massive cargo vessels that carried tanks, jeeps, food, and ammunit...
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Nancy Scola, reporter and journalist focused on the battle of ideas in Washington, returns to The Realignment. Marshall and Nancy discuss the three big ideas-focused conferences in DC in September: The new right National Conservatism Conference, Abundance 2025, and this we...
Failure to Communicate Substack: https://failuretocommunicate.substack.com/
Danielle Lee Tomson: https://failuretocommunicate.substack.com/p/beyond-messaging
Danielle Lee Tomson: https://failuretocommunicate.substack.com/p/the-authenticity-gap
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Danielle Lee Tomson, author of t...
Must-Read on Political Violence in America: Days of Rage: America's Radical Underground, the FBI, and the Forgotten Age of Revolutionary Violence
Jerusalem Demsas in The Argument on Abundance vs. National Conservatism: A Tale of Two Ballrooms
Steve Teles on "The Varieties of Abundance: Varieties of Abundance - Niskanen Center
New Cascadian Abundance Substack: What is Cascadian Abundance? - by Kelly Jiang
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Varieties of Abundance: https://www.niskanencenter.org/abundance-varieties/
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Steve Teles, Senior Fellow at the Niskanen Center, returns to The Realignment. Ahead of next week's 2...
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