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
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/
PDF Version: https://www.niskanencenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Varieties-of-Abundance.pdf
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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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Dan Wang, Research Fellow at Stanford University's Hoover History Lab and author of Breakneck: China's Quest to Engineer the Future, joins The Realignment. Marshall and Dan discuss China's quest to become a techno-industrial superpower, how China's "engineering state" cont...
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Scott Anderson, author of King of Kings: The Iranian Revolution: A Story of Hubris, Delusion, and Catastrophic Miscalculation, joins The Realignment. Marshall and Scott discuss the historical legacy of the rise and fall of the Shah of Iran, how the rise of religious fu...
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Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker Staff Writer and author of To Lose a War: The Fall and the Rise of the Taliban, joins The Realignment. Marshall and Jon discuss the legacy of America's 20-year war in Afghanistan, how policymakers and the military struggle to define "victor...
Noah Smith's Substack: www.noahpinion.blog
Impulse Labs: www.impulselabs.com
Fast Company on Impulse Labs: Innovation by Design 2024: Impulse Labs' new induction cooktop is a step up from your gas stove - Fast Company
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Sam D'Amico, Founder & CEO of Impulse Labs, and Noah ...
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Osita Nwanevu, author of The Right of the People: Democracy and the Case for a New American Founding, joins The Realignment. Marshall and Osita discuss a "re-founding" of America at the level of the post-Civil War Reconstruction Amendments, why the current political sy...
NYT: New Democratic Group Says Answer to the Party’s Woes Lies With the States
States Forum Journal: Adam Pritzker & Daniel Squadron - First Principles in the 11th Hour
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Daniel Squadron, former New York legislator and Co-Founder of the States Forum, joins The Realignment....
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The Niskanen Center's Steve Teles returns to The Realignment for a wide-ranging discussion about the Democratic Party's evolution during the Trump-era and what lessons it can and can't take from the GOP's experience under Trump. Marshall and Steve unpack how Democratic...
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