Conversations with Bill Kristol

Nov 09 2024 286 ep. 72 mins 6.2k
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Conversations with Bill Kristol features in-depth, thought-provoking discussions with leading figures in American public life.

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Ronald Brownstein on the 2024 Presidential Election: What Just Happened?

Nov 09 2024 69 mins  
What do the results of the 2024 elections tell us about the state of American politics? Where might we be in 2026 and 2028? To discuss, we are joined again by Ron Brownstein, a senior editor at The Atlantic and a senior political analyst at CNN. According to Brownstein, the presidential election was a “national verdict of voters [who] were dissatisfied with what they got over th

Ronald Brownstein on Harris v. Trump: What to Look For in the Home Stretch

Oct 23 2024 74 mins  
Where does the race stand two weeks before Election Day? To discuss, we are joined by Ronald Brownstein, a senior editor at The Atlantic and a senior political analyst at CNN. According to Brownstein, the election is “closely balanced on the knife’s edge” and very subtle shifts among coalitions in the swing states easily could change the outcome. Brownstein shares his pers

Jason Furman: How Would the Economy Do Under Trump or Harris?

Oct 09 2024 60 mins  
How would the economy do under a Trump or Harris administration? To discuss, we are joined again by the distinguished Harvard economist Jason Furman, who was Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers in President Obama’s second term. Furman shares his perspective on a wide variety of subjects including tariffs, trade policy with allies and adversaries, the dangers of a polit

Aaron Friedberg on Trump, Harris, and a Dangerous World

Oct 01 2024 81 mins  
We face an ever more dangerous geopolitical environment. In this Conversation, Princeton professor and AEI nonresident senior fellow Aaron Friedberg analyzes America’s foreign policy challenges and considers how a Harris or Trump administration might approach the threats we face. According to Friedberg, the cooperation among Russia, China, Iran, North Korea “has grown more and

James Carville on Harris v. Trump: After the Debate, Entering the Home Stretch

Sep 12 2024 49 mins  
How might Tuesday’s debate shape the race in the weeks ahead? How can Harris capitalize on her performance? Will the debate affect the results in November? With less than eight weeks to Election Day, veteran Democratic strategist James Carville shares his advice to the Harris campaign and analysis of the race. As he puts it: “People still, for better or worse, know Trump. [H

Doug Sosnik on Harris v. Trump: After the Convention and Before the Debate

Aug 28 2024 78 mins  
Where do things stand in the race after the Democratic convention and before the presidential debate? When veteran political strategist Doug Sosnik joined us the day after Biden’s withdrawal from the race he explained why the next month could be decisive in the fight to define Harris. Reflecting on the first five weeks of the campaign, Sosnik argues that she has been successfu

James Carville on Harris-Walz v. Trump-Vance

Aug 07 2024 51 mins  
Where do things stand in the race now that the matchup is set? According to veteran Democratic strategist James Carville, the replacement of Joe Biden by Kamala Harris has improved prospects for the Democrats—though “not as much as some people think.” As he puts it: “It’s like I tell people, if you have an infected wisdom tooth and you go to the dentist and they pull it

Doug Sosnik on Harris v. Trump: Why the Next Month Matters Most

Jul 23 2024 64 mins  
The withdrawal of Joe Biden from the presidential race three weeks after his disastrous debate performance, followed by the swift decision by Democrats to select Kamala Harris as the presumptive nominee, leaves us in uncharted waters. According to veteran political strategist Doug Sosnik, the broad contours of the 2024 election remain: “It’s a narrowly divided country. It’s a

John DiIulio: A Second Trump Term and the Civil Service

Jul 09 2024 72 mins  
What should we make of Trump’s plans for the federal bureaucracy in a second term? In recent days, there has been extensive reporting about “Project 2025,” an agenda and road map that openly aims to politicize the civil service and render it more compliant with the executive. In this Conversation, we are joined by University of Pennsylvania political scientist John DiIulio, o

Jason Furman: Where is the Economy Now—and Where Will it Be in November?

Jun 25 2024 56 mins  
What is the state of the economy today and where might it be at the time of the November elections? To discuss, we are joined again by the distinguished Harvard economist Jason Furman, who was deputy director of the National Economic Council during the Financial Crisis and then served as Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers in President Obama’s second term. As Furman puts