Conversations with Bill Kristol

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1. Doug Sosnik on Two Different Elections: 2026 and 2028

   with Doug Sosnik

   Aug 2026
2. Eric Edelman: Trump and the American Military

   with Eric Edelman

   Aug 2026
3. Don Kettl: The Trump Administration and the Politicization of the Civil Service

   with Don Kettl

   Jul 2026
4. Ryan Goodman: The Trump Administration, the Supreme Court, and the Rule of Law

   with Ryan Goodman

   Jul 2026
5. Harvey Mansfield on Rational Control and Liberalism

   with Harvey Mansfield

   Jun 2026
6. Ron Brownstein: What’s Going To Happen in 2026?

   with Ron Brownstein

   Jun 2026
7. Aaron Friedberg on Fallout from the China Summit

   with Aaron Friedberg

   May 2026
8. Phillips O’Brien on Ukraine v. Russia and the Future of Warfare

   with Phillips O’Brien

   May 2026
9. A.B. Stoddard on Trump’s Psyche—and The Implications for 2028

   with A.B. Stoddard

   Apr 2026
10. Mark Blitz on the Enduring Importance of Aristotle

    with Mark Blitz

    Apr 2026
11. Aaron Friedberg on the Iran War and the View from Beijing

    with Aaron Friedberg

    Mar 2026
12. Doug Sosnik on What to Expect in 2026—and Why 2028 Will Be Different

    with Doug Sosnik

    Feb 2026
13. Aaron Reichlin-Melnick: Trump’s Mass Deportation Regime

    with Aaron Reichlin-Melnick

    Feb 2026
14. Francis Fukuyama on Trump’s Bullying and Europe’s Response

    with Francis Fukuyama

    Jan 2026
15. Ron Brownstein on What’s Ahead in 2026—and in 2028

    with Ron Brownstein

    Dec 2025
16. Robert Kagan on Trump’s Foreign Policy and the New World Disorder

    with Robert Kagan

    Dec 2025
17. Steve Hayes on the Life and Legacy of Dick Cheney

    with Steve Hayes

    Nov 2025
18. Jonathan Karl on Trump’s Retribution Presidency

    with Jonathan Karl

    Oct 2025
19. Timothy Snyder on the Trump Administration at Home, and What’s at Stake in Ukraine

    with Timothy Snyder

    Oct 2025
20. James Carville on Politics Today, 2026, and 2028

    with James Carville

    Oct 2025
21. Aaron Friedberg on the Trump Administration's Surprising China Policy

    with Aaron Friedberg

    Sep 2025
22. Anne Applebaum on Ukraine, Europe, Trump, and the Danger of Authoritarianism

    with Anne Applebaum

    Aug 2025
23. Scott Lincicome on Trump's New Tariff Regime: Unpredictability, Uncertainty, and Risk

    with Scott Lincicome

    Aug 2025
24. Aaron Reichlin-Melnick: Immigration and Deportation in the Trump Administration

    with Aaron Reichlin-Melnick

    Jul 2025
25. Ryan Goodman: The Trump Administration and the Supreme Court

    with Ryan Goodman

    Jul 2025