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.
WebsiteEvery guest on The Realignment
463 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.
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Liam Kerr
579 | Liam Kerr: Deciding to Win: A Centrist Autopsy of the Post-2024 Democratic Party and the Center's Missing Story · Oct 2025
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Lisa Napoli
116 | Lisa Napoli: Understanding Media’s Past to Build Its Future · Apr 2021
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Lucas Vaz
461 | Lucas Vaz: Navigating Decaying Infrastructure, Failing Institutions, and Geopolitical Threats with “Critical Software” · Mar 2024
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Lyle Jeremy Rubin
306 | Lyle Jeremy Rubin: A Marine Questions American Power, Capitalism, & the Future of the Left · Nov 2022
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Madeline Hart
598 | Madeline Hart: How to Mobilize the American Industrial Base, Embrace Heretics, and Deter WWIII · Mar 2026
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Marc J. Dunkelman
536 | Marc J. Dunkelman: Why Nothing Works: Who Killed Progress - and How to Bring It Back · Feb 2025
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Mark K. Updegrove
552 | Mark K. Updegrove: Presidential Character & the Weight of History - What Makes a Good President? · May 2025
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Mark Trexler
271 | Special: Dr. Mark Trexler (AKA Marshall's Dad) Responds to Alex Epstein on Climate Change and Energy Policy · Aug 2022
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Mark Valentine
221 | Mark Valentine: Can Artificial Intelligence Disrupt the Battlefield? · Mar 2022
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Mark Yzaguirre
185 | Mark Yzaguirre: Realignment or Not, Normies Get Votes · Dec 2021
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Matthew George
441 | Matthew George: Human-Machine Partnership and the Case for Autonomous Flight · Dec 2023
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Mauro F. Guillén
400 | Mauro F. Guillén: The Megatrends Creating a Post-Generational America · Aug 2023
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Max Marshall
RE: Something Interesting | Max Marshall on a Fraternity Crime Bust, Xanax Rings, and Coming of Age on Campus in the 2010s · Nov 2023
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Megan Reiss
389 | Megan Reiss: The New Era of Geopolitical Risk - How AI Can Fix Supply Chains · Jul 2023
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Mehran Sahami
155 | Mehran Sahami and Jeremy M. Weinstein: Where Big Tech Went Wrong and How to Fix It · Sep 2021
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Michael G. Vickers
#381 | Michael G. Vickers: Intel, Special, Ops, & Strategy from the CIA's War in Afghanistan to Ukraine · Jun 2023
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Michael Gibson
309 | Michael Gibson: Setting the Higher Ed Paper Belt on Fire · Nov 2022
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Michael Kazin
500 | Michael Kazin: The Democratic Party's Unfinished Realignment and the Future of Populist Politics · 2 episodes
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Michael Laskawy
597 | Michael Laskawy: Why States Are the Real Center of American Politics · Mar 2026
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Michael R. Gordon
386 | Michael R. Gordon: The U.S. Isn't Ready for Great Power Conflict - And the Iraq War(s) That Led It There · Jul 2023
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Michael Tomasky
288 | Michael Tomasky: Why Progressive, Middle-Out Economics Will Succeed Neoliberalism · Sep 2022
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Michelle Wilde Anderson
258 | Michelle Wilde Anderson: How Recessions & Politics Dismantle Local Governments · Jun 2022
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Mike Slagh
438 | Mike Slagh: The Case for Building American Civil-Military Fusion · Dec 2023
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Misha Chellam
523 | Misha Chellam: What's Next for the Abundance Agenda? · Nov 2024
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Moshik Temkin
426 | Moshik Temkin: The Art of Leadership in an Era of Crisis and Generational Change · Nov 2023
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Nabila Ramdani
413 | Nabila Ramdani: Fixing France - How to Save a Broken Republic · Oct 2023
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Nancy Scola
574 | Nancy Scola: The Anti-Monopoly Summit, Abundance 2025, & National Conservatism - What D.C.’s Conference Season Really Revealed · 2 episodes
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Natalie Foster
471 | Natalie Foster: Universal Basic Income, the Expanded Child-Tax-Credit, & Why America's Economy Will Be Based on "Guarantees" · Apr 2024
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Nate Sibley
205 | Nate Sibley: Russia's Rulers Aren't Who You Think and What Sanctions Can (and Can't) Do · Mar 2022
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Neil Howe
388 | Neil Howe: The Fourth Turning Is Here - How America's Crisis Will End · Jul 2023
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Neil Lanctot
212 | Neil Lanctot: How the Legacy of World War I Shapes Our Response to Ukraine · Mar 2022
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Nicholas A. Lambert
498 | Nicholas A. Lambert: Alfred Thayer Mahan's Legacy & Why Sea Power Still Determines the Fate of Nations · Aug 2024
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Nicholas Dirks
450 | Nicholas Dirks: The Uses and Abuses of the University - Where Does Higher Ed Go from Here? · Jan 2024
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Nick Romeo
447 | Nick Romeo: The Public Rejects the Status Quo. What is the Alternative? · Jan 2024
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Nick Santhanam
305 | Nick Santhanam: The Return of Manufacturing and a Better, Faster, Stronger America · Oct 2022
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Nick Seabrook
266 | Nick Seabrook: Gerrymandering, Responsive Politics, and the Threat to Democracy · Jul 2022
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Nick Troiano
470 | Nick Troiano: Are Party Primaries the Cause of America's Political Dysfunction? · Apr 2024
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Recent episodes
600 episodes from the feed, newest first.
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The Realignment at WelcomeFest 2026 | The Difference Between Good and Bad Moderation with Steve TelesJun 2026
with Steve Teles
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How to Bring Back National Ambition - Inside the Build America Caucus with Rep. Josh HarderMay 2026
with Josh Harder
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601 | Noam Scheiber: How the Revolt of the College-Educated Working Class Could Reshape AmericaApr 2026
with Noam Scheiber
- Apr 2026
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599 | Henry Tonks: The Realignments Comes for the Democrats - Lessons from Liberalism's 1970s-1990s Wilderness YearsMar 2026
with Henry Tonks
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598 | Madeline Hart: How to Mobilize the American Industrial Base, Embrace Heretics, and Deter WWIIIMar 2026
with Madeline Hart
- Mar 2026
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596 | Saagar Enjeti: What the Iran War Means for MAGA, the New Right, and the America First MovementMar 2026
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594 | Steve Teles: Hard Lessons for Centrists Trying to Overcome the Mediocrity Challenge + Last Call for Niskanen Summer Institute ApplicationsFeb 2026
with Steve Teles
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592 | Laura Field: How the MAGA New Right Took Power - From the Flight 93 Essay to Trump 2024Feb 2026
with Laura K. Field
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591 | Saikat Chakrabarti: Building a New Consensus - How to Move America from "Failure Mode" to "Mission Mode"Jan 2026
with Saikat Chakrabarti
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589 | Danielle Lee Tomson: When the Story Breaks: MAGA, Liberalism, and the Battle to Define RealityJan 2026
with Danielle Lee Tomson
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588 | George M. Dougherty: Beyond "Unmanned": How Drones Are (and Aren't) Rewriting WarfareJan 2026
with George M. Dougherty
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587 | Mike Konczal: What’s Actually Driving the Affordability Crisis + Announcing the Niskanen Summer Institute for UndergradsDec 2025
with Mike Konczal
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586 | Oliver Libby: Strong Floor, No Ceiling - A Radical Moderate's Case for Reigniting the American DreamDec 2025
with Oliver Libby
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585 | Chris Matthews: The Politics of Authenticity and Why Robert F. Kennedy Still MattersDec 2025
with Chris Matthews
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583 | William D. Hartung & Ben Freeman: The Pentagon's Trillion Dollar War Machine and the Debate Over America's Role in the WorldNov 2025
with William D. Hartung
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582 | George Packer: The Emergency - The Post-Literate Age and the Unwinding of American LiberalismNov 2025
with George Packer