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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Yascha Mounk
409 | Yascha Mounk: The Identity Trap - Why New Group Identity & Social Justice Ideas Failed to Transform America · 2 episodes
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David Phillips
290 | David Phillips: The War for the Soul of the Navy Seals, Recruitment Shortfalls, and the Military's Afghanistan/Iraq Hangover · Sep 2022
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Amanda Litman
146 | Amanda Litman and Pete Davis: If All Politics is National, What Happens Back Home? · Jul 2021
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Ben Mezrich
434 | Ben Mezrich: Will Elon Musk Make or Break X? · 2 episodes
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Bradley Tusk
327 | Welcome to 2023 - Navigating Political & Market Chaos with Bradley Tusk · 2 episodes
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Chris Miller
295 | Chris Miller: The Chip War and the Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology · Oct 2022
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Daniel Squadron
565 | Daniel Squadron: Rebuilding American Liberalism from the States Up · Aug 2025
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David Lipsky
395 | David Lipsky: Climate Change, the Culture Wars, and the Path to Denial · Aug 2023
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David Sacks
231 | David Sacks: The Case for Realism & Non-Interventionism · 2 episodes
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Franklin Foer
401 | Franklin Foer: Inside the Biden White House & the Struggle for America's Future · Sep 2023
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Katherine Boyle
261 | Katherine Boyle: Getting Serious About American Dynamism · 2 episodes
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Naomi Oreskes
350 | Busting the Myth of Market Fundamentalism with Naomi Oreskes & Erik M. Conway · Mar 2023
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Roy Bahat
188 | Roy Bahat: How Can We Build a Win-Win Society? · Dec 2021
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Shyam Sankar
436 | Shyam Sankar: From the "Last Supper" to the "First Breakfast" - How 30 Years of Consolidation & Financialization Broke the Defense Industry · Dec 2023
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Steve Blank
328 | The Pentagon Isn't Ready for the New World of Disruptive Innovation with Steve Blank · Jan 2023
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Steve Case
294 | Steve Case: How Entrepreneurs in Surprising Places Are Building the New American Dream · Sep 2022
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Trae Stephens
320 | Trae Stephens: Rebooting the Arsenal of Democracy · Dec 2022
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Walter Russell Mead
Podcast Premiere | Arsenal of Democracy: America Is Not in Decline, but It Needs Help (feat. Walter Russell Mead) · Aug 2023
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James Stavridis
511 | Admiral James Stavridis: Pre-War America, the U.S. Navy, and How the Lessons of the 1930s Apply to Today · 3 episodes
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Alec MacGillis
110 | Alec MacGillis: Winning and Losing in Amazon’s “One-Click” America · Mar 2021
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Amy Chua
153 | Amy Chua: How Tribalism Set the World on Fire After 9/11 · Aug 2021
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Amy Finkelstein
390 | Amy Finkelstein: How to Tear Down the Broken Healthcare System · Jul 2023
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Antonio García-Martinez
284 | The Realignment x The Pull Request: Antonio García Martinez on What's Broken, How to Fix It, or Do We Just Move to Balaji's Network State? · 3 episodes
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Bayard Winthrop
475 | Bayard Winthrop: Why America Must Rebuild Its Domestic Manufacturing Base · May 2024
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Ben Terris
376 | Ben Terris: The Winners and Losers of DC's Big Break After Trump · Jun 2023
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Brad Stone
126 | Brad Stone: What Does an Unbound Amazon Mean for America? · May 2021
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Chris Hughes
548 | Chris Hughes: Why Marketcrafting is the Key to America's Economic Future · Apr 2025
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Chris Murphy
529 | Senator Chris Murphy: Can Economic Populism Win the Fight for the Working Class? · Jan 2025
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Christopher Mims
170 | Christopher Mims: Inside the Supply Chain Crisis · Oct 2021
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Conor Dougherty
Conor Dougherty: How to Fix America's Housing Crisis - Supply & Demand, Wall Street's Role, and New Cities · 2 episodes
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Dana Mattioli
472 | Dana Mattioli: Amazon's Quest for Domination, Antitrust's Return, and the Rise of Lina Khan · Apr 2024
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David Gelles
250 | David Gelles: Undoing the Legacy of the Man Who Broke Capitalism · Jun 2022
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David Ignatius
479 | David Ignatius: The First Space War, Ukraine & China Challenges, Biden's Age, and America's New Age of Reform · May 2024
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Dmitri Alperovitch
473 | Dmitri Alperovitch: Why the Fight for Taiwan Will Define the 21st Century · Apr 2024
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Eliot Brown
143 | Eliot Brown and Maureen Farrell: How Wall Street and Venture Capital Fueled the Great Startup Delusion · Jul 2021
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Glenn Greenwald
114 | Glenn Greenwald: Securing Democracy and the Lessons from Bolsonaro’s Brazil · Apr 2021
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The Realignment at WelcomeFest 2026 | The Difference Between Good and Bad Moderation with Steve TelesJun 2026
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How to Bring Back National Ambition - Inside the Build America Caucus with Rep. Josh HarderMay 2026
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601 | Noam Scheiber: How the Revolt of the College-Educated Working Class Could Reshape AmericaApr 2026
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599 | Henry Tonks: The Realignments Comes for the Democrats - Lessons from Liberalism's 1970s-1990s Wilderness YearsMar 2026
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598 | Madeline Hart: How to Mobilize the American Industrial Base, Embrace Heretics, and Deter WWIIIMar 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