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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Michael Lind
365 | Michael Lind: How the Suppression of Wages is Destroying America · 2 episodes
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Oren Cass
562 | Oren Cass: American Compass and the Right's Trump-Era Realignment · 3 episodes
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Rana Foroohar
301 | Rana Foroohar: The Path to Prosperity in a Post-Global World · Oct 2022
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Rogé Karma
502 | Rogé Karma: The End of Reaganomics, the Rise and Fall of Bidenomics, and Why It's Time to Build Again in America · Aug 2024
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Steve Teles
The Realignment at WelcomeFest 2026 | The Difference Between Good and Bad Moderation with Steve Teles · 13 episodes
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Steven Teles
490 | Steven Teles Part II: How to Enact the Abundance Agenda, the State of Universities, and Why Conservatives Are Avoiding Academia · 3 episodes
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Eliana Johnson
163 | Eliana Johnson and Chris Stirewalt: The Real Lessons from the 2016 and 2020 Elections · Sep 2021
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Elliot Ackerman
374 | Elliot Ackerman: How a Divided America Grapples its Past, Present, and Future · 3 episodes
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Erich Schwartzel
198 | Erich Schwartzel: Hollywood, China, and the Global Battle for Cultural Supremacy · Feb 2022
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Eyck Freymann
How the U.S. Can Deter China from Invading Taiwan in 2027 with Eyck Freymann · May 2026
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Henry Olsen
358 | Henry Olsen: Trump vs. DeSantis and the Fight for the New Republican Party · Apr 2023
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John Ganz
487: John Ganz: How the 1990s Broke America - Con Men, and Conspiracies, and a Failed Transition from the Reagan Years · Jun 2024
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Jonathan Blitzer
451 | Jonathan Blitzer: The Central American Origins of the Border Crisis · Feb 2024
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Jonathan Cohn
113 | Jonathan Cohn: Why the Ten Year War Over Obamacare Explains Everything About American Politics · Apr 2021
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Josh Hawley
123 | Senator Josh Hawley Part II · May 2021
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Josh Mitchell
239 | Josh Mitchell: How Student Loans Became a National Catastrophe · May 2022
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Martin Wolf
346 | The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism with Martin Wolf · Feb 2023
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Michael Beckley
279 | Sprinting Towards Conflict with a Peaking China - Michael Beckley on the Dangers of the Next Decade · Aug 2022
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Mike Gallagher
333 | Inside the New House China Select Committee with Rep. Mike Gallagher · Jan 2023
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Osita Nwanevu
566 | Osita Nwanevu: The Case for a New American Founding: Rethinking Democracy After 2024 · Aug 2025
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Paul Scharre
355 | The Global AI Race and the Future of Great Power Competition with Paul Scharre · Mar 2023
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Robert Draper
Iraq War 20th Anniversary | Robert Draper on How the Bush Administration Took America Into Iraq · 2 episodes
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Robert Kagan
330 | Does Great Power Equal Responsibility? America and the World from WWI to Ukraine with Robert Kagan · Jan 2023
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Ryan Grim
440 | Ryan Grim: What's Next for AOC and the Squad? · Dec 2023
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Saleha Mohsin
464 | Saleha Mohsin: How the Weaponization of the Dollar Changed the World Order · Mar 2024
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Sam D'Amico
567 | Sam D'Amico & Noah Smith: Why Electricity Is Eating the World - How the Electric Tech Stack Will Dominate the 21st Century · Aug 2025
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Sohrab Ahmari
396 | Sohrab Ahmari: Post-Liberalism and the Threat of Private Tyranny · 2 episodes
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Steve Krakauer
352 | How the Media Lost Its Way and Lessons for 2024 with Steve Krakauer · Mar 2023
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Tim Carney
466 | Tim Carney: Are Falling Birth Rates the Result of a "Family Unfriendly" American Culture? · Mar 2024
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Siddharth Kara
332 | How the Congo's Cobalt Fuels Electric Vehicles, Batteries, and Modern-Day Slavery with Siddharth Kara · Jan 2023
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Cade Metz
122 | Cade Metz: How Google, Facebook, Elon Musk’s OpenAI, and the U.S. and Chinese Governments Will Shape AI’s Future · May 2021
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Carlos Lozada
458 | Carlos Lozada: How to Read Politics & Politicians - What Books Say About Power, Personalities, and Washington · Feb 2024
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Jacob Helberg
#359 | Jacob Helberg: The Geopolitics of the Great U.S.-China Tech Decoupling · 2 episodes
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Jai Malik
303 | Jai Malik & Lucas Bagno: Disrupting America's Industrial Base · Oct 2022
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Laura K. Field
592 | Laura Field: How the MAGA New Right Took Power - From the Flight 93 Essay to Trump 2024 · Feb 2026
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Pankaj Mishra
Pankaj Mishra: The World After Gaza - What Will Trump II Mean for Israel, Palestine, & the Middle East · Feb 2025
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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
with Madeline Hart
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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