Moderate Party

On March 16th, 8 people were shot and killed in Atlanta. Since then, there have been 49 other mass shootings. Combine that with the number of people we lose every year to suicide and when thing becomes painfully clear — we need to talk about guns. On this weeks episode, Hillari sits down with Dr. Cass Crifasi from the John Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Prevention and Policy to discuss why...

On this week’s episode of Moderate Party, Hillari sits down with Ross Benes to talk about Rural America: why they responded to Trump, their perception of Government, which party is serving them well, and how both parties can serve Rural America better. Along the way, they discuss the magic of Nebraska’s independent spirit and Hillari shouts about how many President’s it’s g...

Do you have the right to vote? Who decides? Why is it easier for some people to vote than others? And why is it so much harder to vote in America than other countries? In today’s episode, Hillari Lombard digs into voting rights in America. She looks at the historical case for voting rights, barriers we put in place to keep people from voting, and what we can do about it. This episode is part...

Welcome Back! In the first episode after a brief hiatus Hillari Lombard talks through updates on Moderate Party, answers listener questions on Joe Manchin, Jeep Cherokee, and talking to your parents about politics. After that, she breaks down the news in a segment titled: WTF is going on – a conversation about the news. Stories covered in this episode include: The Crisis at the Border, Biden...

In this week’s episode, Hillari Lombard breaks down the impeachment trial and the partisan maneuvering the resulted in Trump’s acquittal. Hillari talks through the Democrat’s fumble on witnesses, the GOP’s refusal to take the impeachment process seriously, the arguments for and against Trump’s impeachment, and what this means for the state of the US Senate. // Subscri...

Our democracy isn’t going to save itself — if we want things to get better we have to roll up our sleeves and make them better. On this week’s episode of ModPod, Hillari sits down with Carolyn Lukensmeyer to talk through the ambitious plan to save our democracy and what each one of us has to do to make it happen. This conversation centers around a report published by the American...

In this week’s episode of Moderate Party, Hillari Lombard reflects on the riots at the US Capitol, what it means for democracy in the United States, and what role moderate must play in what happens next. Political moderates and centrists are the natural enemies of extremists. As such, they have a duty to step up and defend our democracy from the poison of polarization and extremism. The time...

Can rethinking conservatism help us combat loneliness and reclaim the American Project? What impact does loneliness have on our Nation? What impact does it have on us? On today’s episode of Moderate Party, Hillari Lombard sits down with Pete Peterson, Dean of the Graduate School for Public Policy at Pepperdine University, to talk about the effect loneliness has on politics, viewpoint diversi...

When COVID started spreading last spring, conversations about the role of government were generally centered around one question — should we prioritize the economy or public health? Yet, here we are in December, and it seems we’ve lost control of both. On today’s episode of Modpod, we’re going to figure out how this happened and where we go from here. If you have thoughts o...

Hillari examines the fight between the Moderate and Progressive wings of the Democratic Party and what it could mean moving forward. Later, she is joined by Lanae Erickson to discuss the Funhouse Mirror Effect in Politics , what voters really want, moderate policy, rank choice voting , and pushing social progress from the middle instead of the far left. She points out that being a Moderate doesn&r...

Tim Phillips is the Founder and CEO of Beyond Conflict; he joins Hillari Lombard to talk polarization, democracy, and his report America’s Divided Mind. These days the United States of America are anything but united. Polarization is out of control and things are devolving very quickly. But, our country is not beyond repair. More than anything, Tim will give you hope. Hope that we can heal t...

Moderate Party is a political podcast for Moderates, Centrists, and Independents. Each week, Hillari Lombard will be joined by conservatives, liberals, politicians, journalists, activists, educators, and anyone else with a good idea on how to improve our Country. She will take an honest look at the week’s news and have inspiring conversations with top political thinkers — all while try...