The Realignment

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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.

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269 | Season Finale: Eve Fairbanks on What South Africa's Reckoning Means for the U.S. 22.07.2022 1:05:17

Subscribe to The Realignment on Supercast to support the show and access all of our bonus content: https://realignment.supercast.com/. REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/ PURCHASE EVE'S BOOK AT OUR BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Email us at: realignmentpod@gmail.com For the show's season finale (we're back in August) Eve Fairbanks, author of The Inheri...

268 | Saagar & Marshall on Realignments + Mark Leibovich on Trump's DC 21.07.2022 1:08:17

Subscribe to The Realignment on Supercast to support the show and access all of our bonus content: https://realignment.supercast.com/. REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/ BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Email us at: realignmentpod@gmail.com After last week's technical difficulties, we've combined two recordings that were cut short. First, Saagar and Mars...

Listener Q&A: Collapsing Institutions and Medicore Elites. How to Get Into Suits. What Are the Best Books on the Path to WW1? Do Blue State Migrants Bring Their Problems to Red States? And More.... 20.07.2022 11:04

267 | Matthew Ball: How the Metaverse Could Revolutionize Everything 19.07.2022 1:15:14

Subscribe to The Realignment on Supercast to support the show and access all of our bonus content: https://realignment.supercast.com/. REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/ PURCHASE THE METAVERSE AT OUR BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment READ MATTHEW'S ESSAYS https://www.matthewball.vc/ Email us at: realignmentpod@gmail.com Matthew Ball, author of The Metaver...

Note for Listeners About Today and Tomorrow's Episodes, Season Finale, and Subscribe to the Show! 14.07.2022 2:09

Subscribe to The Realignment on Supercast to support the show and access all of our bonus content: https://realignment.supercast.com/. REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/ PURCHASE ONE PERSON ONE, VOTE AT OUR BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Email us at: realignmentpod@gmail.com Due to technical difficulties, we're releasing today and tomorrow's episodes n...

266 | Nick Seabrook: Gerrymandering, Responsive Politics, and the Threat to Democracy 12.07.2022 1:01:24

Subscribe to The Realignment on Supercast to support the show and access all of our bonus content: https://realignment.supercast.com/. REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/ PURCHASE ONE PERSON ONE, VOTE AT OUR BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Email us at: realignmentpod@gmail.com Nick Seabrook, author of One Person, One Vote: A Surprising History of Gerryma...

265 | Peter Leyden: Is California the Future of American Politics? 08.07.2022 1:26:55

Subscribe to The Realignment on Supercast to support the show and access all of our bonus content: https://realignment.supercast.com/. Links to Peter Leyden's Writing: https://www.peterleyden.com/writing REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/ BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Email us at: realignmentpod@gmail.com Peter Leyden, Host of the Civilization Salons...

264 | Balaji Srinivasan: How and Why to Start New Countries 07.07.2022 1:43:44

Subscribe to The Realignment on Supercast to support the show and access all of our bonus content: https://realignment.supercast.com/. REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/ BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Email us at: realignmentpod@gmail.com Balaji Srinivasan, author of The Network State, returns to The Realignment to discuss why he thinks internet-native...

Teaser | Biweekly Supercast Listener Q&A: Voting for the Lesser of Two Evils, Saagar's Graduate School Advice, Peter Zeihan and the Blob, and More... 06.07.2022 6:51

Subscribe to The Realignment on Supercast to listen to this episode, and all of our other bonus content: https://realignment.supercast.com/ . In this teaser of today's bonus episode for Supercast subscribers, Marshall and Saagar answer questions from our Supercast AMA page. We cover: Does choosing not to vote lead to change? Saagar and Marshall's advice on deciding to attend graduate school. How...

263 | Steven McGregor: Will the U.S. Win the Next Battle of Midway? 05.07.2022 1:16:16

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262 | Saagar & Marshall: Marc Andreessen Reflections, Roe v. Wade Overturn and Where We Go Next + the Case for Suits and Ties 01.07.2022 1:11:07

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261 | Katherine Boyle: Getting Serious About American Dynamism 30.06.2022 1:04:52

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260 | Marc Andreessen on Everything: The Need to Build, Web3's Value, Political Realignments, Collapsing Trust, U.S. History, and More... 28.06.2022 1:25:26

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Unlocked | Saagar & Marshall's First Subscriber Q&A Discussion 24.06.2022 44:52

Due to a delayed discussion episode this week, we're unlocking our June 15th Supercast Q&A/AMA for free listeners of the show. If you'd like to support The Realignment and access our other two pieces of subscriber-only content, go to realignment.supercast.com. Subscribe to The Realignment on Supercast to support the show and access all of our bonus content: https://realignment.supercast.com/. REA...

259 | Chris Fenton: Top Gun: Maverick & the Future of Hollywood in China 23.06.2022 59:10

Warning, this episode contains spoilers for Top Gun: Maverick. Subscribe to The Realignment on Supercast to support the show and access all of our bonus content: https://realignment.supercast.com/. REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/ BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Email us at: realignmentpod@gmail.com This episode and our expanded coverage are made poss...

Teaser | Subscriber AMA: Our Favorite Elections, Government Gas Cards, Media Echo-Chambers, and More... 22.06.2022 7:01

Subscribe to The Realignment on Supercast to listen to this episode, and all of our other bonus content: https://realignment.supercast.com/. In this teaser of today's bonus episode for Supercast subscribers, Marshall and Saagar answer questions from our Supercast AMA page. Go to https://realignment.supercast.com/ to join in, support the show, and access exclusive content.

258 | Michelle Wilde Anderson: How Recessions & Politics Dismantle Local Governments 21.06.2022 1:00:47

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257 | Saagar & Marshall: Unpacking Peter Zeihan, Senate Gun Legislation, and Will Biden Run Again in 2024? 17.06.2022 1:17:23

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256 | Andrew Rice: How the Year 2000 Broke America 16.06.2022 58:41

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Teaser | Monthly Supercast Q&A: Trump vs. Desantis, What's the Next Realignment, Celebs in Politics, and More... 15.06.2022 12:08

Subscribe to The Realignment on Supercast to listen to this episode, and all of our other bonus content: https://realignment.supercast.com/ . In this teaser of today's bonus episode for Supercast subscribers, Marshall and Saagar answer questions from our Supercast AMA page. We cover: What drives our politics? Trump vs. Desantis in 2024? What issue will finally realign American politics? How celeb...

255 | Peter Zeihan: The End of the World Is Just the Beginning 14.06.2022 57:01

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Teaser | What Trump's Foreign Policy Legacy Means for 2024 13.06.2022 7:03

Subscribe to The Realignment on Supercast to listen to this episode, and all of our other bonus content: https://realignment.supercast.com/. In this bonus episode for Supercast subscribers, Marshall speaks with previous Realignment guest Peter Bergen about his new book: The Cost of Chaos: The Trump Administration and the World. Go to realignment.supercast.com to subscribe for the full show.

254 | Saagar & Marshall: Jan. 6 Committee, SF DA Recall, and Celebs in Politics 10.06.2022 1:08:25

SUBSCRIBE & SUPPORT THE SHOW: realignment.supercast.com This episode and our expanded coverage are made possible thanks to our Supercast subscribers. If you can, please support the show above. REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/ BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Email us at: realignmentpod@gmail.com Saagar and Marshall discuss the January 6 Committee's hea...

253 | Realignment Double-Header: Is a U.S. Conflict with China Inevitable? 09.06.2022 1:53:04

SUBSCRIBE & SUPPORT THE SHOW: realignment.supercast.com This episode and our expanded coverage are made possible thanks to our Supercast subscribers. If you can, please support the show above. REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/ BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Email us at: realignmentpod@gmail.com New Format: In a special, two-part episode, two guests jo...

252 | Ian Bremmer: Pandemics, Climate Change, and Disruption. Do Crises Equal Opportunity? 07.06.2022 59:48

SUBSCRIBE & SUPPORT THE SHOW: realignment.supercast.com This episode and our expanded coverage are made possible thanks to our Supercast subscribers. If you can, please support the show above. REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/ BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Email us at: realignmentpod@gmail.com Ian Bremmer, author of The Power of Crisis: How Three Th...