The Realignment

Ross Douthat, New York Times columnist and author of The Decadent Society: America Before and After the Pandemic, returns to The Realignment to discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic will lead America towards catastrophe, renaissance, or further decadence. https://douthat.substack.com/p/the-pandemic-and-the-decadent-society

Michael Brendan Dougherty, Senior Writer at National Review, Visiting Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and author of My Father Left Me Ireland, joins The Realignment to unpack the state of populism in the West, make the case for natalism, and discuss the challenges of the Biden era.

Kevin Roose, technology columnist for The New York Times and host of “Rabbit Hole,” joins The Realignment to discuss how automation will change the workplace, why white-collar workers should fear for their jobs, and how to deal with America’s “reality crisis.”

Mike Solana, author of the Pirate Wires Substack newsletter and Vice President at Founders Fund, joins The Realignment to discuss San Francisco’s fractious relationship with the tech industry, the importance of local politics, and what individuals and industries owe their communities.

Check out our Bookshop store to find all of Cal's books: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Cal Newport, author of A World Without Email: Reimagining Work in an Age of Communication Overload, joins The Realignment to discuss how email broke the workplace, remote-work during COVID, and how to pursue “digital minimalism” and “deep work.”

Listen & Subscribe to Marshall & Doran's new podcast Counterbalance: https://counterbalance.simplecast.com Michael Doran, Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute and cohost (with Marshall) of the new Counterbalance podcast, joins The Realignment to discuss the state of populism after 2020, the Biden administration’s approach to foreign policy, and why the Republican Party fails to govern.

Subscribe to The Realignment Substack: https://therealignment.substack.com/ Check out our Bookshop store: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Weston Wamp, Senior Political Strategist at Issue One and host of the Swamp Stories podcast, joins The Realignment to discuss campaign finance reform, corruption in Washington, and the future of the national debt.

Subscribe to The Realignment Substack: https://therealignment.substack.com/ Check out our Bookshop store: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Ben Fritz, author of The Big Picture: The Fight for the Future of Movies and West Coast Bureau Chief for U.S. News at The Wall Street Journal, joins The Realignment to discuss how the past, present, and future of Hollywood and emerging streaming platfor...

Subscribe to The Realignment Substack: https://therealignment.substack.com/ Check out our Bookshop store: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment David Sacks, co-founder and general partner at Craft Ventures and cohost of The All-In Podcast, joins The Realignment to discuss the case for recalling California Governor Gavin Newsom, the tech industry’s future in China, and the future of online speec...

Mara Hvistendahl, investigative reporter at The Intercept, joins The Realignment to discuss her book, The Scientist and the Spy (a Realignment best book of 2020), U.S.-China relations under Obama, Trump, and Biden, industrial espionage, and the past, present and future of the FBI. Visit The Realignment’s Bookshop storefront to purchase The Scientist and the Spy: https://bookshop.org/lists/marshall...

Subscribe to The Realignment Substack: https://therealignment.substack.com/ Check out our Bookshop store: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Balaji Srinivasan, angel investor, entrepreneur, and former CTO of Coinbase and General Partner at Andreessen Horowtiz, returns to The Realignment to discuss the world after COVID-19, why decentralization is inevitable, and the future of Asia.

Join Marshall and Saagar for the February edition of Realignment Qs: Will the Biden administration legalize marijuana? What would happen if China invaded Taiwan? How did the team pick The Realignment’s theme song? How would Tulsi Gabbard fare in the 2024 election? And more….

Derek Thompson, staff writer at The Atlantic, joins The Realignment to discuss the aftermath of the Robinhood controversy, the effect of remote work on major cities, and technology’s role in the disappearance of a shared American reality. Subscribe to The Realignment Substack: https://therealignment.substack.com/ Check out our Bookshop store: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment

Alex Kantrowitz, author/host of the Big Technology Substack/podcast, joins The Realignment for an emergency explainer of the Gamestop fiasco. Subscribe to The Realignment Substack: https://therealignment.substack.com/ Check out our Bookshop store: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Marshall and Saagar on this week’s Big Technology podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u-s-tech-after...

Subscribe to The Realignment Substack: https://therealignment.substack.com/ Check out our Bookshop store: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Steven Teles, Johns Hopkins University professor, senior fellow at the Niskanen Center, and author of Never Trump: The Revolt of the Conservative Elites, joins The Realignment to discuss how political moderates can win again and what’s next for Never Tr...

Lee Drutman, senior fellow in the Political Reform program at New America and author of Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop: The Case for Multiparty Democracy in America, joins The Realignment to make the case that the two-party system is wrecking American democracy. Subscribe to The Realignment Substack: https://therealignment.substack.com/ Check out our Bookshop store: https://bookshop.org/shop/the...

Subscribe to The Realignment Substack: https://therealignment.substack.com/ Check out our Bookshop store: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Michael Lind, author of The New Class War: Saving Democracy from the Managerial Elite, returns to The Realignment to discuss the end of the Trump administration, and the start of the Biden presidency. He also expands on his formulation that “neoliberali...

Subscribe to The Realignment Substack: https://therealignment.substack.com/ Check out our Bookshop store: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Swati Mylavarapu and Matt Rogers, co-founders of Incite, join The Realignment to discuss Silicon Valley after Trump, campaign finance reform, the future of the Democratic Party, and the challenge of fixing broken systems when one benefits from the statu...

Subscribe to The Realignment Substack: https://therealignment.substack.com/ Check out our Bookshop store: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Erik Torenberg, co-founder and partner of Village Global, an early stage venture capital firm, host of the Venture Stories podcast, and founder of On Deck, joins The Realignment to discuss the future of the tech industry, the challenges facing higher ed...

Subscribe to The Realignment Substack: https://therealignment.substack.com/ Check out our Bookshop store: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Eric Weinstein, host of “The Portal” podcast and managing director at Thiel Capital, returns to The Realignment to discuss the state of the U.S. after the riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Subscribe to The Realignment Substack: https://therealignment.substack.com/ Check out our Bookshop store: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Helen Andrews, a senior editor at The American Conservative and author of Boomers: The Men and Women Who Promised Freedom and Delivered Disaster, joins The Realignment to discuss the failed legacy of the Baby Boom generation and the world that Millennia...

Subscribe to The Realignment podcast’s new newsletter via https://therealignment.substack.com/ Joe Weisenthal, Bloomberg Editor and co-host of The Odd Lots Podcast, rejoins The Realignment to discuss stimulus checks, the government’s economic response to the pandemic, cryptocurrencies, and more.

Before The Realignment returns on Tuesday, January 4th, join Marshall, Saagar, and Sachit Gupta, Program Director of the On Deck Podcasting Fellowship, for a conversation about the future of podcasting, plus tips for starting and running your own podcast. More info on Sachit’s On Deck Podcasting Fellowship: https://www.beondeck.com/podcasters

Subscribe to The Realignment podcast’s new newsletter via https://therealignment.substack.com/ Jennifer Harris, Director of the Hewlett Foundation’s Economy and Society Initiative, joins The Realignment to discuss her new initiative to support efforts to replace neoliberalism and develop a new approach to addressing society’s biggest challenges.

Richard’s National Review Article: https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/12/the-working-class-party-myth-and-what-really-motivates-voters/ Richard’s National Populist Illusion Report: https://cspicenter.org/the-national-populist-illusion-why-culture-not-economics-drives-american-politics/#comments