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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.
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455 | Sarah Scoles: What Does the Future Hold for America's Nuclear Arsenal?

Subscribe to The Realignment to access our exclusive Q&A episodes and support the show: https://realignment.supercast.com/ REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/ PURCHASE BOOKS AT OUR BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Email Us: realignmentpod@gmail.com Foundation for American Innovation: https://www.thefai.org/posts/lincoln-becomes-fai Sarah Scoles, author of Countdown: The Blinding Future of Nuclear Weapons, joins The Realignment. Marshall and Sarah di...

Feb 15, 202437 minEp. 501

454 | Jeffrey Rosen: How the Education of the Founders Can Inspire the Next Generation of American Leaders

Subscribe to The Realignment to access our exclusive Q&A episodes and support the show: https://realignment.supercast.com/ REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/ PURCHASE BOOKS AT OUR BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Email Us: realignmentpod@gmail.com Foundation for American Innovation: https://www.thefai.org/posts/lincoln-becomes-fai Jeffrey Rosen, President & CEO of the National Constitution Center and author of The Pursuit of Happiness: How Clas...

Feb 13, 202452 minEp. 500

453 | Benn Steil: The Rise & Fall of Henry Wallace and the Inevitability of the Cold War

Subscribe to The Realignment to access our exclusive Q&A episodes and support the show: https://realignment.supercast.com/ REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/ PURCHASE BOOKS AT OUR BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Email Us: realignmentpod@gmail.com Foundation for American Innovation: https://www.thefai.org/posts/lincoln-becomes-fai Benn Steil, author of The World That Wasn't: Henry Wallace and the Fate of the American Century and Senior Fellow and D...

Feb 08, 202459 minEp. 499

452 | Jerry Hendrix: The Age of U.S. Naval Dominance Is Over

Subscribe to The Realignment to access our exclusive Q&A episodes and support the show: https://realignment.supercast.com/ REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/ PURCHASE BOOKS AT OUR BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Email Us: realignmentpod@gmail.com Foundation for American Innovation: https://www.thefai.org/posts/lincoln-becomes-fai The Atlantic: The Age of American Naval Dominance Is Over A Period of Consequences Speech Jerry's Broader Writing on Na...

Feb 06, 202456 minEp. 498

451 | Jonathan Blitzer: The Central American Origins of the Border Crisis

Subscribe to The Realignment to access our exclusive Q&A episodes and support the show: https://realignment.supercast.com/ REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/ PURCHASE BOOKS AT OUR BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Email Us: realignmentpod@gmail.com Foundation for American Innovation: https://www.thefai.org/posts/lincoln-becomes-fai Jonathan Blitzer, author of Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisi...

Feb 01, 202459 minEp. 497

450 | Nicholas Dirks: The Uses and Abuses of the University - Where Does Higher Ed Go from Here?

Subscribe to The Realignment to access our exclusive Q&A episodes and support the show: https://realignment.supercast.com/ REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/ PURCHASE BOOKS AT OUR BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Email Us: realignmentpod@gmail.com Foundation for American Innovation: https://www.thefai.org/posts/lincoln-becomes-fai Nicholas Dirks, former Chancelor of UC Berkeley, author of City of Intellect: The Uses and Abuses of the University, an...

Jan 30, 20241 hr 2 minEp. 496

Supercast AMA & Discussion Preview: GOP Heads to SC, Mass Media Layoffs, Texas Border Standoff, AMA, and More...

Subscribe to The Realignment to access the full version of this episode and support the show: https://realignment.supercast.com/ In the latest edition of The Realignment's weekend Ask Me Anything and discussion series, Saagar and Marshall discuss the state of the GOP Primary moving into South Carolina, the state of the media industry after this week's mass layoffs, the standoff between the Biden administration and Texas, answer audience questions, and more......

Jan 28, 20242 minEp. 495

449 | Noah Smith: 2024's Stakes, Rebuilding the Arsenal of Democracy, and How to Get Industrial Policy Back on Track

Subscribe to The Realignment to access our exclusive Q&A episodes and support the show: https://realignment.supercast.com/ REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/ PURCHASE BOOKS AT OUR BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Email Us: realignmentpod@gmail.com Foundation for American Innovation: https://www.thefai.org/posts/lincoln-becomes-fai Noah's Writing/Substack: Noahpinion | Noah Smith | Substack Noah Smith, author of the Noahpinion Substack, returns to T...

Jan 25, 20241 hr 8 minEp. 494

448 | Benjamin Herold: Are America's Schools and Suburbs Unraveling?

Subscribe to The Realignment to access our exclusive Q&A episodes and support the show: https://realignment.supercast.com/ REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/ PURCHASE BOOKS AT OUR BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Email Us: realignmentpod@gmail.com Foundation for American Innovation: https://www.thefai.org/posts/lincoln-becomes-fai Benjamin Herold, education reporter and author of Disillusioned: Five Families and the Unraveling of America's Suburbs,...

Jan 23, 20241 hrEp. 493

447 | Nick Romeo: The Public Rejects the Status Quo. What is the Alternative?

Subscribe to The Realignment to access our exclusive Q&A episodes and support the show: https://realignment.supercast.com/ REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/ PURCHASE BOOKS AT OUR BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Email Us: realignmentpod@gmail.com Foundation for American Innovation: https://www.thefai.org/posts/lincoln-becomes-fai Nick Romeo, New Yorker writer and author of The Alternative: How to Build a Just Economy, joins The Realignment. Marsha...

Jan 18, 202451 minEp. 492

446 | Tina Nguyen: How the Conservative Movement Went MAGA

Subscribe to The Realignment to access our exclusive Q&A episodes and support the show: https://realignment.supercast.com/ REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/ PURCHASE BOOKS AT OUR BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Email Us: realignmentpod@gmail.com Foundation for American Innovation: https://www.thefai.org/posts/lincoln-becomes-fai Tina Nguyen, a national correspondent for Puck and author of The MAGA Diaries, joins The Realignment. Marshall and Tina...

Jan 16, 20241 hr 1 minEp. 491

Supercast Preview: 2024 Reading Goals, Yemen Strikes, Taiwan's Election, the GOP Primary Kicks Off, Audience AMA, and More...

Subscribe to The Realignment to access the full version of this episode and support the show: https://realignment.supercast.com/ In 2024's first edition of The Realignment's Recap and Ask Me Anything, Marshall and Saagar discuss their 2024 reading goals, the aftermath of the airstrikes against the Houthis in Yemen, Taiwan's elections, the start of the 2024 GOP presidential campaign, November election predictions, and audience Q&A.

Jan 14, 20241 minEp. 490

445 | Arun Gupta: Venture Meets Mission - How Mission-Driven Capitalism Can Solve Societal Challenges

Subscribe to The Realignment to access our exclusive Q&A episodes and support the show: https://realignment.supercast.com/ REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/ PURCHASE BOOKS AT OUR BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Email Us: realignmentpod@gmail.com Foundation for American Innovation: https://www.thefai.org/posts/lincoln-becomes-fai Arun Gupta, CEO of the NobleReach Foundation and co-author of Venture Meets Mission: Aligning People, Purpose, and Prof...

Jan 12, 202454 minEp. 489

444 | Joshua Green: AOC, Bernie, & Warren - The Left Populist Struggle for a New American Politics

Subscribe to The Realignment to access our exclusive Q&A episodes and support the show: https://realignment.supercast.com/ REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/ PURCHASE BOOKS AT OUR BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Email Us: realignmentpod@gmail.com Foundation for American Innovation: https://www.thefai.org/posts/lincoln-becomes-fai Joshua Green, Bloomberg National Correspondent and author of The Rebels: Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Alexandria O...

Jan 11, 20241 hr 5 minEp. 488

443 | Yaroslav Trofimov: Will 2024 Bring Victory, Defeat, or Stalemate in Ukraine?

Subscribe to The Realignment to access our exclusive Q&A episodes and support the show: https://realignment.supercast.com/ REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/ PURCHASE BOOKS AT OUR BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Email Us: realignmentpod@gmail.com Foundation for American Innovation: https://www.thefai.org/posts/lincoln-becomes-fai Yaroslav Trofimov, The Wall Street Journal's Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent and author of Our Enemies Will Vanish:...

Jan 09, 202455 minEp. 487

442 | Heather Jo Richman: The AUKUS Partnership and How the U.S., U.K., and Australia Can Invest in Dual-Use Technologies

Subscribe to The Realignment to access our exclusive Q&A episodes and support the show: https://realignment.supercast.com/ REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/ PURCHASE BOOKS AT OUR BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Email Us: realignmentpod@gmail.com Foundation for American Innovation: https://www.thefai.org/posts/lincoln-becomes-fai Heather Jo Richman, Founder and Chair of the U.S. Defense Investors Network, joins The Realignment. Heather and Marshal...

Dec 22, 202359 minEp. 486

FAI Presents | Jennifer Pahlka & Michael Kratsios : From Tech to Government and Back Again

Earlier this month Marshall moderated a conversation Jennifer Pahlka and Michael Kratsios on their experiences moving from tech to government and back again. Jennifer Pahlka, founder of Code for America, served as the Deputy Chief Technology Officer of the United States under President Obama, and as a member of the Defense Innovation Board under Presidents Obama and Trump. This year, she published Recoding America: Why Government Is Failing in the Digital Age and How We Can Do Better. Michael Kr...

Dec 21, 202346 minEp. 484

441 | Matthew George: Human-Machine Partnership and the Case for Autonomous Flight

Subscribe to The Realignment to access our exclusive Q&A episodes and support the show: https://realignment.supercast.com/ REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/ PURCHASE BOOKS AT OUR BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Email Us: realignmentpod@gmail.com Foundation for American Innovation: https://www.thefai.org/posts/lincoln-becomes-fai In the last episode of The Realignment's coverage of the Reagan Defense Forum, Matthew George, CEO of Merlin Labs, join...

Dec 19, 202328 minEp. 483

Recap and AMA - Free Edition | Marshall & Saagar on 2024 Optimism, Zelensky's Visit to DC, Biden vs. Trump, the Vibecession, and More...

Subscribe to The Realignment to access the full version of this episode and support the show: https://realignment.supercast.com/ In this week's EOY edition of The Realignment's Recap and Ask Me Anything, Marshall and Saagar discuss their optimism moving into 2024, Biden and Trump's prospects for 2024, the "Vibecession" discourse, Zelensky's visit to DC, and more...

Dec 17, 202342 minEp. 485

440 | Ryan Grim: What's Next for AOC and the Squad?

Subscribe to The Realignment to access our exclusive Q&A episodes and support the show: https://realignment.supercast.com/ REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/ PURCHASE BOOKS AT OUR BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Email Us: realignmentpod@gmail.com Foundation for American Innovation: https://www.thefai.org/posts/lincoln-becomes-fai Ryan Grim, the Intercept's Washington Bureau Chief, cohost of Counterpoints, and author of The Squad: AOC and the Hope ...

Dec 15, 202354 minEp. 482

439 | John Brennan: The AI Future We Were Promised Is Finally Here

Subscribe to The Realignment to access our exclusive Q&A episodes and support the show: https://realignment.supercast.com/ REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/ PURCHASE BOOKS AT OUR BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Email Us: realignmentpod@gmail.com Foundation for American Innovation: https://www.thefai.org/posts/lincoln-becomes-fai John Brennan, General Manager, Public Sector at Scale AI, joins The Realignment as part of the show's coverage of the 2...

Dec 14, 202332 minEp. 481

438 | Mike Slagh: The Case for Building American Civil-Military Fusion

Defense Venture Summit Talks: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdhfXtyLBQ9GFdAgCBHDVME9hd3GgT_TS Subscribe to The Realignment to access our exclusive Q&A episodes and support the show: https://realignment.supercast.com/ REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/ PURCHASE BOOKS AT OUR BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Email Us: realignmentpod@gmail.com Foundation for American Innovation: https://www.thefai.org/posts/lincoln-becomes-fai Earlier this mon...

Dec 12, 202340 minEp. 480

RE: Something Interesting | Johnny Smith on What Michael Jordan Meant for 1990s America, the Colorblind Racial Ideal, and Sports in Politics

Purchase Jumpman: https://bookshop.org/lists/re-something-interesting-book-list? Welcome to RE: Something Interesting, The Realignment's new Saturday podcast focused on more casual conversations about American culture and society with people who've released something worth diving into. Today's guest is Georgia Tech's Johnny Smith, author of Jumpman: The Making and Meaning of Michael Jordan. Marshall and Johnny discuss how racial politics shaped Michael Jordan's career, the role of sports in soci...

Dec 09, 202359 minEp. 479

437 | Joe Lonsdale: The Role of Defense Technology in a New Era of Conflict

Read More : Our Duties as Defense Technologists - Joe Lonsdale Joe Lonsdale's Blog : Joe Lonsdale | Substack Subscribe to The Realignment to access our exclusive Q&A episodes and support the show: https://realignment.supercast.com/ REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/ PURCHASE BOOKS AT OUR BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Email Us: realignmentpod@gmail.com Foundation for American Innovation: https://www.thefai.org/posts/lincoln-becomes-fai Last weeke...

Dec 08, 202324 minEp. 478

436 | Shyam Sankar: From the "Last Supper" to the "First Breakfast" - How 30 Years of Consolidation & Financialization Broke the Defense Industry

Read More: From Last Supper to First Breakfast: The Defense Tech Ecosystem Last Breakfast Substack: First Breakfast | Shyam Sankar | Substack Subscribe to The Realignment to access our exclusive Q&A episodes and support the show: https://realignment.supercast.com/ REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/ PURCHASE BOOKS AT OUR BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Email Us: realignmentpod@gmail.com Foundation for American Innovation: https://www.thefai.org/pos...

Dec 07, 202337 minEp. 477

435 | Tim Alberta: Will Trump's Alliance with Evangelicals Lead to Victory in 2024?

Subscribe to The Realignment to access our exclusive Q&A episodes and support the show: https://realignment.supercast.com/ REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/ PURCHASE BOOKS AT OUR BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Email Us: realignmentpod@gmail.com Foundation for American Innovation: https://www.thefai.org/posts/lincoln-becomes-fai Tim Alberta, staff writer for The Atlantic and author of The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals i...

Dec 05, 202358 minEp. 476

RE: Something Interesting | Jason Del Rey on the Future of Black Friday and Holiday Sales, In-Person vs. Online Commerce, and How Amazon & Walmart Are Redefining How We Shop

Purchase Winner Sells All: https://bookshop.org/lists/re-something-interesting-book-list? Welcome to RE: Something Interesting, The Realignment's new Saturday podcast focused on more casual conversations about American culture and society with people who've released something worth diving into. Today's guest is the journalist Jason Del Rey, author of Winner Sells All: Amazon, Walmart, and the Battle for Our Wallets. Marshall and Jason discuss a listener's question about the state of Black Friday...

Dec 02, 202347 minEp. 475

434 | Ben Mezrich: Will Elon Musk Make or Break X?

Subscribe to The Realignment to access our exclusive Q&A episodes and support the show: https://realignment.supercast.com/ REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/ PURCHASE BOOKS AT OUR BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Email Us: realignmentpod@gmail.com Foundation for American Innovation: https://www.thefai.org/posts/lincoln-becomes-fai Ben Mezrich, author of Breaking Twitter: Elon Musk and the Most Controversial Corporate Takeover in History, returns to...

Dec 01, 202357 minEp. 474

433 | Adam Hammer: Funding and Scaling the Breakthrough Tech America Needs to Win the 21st Century

Subscribe to The Realignment to access our exclusive Q&A episodes and support the show: https://realignment.supercast.com/ Roadrunner Venture Studios: https://roadrunnerventurestudios.com/ REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/ PURCHASE BOOKS AT OUR BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Email Us: realignmentpod@gmail.com Foundation for American Innovation: https://www.thefai.org/posts/lincoln-becomes-fai Adam Hammer, President and Co-Founder of Roadrunner V...

Nov 30, 202352 minEp. 473

432 | Jennifer Burns: Is the Milton Friedman Era Over?

Subscribe to The Realignment to access our exclusive Q&A episodes and support the show: https://realignment.supercast.com/ REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/ PURCHASE BOOKS AT OUR BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Email Us: realignmentpod@gmail.com Foundation for American Innovation: https://www.thefai.org/posts/lincoln-becomes-fai Jennifer Burns, Stanford history professor and author of Milton Friedman: The Last Conservative & Goddess of the Ma...

Nov 28, 20231 hr 1 minEp. 472
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