Church and Empire

Trump, the Pope, and the war nobody bothered to justify.

May 1 • Damir Marusic, Santiago Ramos, and Christine Emba

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April 2026

Politics Without Politicians

Live Podcast Recording—May 7; Bistro Cacao, Washington, DC

Apr 27

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Did We Get Hungary Wrong?

Julian Waller on Orbán's fall, Magyar's rise, and a decade of bad shorthand.

Apr 19 • Damir Marusic, Shadi Hamid, and Julian G. Waller

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Anti-Politics and the Counter-Revolution

Giovanni Orsina on whether Europe can survive the populist moment.

Apr 14 • Damir Marusic and Samuel Kimbriel

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Peter Beinart on Why the "Right to Exist" is the Wrong Question

The harder question is what should actually replace it.

Apr 1 • Damir Marusic, Shadi Hamid, and Peter Beinart

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March 2026

Techno Humanism? A Debate with Antón Barba-Kay and Jason Crawford

Live Podcast Recording—April 7; The Crown & Crow, Washington, DC

Mar 26 • Wisdom of Crowds

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Does Israel Have a "Right" to Exist?

No. But that doesn't mean it should be dissolved either.

Mar 25 • Shadi Hamid

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Is Modern Malaise Actually Modern?

A debate about whether our age is as unique as it thinks.

Mar 19 • Ripley Stroud and Ian Tuttle

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What Ails the Left?

Jonny Thakkar on why Democrats just can't people excited about their program.

Mar 17 • Shadi Hamid, Samuel Kimbriel, and Jonny Thakkar

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The Future of Humanity: A Conversation with Rutger Bregman & Samuel Kimbriel

Live Podcast Recording—18 March; Embassy of the Free Mind, Amsterdam

Mar 10 • Wisdom of Crowds

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Cameron Kasky on How Israel Lost America

The activist and former congressional candidate reflects on the changing fortunes of the Democratic Party.

Mar 7 • Shadi Hamid, Cameron Kasky, and Damir Marusic

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February 2026

Are We All Clavicular Now?

How successful and prosperous societies undermine the family — and human flourishing.

Feb 23 • Damir Marusic, Shadi Hamid, and Christine Emba

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