Evan Katz – Politics in Theory and Practice

We discuss the road ahead for the Biden administration, attempts to unify a fractured American populace, prospects for a Democratic agenda, Puerto Rican statehood, and where Republicans (and Donald Trump) go from here.

On this month’s podcast, we cover our thoughts on what happened (and is still happening) this election cycle. We talk about polling errors, long-term realignment trends, the Democrats’ messaging problem, interesting results in Florida and Georgia, high turnout, and what the next four years will look like.

We talk about the impending Supreme Court nomination showdown, President Trump's bout with the coronavirus, and the flawed nature of the Senate and other American institutions.

We’re back! On this month’s podcast, we discuss a hodgepodge of topics. First, we take a look at the recent European election results and their implications, as well as Brexit and British national politics. Then we jump back across the pond to talk about the proposal to ban former members of Congress from ever registering […]

On this month’s podcast, we discuss the ongoing government shutdown, Trump’s strategy, and the short- and long-term implications. https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/trump-isnt-playing-3d-chess-hes-playing-ultimate-tic-tac-toe/

On this month’s podcast, we discuss the United Kingdom’s impending exit from the European Union in March 2019 and what it means for the rest of the world.

On this month’s podcast, we discuss the results of the midterm elections in the House, Senate, and governor’s mansions.

On this month’s podcast, we discuss the growing democratic socialist movement in the Democratic Party and its impact on elections and policy. Here are the two articles we discuss during the podcast (one is a thumbnail, one is a url): https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/09/shield-of-the-republic-a-democratic-foreign-policy-for-the-trump-age/570010/

On this month’s podcast, we talk about the midterm elections, including the state of the House and Senate races. Here are some of the links we talk about in the podcast: House Map: https://www.270towin.com/2018-house-election/ Senate Map: https://www.270towin.com/2018-senate-election/ FiveThirtyEight’s Generic Ballot: https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/congress-generic-ballot-polls/ “Four Corners” Graph: https://www.weeklystandard.com/david-byler/the-four-corners-of-the-senate-map Brian Kemp ad:

On this podcast, we discuss the economic basis for tariffs, the Trump administration’s tariffs on steel and aluminum, and their domestic and international implications.

In this month’s podcast, we talk about power, different paradigms of international relations, and the China-U.S. relationship.

On this month's podcast, we discuss the different types of nuclear weapons, nuclear deterrence, and North Korea.

On this month’s podcast, we discuss the alt-right. Is the alt-right some unified monolith, or is it an amorphous, ideologically diverse blob? Who makes up the alt-right? Here are some of the links we reference in the podcast: National Review’s The Problems with Mencius Moldbug’s ‘Neoreaction’ The Atlantic’s What is the NRx (Neoreaction) Movement? The […]

On this month’s podcast, we talk about the growing trend of political amateurism in American politics and the role of superdelegates in the nomination process.

WARNING: The Last Jedi spoilers. In this podcast, we discuss The Last Jedi as a film as well as politics in the original and prequel trilogies. Skip to 13:15 if you want to avoid the bulk of the spoilers (though you still might encounter a few). Also, we apologize for Sam’s poor audio, he will […]