Evan Katz – Politics in Theory and Practice

Analyzing International Relations and American Politics

Podcast: The New Administration and the Road Ahead

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.

01-22
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Podcast: The 2020 Elections

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.

11-06
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Podcast: 2020, COVID-19, SCOTUS, and the Senate

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.

10-04
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Podcast: EU Elections, Lobbying, and Insights into Political Science/IR

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 […]

05-31
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Podcast: Government Shutdown

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/

01-21
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Podcast: Brexit

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.

12-18
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Podcast: Midterm Elections

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

11-12
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Podcast: Democrats and Foreign Policy

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/

09-23
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Podcast: Midterm Elections

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:

07-29
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Podcast: Trump’s Tariffs

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.

06-22
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Podcast: Power and China

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

05-08
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Podcast: Nuclear Weapons

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

03-29
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Podcast: Alt-Right

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 […]

02-21
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Podcast: Political Amateurism in 2018

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.

02-01
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Podcast: Star Wars

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 […]

12-21
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