In our first post-election episode, I’m joined by Patrick Ruffini, a co-founder of Echelon Insights and the author of Party of the People: Inside the Multiracial Populist Coalition Remaking the GOP. We dive right into last week’s results, starting with how and why non-white voters shifted so much towards Trump. We cover the “cosmopolitan trap” that Democrats have fallen into—focusing solely on issues that motivate white voters with a college degree—and why the Harris campaign over-indexed on abortion and democracy. Will Democrats finally have a “Sister Souljah” moment? Who might emerge as the face of a changed Democratic Party? What can the Trump administration focus on to improve the GOP’s standing with their new voters? Get full access to The Liberal Patriot at www.liberalpatriot.com/subscribe
Today I'm joined by Tim Shenk, a history professor at George Washington University and the author of Left Adrift: What Happened to Liberal Politics. We start back in 1992 with Bill Clinton's presidential campaign and the emergence of party strategists Stan Greenberg and Doug Schoen. We discuss competing approaches for coalition building—Greenberg's preference for New Deal-esque pocketbook populism and Schoen's for a more complete move to the center on social and cultural issues. Turning towards this year's campaign, Tim makes the case that Kamala Harris has largely rejected the expected Brahmin Left playbook. But does Harris's campaign rhetoric actually represent a lasting change for Democrats? Is the progressive moment over? Join us for an engaging conversation on the past, present, and future of the Democratic Party. Get full access to The Liberal Patriot at www.liberalpatriot.com/subscribe
As Election Day draws closer, I'm joined by my AEI colleague Sean Trende to break down all things 2024. We discuss swing state polling before moving into who we think might be favored to win the White House. Did Democrats make the wrong VP pick? What's behind Harris's stubborn leads in the Midwestern battlegrounds? Why are some pollsters suddenly weighting on recalled vote? Who's favored to win the House and Senate? Tune in for answers to all that and more! Get full access to The Liberal Patriot at www.liberalpatriot.com/subscribe
On this week’s podcast, Musa al-Gharbi and I start with a laugh about his journey from a ruby-red county in Arizona to Columbia University before diving into his new book: We Have Never Been Woke: The Cultural Contradictions of a New Elite. How is social justice discourse used to justify and maintain inequality? Why are these problems often most acute in blue cities? In what ways have right-wing politicians capitalized on normie discontent? Tune in for all that and more! Get full access to The Liberal Patriot at www.liberalpatriot.com/subscribe
Today I sit down with my AEI colleague and fellow punditry aficionado Jonah Goldberg. In addition to co-founding The Dispatch, Jonah hosts The Remnant podcast and writes a regular column for the Los Angeles Times. We explore the rise of populism within the GOP, the transformation of the Republican Party under Trump, and the intellectual roots of conservative movements like the so-called "Reformicons." We also get into the challenges facing the Democratic Party, the overproduction of elites, and the role of identity politics. Get full access to The Liberal Patriot at www.liberalpatriot.com/subscribe
On the latest podcast, I sit down with Julius Krein, editor of American Affairs magazine, to discuss the current state of the Republican and Democratic parties. We cover the Democrats' struggle to capitalize on the GOP's Trump-era disarray, the potential for a new centrism within the Democratic Party, and the reality of American industrial policy.Check it out and please subscribe to the TLP Podcast! Get full access to The Liberal Patriot at www.liberalpatriot.com/subscribe
Pollster-extraordinaire Kristen Soltis Anderson joins the podcast for a riveting discussion on the Democrats’ candidate swap and recent surveys showing Kamala and The Donald neck-and-neck. We dive into the shifting voting behavior of Millennials and Gen Z, before a look at the ever-increasing gender gap. Finally, we ponder what a Trump loss might mean for the future of the Republican Party—and Kristen takes us home with a killer Jurassic Park analogy. Get full access to The Liberal Patriot at www.liberalpatriot.com/subscribe
This week we take a break from horse race coverage and welcome cultural commentator Kat Rosenfield to the podcast. Now doing great work at The Free Press, Kat is the author of five novels and hosts the Feminine Chaos podcast. We dive into how identitarian politics came to dominate our culture and try to explain how the left won the culture wars, but still pretends not to have any power. We compare notes on our changing views of the left, before Kat explains if there’s any hope for a more heterodox Gen Z culture. Get full access to The Liberal Patriot at www.liberalpatriot.com/subscribe
Today I sit down with my friend Henry Olsen, one of the best political analysts out there. We start off with a recap of the French elections and ponder whether the new coalition will actually get anything done. We then travel across the Channel and discuss the massive new Labour majority in the UK. Do the results indicate love for Labour—or just contempt for the Tories? Finally, we head stateside and wrap up with the latest on President Biden and preview what a second Trump term might look like. Get full access to The Liberal Patriot at www.liberalpatriot.com/subscribe
This week I welcome Coleman Hughes to the pod for a discussion of race and politics. Coleman, who hosts his own excellent podcast Conversations with Coleman, is the author of The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America. We talk about ideological capture on college campuses before looking back at leftist re-packaging of the civil rights movement and the rise of “sacred” identity politics. We wrap up with a discussion of whether any elected Democrat will come along and break from woke orthodoxy. Get full access to The Liberal Patriot at www.liberalpatriot.com/subscribe
This week I'm joined by my good friend, Josh Kraushaar. He’s one of America's keenest political minds and a long-time journalist who is currently the Editor in Chief of Jewish Insider. We discuss developments in the presidential campaign, the ongoing brand challenges of Biden on the economy and energy policy, and explore the impact of recent anti-Israel protests and emerging divisions within the Democratic Party on the Israel-Hamas war. Get full access to The Liberal Patriot at www.liberalpatriot.com/subscribe
Today I sit down with John Avlon, a Democrat running to represent New York’s First Congressional District. A veteran political analyst and former editor-in-chief of the Daily Beast, John hopes to unseat first-term Republican Nick LaLota. He walks us through his fascinating career and gives us a detailed breakdown of why NY-01 is a swing district. We discuss the need for comprehensive immigration reform and whether Biden should use his executive authority at the border. We wrap up with a discussion of Bill Clinton’s creed of “opportunity, responsibility, community” and why it’s so important to elect common-sense Democrats. Get full access to The Liberal Patriot at www.liberalpatriot.com/subscribe
Is Donald Trump a 90s-era Democrat? This week’s guest, the estimable Batya Ungar-Sargon, argues that he might be just that. She joins the podcast for a fascinating conversation about her new book: Second Class: How the Elites Betrayed America’s Working Men and Women. Based on her in-depth conversations with working-class Americans across the country, we explore the plundering of the middle class, elite paternalism, and why the working class isn’t getting behind Biden. Stick around as Batya makes the case for why the party that focuses on the health care-immigration nexus can establish a ruling majority. Get full access to The Liberal Patriot at www.liberalpatriot.com/subscribe
Sheri Berman, professor of political science at Barnard, joins the podcast for a deep dive into the origins of social democracy in the United States and Europe. We cover her excellent book The Primacy of Politics before moving into a discussion of where the 20th century left went wrong. Come for the analysis of 1960s progressivism and stay for a look at the rise of right-wing populism in Europe. We wrap up with some thoughts on the chaos at Columbia and a preview of the upcoming European parliamentary elections. Get full access to The Liberal Patriot at www.liberalpatriot.com/subscribe
Chris Stirewalt, newsman extraordinaire and host of The Hill Sunday, sits down for a detailed, if somewhat pessimistic, conversation about the health of journalism. We cover partisan silos and the decline of local papers before turning to one of my favorite topics: the need for a normie voter party—and why both parties are failing at just that these days. Lest we forget, we conclude with a healthy dose of punditry: Has Trump hit his polling ceiling? What types of voters does Biden need to persuade? What’s the difference between a Biden win and Trump loss? Stirewalt has the answers. Get full access to The Liberal Patriot at www.liberalpatriot.com/subscribe
This week I’m joined by Oren Cass, executive director of American Compass and author of The Once and Future Worker. We discuss a rebuild of American capitalism, the future of industrial policy, and how the GOP can once again become a winning party. If that’s not enticing enough, we take an exclusive look at some juicy new polling on the American appetite for government and the realignment of “socially liberal, fiscally conservative” voters. Get full access to The Liberal Patriot at www.liberalpatriot.com/subscribe
Welcome to The Liberal Patriot Podcast with Ruy Teixeira. The new podcast promises to deliver the best in heterodox conversation and analysis.For our inaugural episode, I’m joined by the inimitable David Leonhardt of The New York Times in a wide-ranging conversation on the evolution of the American left, Biden’s polling woes, and restoring progressive patriotism. Get full access to The Liberal Patriot at www.liberalpatriot.com/subscribe