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The Realignment is taking the day off so that Marshall can travel to Dallas to moderate a conference panel. There is however, a new episode of his Hudson Institute podcast, Arsenal of Democracy, summing up the lessons from the recent TikTok legislative debate and what it means for U.S. digital sovereignty and political economy.

470 | Nick Troiano: Are Party Primaries the Cause of America's Political Dysfunction? Apr 09, 2024

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Nick Troiano, author of The Primary Solution: Rescuing Our Democracy from the Fringes and founding executive director of Unite America, joins The Realignment. Marshall discuss the case against party primaries, how politicians respond to the structure of the American political system, the lessons and results of 2020s election reforms, and whether proposed election reforms benefit one side of the aisle over the other.

Saagar & Marshall Supercast AMA & Discussion Preview: Working at the Institute for the Study of War, Thoughts on Japanese Culture and Ally-Status, Barstool Conservatism's Future, Trump's VP Choice, and More... Apr 07, 2024

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In the latest edition of The Realignment's weekend Ask Me Anything and discussion series, Saagar and Marshall discuss what its like to start one's career at the DC national security think tank, their thoughts on Japanese culture and status as an American ally, the state of the "Barstool conservatism" phenomenon, why Trump won't pick Tulsi Gabbard as his VP choice, and more...

469 | Taylor Lorenz & Corbin Barthold: The Case Against the TikTok Sale Legislation Apr 04, 2024

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Taylor's New Podcast: Vox Media: Podcast Network | Power User with Taylor Lorenz

Corbin's Podcast on First Amendment Issues with the TikTok Bill: #371: So You Want to Ban TikTok | Tech Policy Podcast (techfreedom.org)

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Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post columnist and author of Extremely Online: The Untold Story of Fame, and Corbin Barthold, TechFreedom's Internet Policy Counsel and Director of Appellate Litigation, join The Realignment. In this two-part episode, Marshall and Taylor discuss her work on the creator economy, broader story of the social internet's development, and her opposition to the House legislation to force ByteDance to divest itself from TikTok. Then, Marshall and Corbin discuss his belief that the legislation as written violates the First Amendment.

468 | Adam Klein: Why TikTok Should Be Owned by Americans Apr 02, 2024

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Adam Klein: TikTok Should Be Owned by Americans RealClearPolicy March 18, 2024

Rutgers Report on TikTok: A Tik-Toking Timebomb: How TikTok's Global Platform Anomalies Align with the Chinese Communist Party's Geostrategic Objectives December 2023

Adam Klein Senate Testimony: Protecting Americans' Private Information from Hostile Foreign Powers September 14, 2022

Adam Klein: The Problem with "Disinformation" City Journal July 15, 2022

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Adam Klein, Director of the Strauss Center at the University of Texas at Austin and former Chairman of the U.S. Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, joins The Realignment. Marshall and Adam discuss the case for forcing ByteDance to divest itself from TikTok or face a ban, why a forced divestment of TikTok passes constitutional muster, the case for treating a social media app like a radio station or cable network from a foreign-ownership ban perspective, and how to balance the American tradition of free speech and privacy in national security contexts.

467 | Annie Jacobsen: What the Threat of Nuclear War Means for the Era of Great Power Competition Mar 28, 2024

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Annie Jacobsen, journalist and author of Nuclear War: A Scenario, joins The Realignment. Marshall and Annie discuss what experts predict the initial minutes after a nuclear launch and strike would look like, why the return of Cold War style relationships between great powers has brought the threat of nuclear conflict back to the forefront, the history of the U.S. military and Executive Branch's nuclear policies, and the need to ensure that adversary nations maintain lines of clarity and communication to prevent a disastrous miscalculation.

466 | Tim Carney: Are Falling Birth Rates the Result of a "Family Unfriendly" American Culture? Mar 26, 2024

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Tim Carney, AEI Senior Fellow, Washington Examiner columnist, and author of Family Unfriendly: Family Unfriendly: How Our Culture Made Raising Kids Much Harder Than It Needs to Be, joins The Realignment. Tim and Marshall discuss the cultural, economic, political, and technological roots of America's falling birth rate, the gap between the number of children that families wish to have and the actual number they have, government's role in family formation and social policy, the role of class and region in parenting struggles, and the ways that individual parents can make navigate an increasingly difficult social environment.

Saagar & Marshall Supercast AMA & Discussion Preview: Candace Owens and the Daily Wire Split Up, Societal Damage from Smartphones, Underrated Presidents, and More... Mar 24, 2024

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In the latest edition of The Realignment's weekend Ask Me Anything and discussion series, Saagar and Marshall discuss the implications of Candace Owens leaving the Daily Wire, Jonathan Haidt's argument that smartphones severely damaged society from 2012 onwards, and respond to Supercast subscriber AMA questions.

465 | Admiral James Stavridis and Elliot Ackerman: How AI, Biotech, and Geopolitics Will Define the 21st Century Mar 21, 2024

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Former NATO Allied Supreme Commander Admiral James Stavridis and Elliot Ackerman, co-authors of 2054: A Novel and 2034: A Novel of the Next World War, return to The Realignment. In a follow-up to their fictional exploration of a military conflict between the U.S. and China in the 2030s, Stavridis and Ackerman explore how artificial intelligence, advances in biotechnology, fractious politics, and an evolving world order defined by nation-states and corporate power could shape the midpoint of the 21st century.

464 | Saleha Mohsin: How the Weaponization of the Dollar Changed the World Order Mar 19, 2024

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Saleha Mohsin, author of Paper Soldiers: How the Weaponization of the Dollar Changed the World Order and Senior Washington Correspondent for Bloomberg News, joins The Realignment. Saleha and Marshall discuss the "strong dollar" consensus that emerged after the end of the Cold War, the resulting tradeoff between cheap consumer imports and the decimation of the manufacturing sector, how the Trump administration began to turn against the strong dollar consensus, the role the Treasury Department and the dollar play in perpetuating America's superpower status, and the increasing use of financial sanctions from the War on Terror to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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