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255 | Peter Zeihan: The End of the World Is Just the Beginning Jun 14, 2022

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Peter Zeihan, geopolitical strategist and author of The End of the World Is Just the Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization, joins The Realignment to discuss why 2019 may have been the world's economic peak, which nations will rise and fall as globalization collapses, and why America's lost interest in keeping the system going.

Teaser | What Trump's Foreign Policy Legacy Means for 2024 Jun 13, 2022

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254 | Saagar & Marshall: Jan. 6 Committee, SF DA Recall, and Celebs in Politics Jun 10, 2022

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Saagar and Marshall discuss the January 6 Committee's hearings, their significance, and why they aren't driving the midterms, the results of the recall election of San Francisco's DA, Chesa Boudin, and what his loss means for criminal justice reform, and the impact of celebrities in politics via Dr. Oz's win in the PA Republican Senate primary and Matthew McConaughey at the White House.

253 | Realignment Double-Header: Is a U.S. Conflict with China Inevitable? Jun 09, 2022

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New Format: In a special, two-part episode, two guests join The Realignment to provide differing perspectives on a pressing issue. First, Dr. Aaron Friedberg, Princeton professor and author of Getting China Wrong joins to argue why the post-Cold War "engagement" approach to China failed, and how the U.S. should redefine the relationship. Second, Zachary Karabell, previous Realignment guest and author of Inside Money: Brown Brothers Harriman and the American Way of Power, joins to discuss his NYT op-ed arguing that the U.S. should prioritize pushing back against actual Russian aggression as opposed to hypothetical Chinese actions.

252 | Ian Bremmer: Pandemics, Climate Change, and Disruption. Do Crises Equal Opportunity? Jun 07, 2022

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Ian Bremmer, author of The Power of Crisis: How Three Threats -- And Our Response -- Will Change the World and of Us vs. Them: The Failure of Globalism, joins The Realignment to discuss the opportunity for reform and renewal presented by looming health emergencies, catastrophic climate change, technological disruption, and other emerging crises.

251 | Alex Epstein: The Case for Fossil Fuels Jun 03, 2022

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Alex Epstein, author of Fossil Future: Why Global Human Flourishing Requires More Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas -- Not Less, joins The Realignment to discuss why he believes fossil fuels will be the dominant energy source moving forward, humanity's relationship and responsibility toward the environment, and where climate change fits into his analysis.

250 | David Gelles: Undoing the Legacy of the Man Who Broke Capitalism Jun 02, 2022

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David Gelles, "Corner Office" columnist at The New York Times and author of The Man Who Broke Capitalism: How Jack Welch Gutted the Heartland and Crushed the Soul of Corporate America -- and How to Undo His Legacy, joins The Realignment to discuss how Jack Welch's 1981 assumption of the CEO role at General Electric ushered in a new, cutthroat era of American capitalism while permanently redefining the role of the CEO.

249 | Saagar & Marshall: America's Gun Debate + Should the U.S. Fight for Taiwan? May 31, 2022

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248 | Yoram Hazony: Realigning Conservatism May 27, 2022

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Yoram Hazony, author of Conservatism: A Rediscovery and The Virtue of Nationalism, joins The Realignment to discuss his view that the conservative movement lost its way after the 1960s, why the left, right, and center aren't up to the task of addressing the problems of a "dissolving" America, and his vision for a less individualistic and more traditional version of conservatism.

247 | Ira Shapiro: Is the U.S. Senate Broken? May 26, 2022

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Ira Shapiro, former ambassador, trade negotiator, Senate staffer, and author of The Betrayal: How Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans Abandoned America, Broken: Can the Senate Save Itself and the Country, and The Last Great Senate: Courage and Statesmanship in Times of Crisis, joins The Realignment to discuss the structural problems, personalities, and trends that ail a U.S. Senate unable to address the country's biggest problems.

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