The Realignment

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180 | The Realignment Conference Part II: Centralization vs. Decentralization and the Future of Populism Nov 30, 2021

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Today we’re featuring excerpts from our Realignment conference in Miami. The James Madison Institute’s Andrea O’Sullivan and Wired’s Gilad Edelman on the tensions between centralization and decentralization will define tech and politics. American Affairs’s Julius Krein, American Compass’s Wells King, and the Niskanen Center’s Samuel Hammond and the new right, populism, and the debate over neoliberalism. Subscribe to The Realignment’s Substack Newsletter: https://therealignment.substack.com/ Visit The Realignment’s Bookshop to support the show: https://bookshop.org/lists/the-realignment-bookshop

179 | Thanksgiving Special: Jeremy Dauber on the History of Comics, Debates Over Diversity/Representation, and the State of Comedy Nov 25, 2021

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Happy Thanksgiving Realignment listeners! From now on, whenever we release on holidays, we’re going to release (probably) non-political content that captures the holiday’s spirit and Marshall and Saagar’s interests. High on our priority list today/this weekend is catching up on all the different movies/shows we’ve missed this and last year, many of which are comic book-themed. In that spirit, today’s guest, Jeremy Dauber, professor of Jewish Literature and American Studies at Columbia University and author of American Comics: A History and Jewish Comedy: A Serious History, joins The Realignment to discuss the past, present, and future of American comics, why we’re stuck in a sequel/reboot spiral, and how culture war debates over diversity and representation are playing out in the pages of major comics.

178 | John McWhorter on Race in America: Third Wave Anti-Racism, Lessons from BLM and Summer 2020, and the Case Against “Woke” Racism Nov 23, 2021

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John McWhorter, Columbia University professor, New York Times columnist, and author of Woke Racism: How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America, joins the Realignment to discuss the state of civil rights discourse in America and how the country can move past our post-Summer 2020 stalemate. Subscribe to The Realignment’s Substack Newsletter: https://therealignment.substack.com/ Visit The Realignment’s Bookshop to support the show and purchase Tim Marshall’s books: https://bookshop.org/lists/the-realignment-bookshop Listen to our bonus segment and learn more about Lincoln Network’s FACET Fellowship here: https://www.hackpolicy.org/facet Applications for Lincoln Network’s FACET Fellowship close on November 30, 2021.

177 | Tim Marshall: How the Power of Geography Shapes 21st Century Flashpoints Nov 18, 2021

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Tim Marshall, author of The Power of Geography: Ten Maps That Reveal the Future of Our World, The Age of Walls: How Barriers Between Nations Are Changing Our World, and Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World, joins The Realignment to discuss how the flashpoints, conflicts, and questions that will define the 21st century through a geographic lens. Subscribe to The Realignment’s Substack Newsletter: https://therealignment.substack.com/ Visit The Realignment’s Bookshop to support the show and purchase Tim Marshall’s books: https://bookshop.org/lists/the-realignment-bookshop Listen to our bonus segment and learn more about Lincoln Network’s FACET Fellowship here: https://www.hackpolicy.org/facet

176 | ConstitutionDAO’s Julian Weisser and Will Papper: We’re Trying to Buy the Constitution Nov 16, 2021

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Will Papper, co-founder of SyndicateDAO and Julian Weisser, On Deck co-founder and ODX investor, join The Realignment to discuss their work as contributors to ConstitutionDAO to purchase one of 11 surviving copies of the U.S. Constitution from a Sotheby’s auction this Thursday via a decentralized autonomous organization, or DAO. They discuss their interest in Web3 projects, how Web3 concepts like DAO can fix the internet, and why decentralized organizational models hold so much promise. For more on ConstitutionDAO and additional Web3 resources:https://www.constitutiondao.com/ Packy McCormick, Let’s Buy the Constitution: https://www.notboring.co/p/lets-buy-the-us-constitution Jack Raines, We the Peopl3: https://youngmoneyweekly.substack.com/p/we-the-peopl3?r=lpgtd&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=

175 | Michael Shellenberger: How Progressives Failed America’s Cities Nov 11, 2021

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Michael Shellenberger, author of San Fransicko: Why Progressives Ruin Cities, returns to The Realignment to argue that progressive governance has failed on its own terms to address, why he still considers himself a “liberal” even though many on the right are inclined to agree with his critiques, how to address homelessness and housing shortages, and more... Subscribe to The Realignment’s Substack Newsletter: https://therealignment.substack.com/ Visit The Realignment’s Bookshop to support the show: https://bookshop.org/lists/the-realignment-bookshop

174 | Derek Robertson: What’s Next for America’s New Culture Wars Nov 09, 2021

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Derek Robertson, Contributing Editor to Politico Magazine, joins The Realigment to discuss what Glenn Youngkin’s Virginia gubernatorial upset means for the future of American politics, how new culture wars over race and education differ from 1990s-2000s fights of gay marriage and abortion, and how President Biden and Democrats will cope. Subscribe to The Realignment’s Substack Newsletter: https://therealignment.substack.com/ Visit The Realignment’s Bookshop to support the show: https://bookshop.org/lists/the-realignment-bookshop

173 | Kyla Scanlon on Everything: The Metaverse, Inflation, Web3, Supply Chains, and more Nov 04, 2021

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Kyla Scanlon, prominent TikTok and YouTube financial analyst, joins The Realignment to discuss the emerging issues and ideas of the moment: Facebook’s pivot to the metaverse, the inflation debate, the promise (and need for clarifty about) Web3, what some see as the internet’s next evolution, the continuing supply chain crunch, and much, much more. Subscribe to The Realignment’s Substack Newsletter: https://therealignment.substack.com/ Subscribe to Kyla’s Substack: https://kyla.substack.com/ Visit The Realignment’s Bookshop to support the show: https://bookshop.org/lists/the-realignment-bookshop

172 | The Realignment Conference: Antonio García Martínez, Jacob Helberg, and Mike Solana: Technology x Politics, U.S.-China, and Local Politics Nov 02, 2021

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Today we’re featuring excerpts from our Realignment conference in Miami. Antonio García Martínez on how culture, economics, and politics are downstream from technology. Jacob Helberg on his book: The Wires of War: Technology and the Global Struggle for Power. Mike Solana on local politics when everything’s hyper-nationalized. Subscribe to The Realignment’s Substack Newsletter: https://therealignment.substack.com/ Visit The Realignment’s Bookshop to support the show: https://bookshop.org/lists/the-realignment-bookshop

171 | Ross Douthat: The Limits of Modern Medicine in a Post-COVID World Oct 28, 2021

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Ross Douthat, New York Times columnist and author of The Deep Places: A Memoir of Illness and Discovery, returns to The Realignment to discuss his struggle with Lyme disease, the push and pull between what the medical establishment does and doesn’t know, and what it all means for COVID era debates about misinformation/censorship, treatment options, and alternative care. Support The Realignment and purchase Ross Douthat’s new book: The Deep Places: A Memoir of Illness and Discovery at The Realignment’s Bookshop Storefront: https://bookshop.org/lists/the-realignment-bookshop

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