

The Realignment
The Realignment
The United States is in the midst of a dramatic political realignment with shifting views on national security, economics, technology, and the role of government in our lives. Saagar Enjeti and Marshall Kosloff explore this with thinkers, policymakers, and more.
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Feb 21, 2023 • 1h 24min
345 | The Realignment Live Part III: Future of Families, Radical Decentralization, & the Paper Belt on Fire
Subscribe to The Realignment to access our exclusive Q&A episodes and support the show: https://realignment.supercast.com/.REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/PURCHASE BOOKS AT OUR BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignmentEmail us at: realignmentpod@gmail.comLast month, Marshall & Saagar hosted “The Realignment Live” in Washington, DC. Today’s episode features the conference’s last three session: the National Marriage Project’s director Brad Wilcox and the American Conservative’s Helen Andrews on the future of family policy, Danny O’Brien of the Filecoin Foundation on the case for radical decentralization, and the 1517 Fund’s Michael Gibson on the rise and fall of the “Paper Belt.”

Feb 17, 2023 • 1h 3min
344 | Inside the Nuclear Energy Renaissance with Bret Kugelmass
Subscribe to The Realignment to access our exclusive Q&A episodes and support the show: https://realignment.supercast.com/.Titans of Nuclear Podcast: https://www.titansofnuclear.com/REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/PURCHASE BOOKS AT OUR BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignmentEmail us at: realignmentpod@gmail.comBret Kugelmass, Founder and CEO of Last Energy and host of the Titans of Nuclear podcast, joins The Realignment to discuss his plans to bring nuclear energy to scale, where the nuclear power industry went wrong after Three Mile Island and Chernobyl, how to reduce the cost of constructing nuclear power plants, and the degree to which concerns over safety should shape energy policy.

Feb 16, 2023 • 1h 17min
343 | The Realignment x The Good Time Show: ChatGPT and the Rise of AI, Media Critiques, Searching for Crypto's "Facebook Moment," and the Future of Social Media with Aarthi Ramamurthy & Sriram Krishnan
Subscribe to The Realignment to access our exclusive Q&A episodes and support the show: https://realignment.supercast.com/.The Good Time Show YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AarthiAndSriram/featuredREALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/PURCHASE BOOKS AT OUR BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignmentEmail us at: realignmentpod@gmail.comAarthi Ramamurthy and Sriram Krishnan, investors and hosts of The Good Time Show, join Saagar and Marshall on The Realignment to discuss all things tech and Silicon Valley. They cover the implications of ChatGPT and the rise of AI, their critiques of mainstream media's tech coverage, where crypto goes from the crash, the future of social media, and more...

Feb 15, 2023 • 25min
Realignment Discussion + Ask Me Anything: Saagar & Marshall on the GOP Primary, UFOs, a Senate Retirement, and Take Listener Questions (Supercast Exclusive)
WANT TO LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE? SUBSCRIBE TO OUR SUPERCAST: https://realignment.supercast.com/Marshall and Saagar answer Realignment Supercast subscriber Q&A from our ask-me-anything page. Subscribers to The Realignment's Supercast help us monetize the show, submit questions for Q&A episodes, listen to exclusive content, and more.The ‘CEO of Anti-Woke Inc.’ Has His Eye on the Presidency

Feb 14, 2023 • 1h
342 | Trump's Last Defense Secretary on Cutting the Pentagon Budget, Base Closures, Forever War Accountability, and New Threats with Christopher C. Miller
Christopher C. Miller, former Trump administration Acting Secretary of Defense, retired Army Green Beret, and author of Soldier Secretary: Warnings from the Battlefield & the Pentagon About America's Most Dangerous Enemies, joins The Realignment to discuss his time in the Trump administration, his special forces career during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, how the Pentagon does (and doesn't) work, and his call for major cuts to the defense budget along with a broader reorientation of America's troop presence abroad. Subscribe to The Realignment to access our exclusive Q&A episodes and support the show: https://realignment.supercast.com/.REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/PURCHASE BOOKS AT OUR BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignmentEmail us at: realignmentpod@gmail.com

Feb 10, 2023 • 52min
341 | The Last Days of the Baby Boom and the Future of Power in America with Philip Bump
Philip Bump, author of The Aftermath: The Last Days of the Baby Boom and the Future of Power in America and Washington Post National Columnist, joins The Realignment to discuss how the of the transition of political, cultural, and economic from Baby Boomers to younger generations will fundamentally reshape America. Subscribe to The Realignment to access our exclusive Q&A episodes and support the show: https://realignment.supercast.com/.REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/PURCHASE BOOKS AT OUR BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignmentEmail us at: realignmentpod@gmail.com

Feb 9, 2023 • 56min
340 | Is a "Bill of Obligations" the Answer to America's Turmoil? with Richard Haass
Subscribe to The Realignment to access our exclusive Q&A episodes and support the show: https://realignment.supercast.com/.REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/PURCHASE BOOKS AT OUR BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignmentEmail us at: realignmentpod@gmail.comDr. Richard Haass, President of the Council on Foreign Relations and author of The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens, joins The Realignment to discuss his view that America's greatest threats are internal, not external, the case for a revitalized conception of citizenship, why we should place obligations on the same footing as rights, and his time leading the CFR during the aftermath of the Iraq War.

Feb 7, 2023 • 1h 5min
339 | The Realignment x Moment of Zen: Silicon Valley & DC, Trump vs DeSantis, and the future of media & politics
Video of today's episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9K1tzlNY9UMoment of Zen Audio: https://moment-of-zen.simplecast.com/Moment of Zen's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MomentofZenPodcastIn a crossover episode, Saagar Enjeti (@esaagar) and Marshall Kosloff (@makosloff) of The Realignment (@therealignment) join Moment of Zen's Dan Romero (@dwr), Antonio Garcia Martinez (@antoniogm) and Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) for a discussion on tech, politics, and media.

Feb 3, 2023 • 1h 12min
338 | How to Fix America's "Underpants Gnomes" Problem with Frank DiStefano
Subscribe to The Realignment to access our exclusive Q&A episodes and support the show: https://realignment.supercast.com/.REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/PURCHASE BOOKS AT OUR BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignmentFrank's Realignment-Themed YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@FrankDiStefanoEmail us at: realignmentpod@gmail.comFrank Distefano, author of The Next Realignment: Why America's Parties Are Crumbling and What Happens Next, joins The Realignment to discuss his reaction to "The Realignment Live," how a South Park episode about underwear-stealing gnomes from the 1990s explains the American political system's blinds pots, the central "debate" that defines the realignment moment, and how politicians can evolve to meet the moment.

Feb 2, 2023 • 2h 8min
337 | The Realignment Live Part II: Kevin Roberts, John Burtka, Kristen Soltis Anderson, Nate Hochman, Saurabh Sharma, & Chris Griswold
Subscribe to The Realignment to access our exclusive Q&A episodes and support the show: https://realignment.supercast.com/.REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/PURCHASE BOOKS AT OUR BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignmentEmail us at: realignmentpod@gmail.comLast week, Marshall and Saagar hosted The Realignment Live! in Washington, DC. Today's episode features multiple sessions including the Heritage Foundation's Kevin Roberts and the Intercollegiate Studies Institute's John Burtka on the future of the right, Echelon Insight's Kristen Soltis Anderson on the GOP's struggles with young voters, National Review's Nate Hochman and American Moment's Saurabh Sharma on the Gen-Z right, and Chris Griswold of American Compass on the realignment of conservative economics.


