The Realignment

Josh Rogin, author of Chaos Under Heaven: Trump, Xi, and the Battle for the Twenty-First Century and Washington Post columnist, returns to The Realignment to discuss the continued development of the COVID-19 Wuhan lab leak theory and what the story means for U.S.-China relations, the scientific community, media, domestic politics, and content moderation. Subscribe to our Substack: https://therealignment.substack.com/ Buy a book from our bookshop: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Purchase a mug on our new website: https://www.therealignment.fm/

Today’s episode is a crossover between The Realignment and Alex Kantrowitz’s podcast/newsletter Big Technology. Alex Kantrowitz returns to The Realignment to discuss the five new bills targeting big tech companies, what Lina Khan’s appointment as chair of the Federal Trade Commission means for the the industry, what the Wuhan lab-leak theory means for the future of content moderation, and whether conservatives get a fair shake on social media platforms.

Dr. Eric Weinstein, host of “The Portal” podcast and managing director at Thiel Capital, makes his third Realignment appearance to discuss where Marshall and Saagar should take The Realignment and Breaking Points, returning heterodox viewpoints to institutions, and why and how those who’ve tried to do so have failed so far.

Conor Dougherty, author of Golden Gates: The Housing Crisis and a Reckoning for the American Dream and New York Times economics reporter, joins The Realignment to unpack the housing crisis, the connection between homelessness and affordability, NIMBYs vs YIMBYs, and what a backlash to policies that increase construction could look like.

Charlotte Alter, a Time national correspondent and author of The Ones Weve Been Waiting For: How a New Generation of Leaders Will Transform America joins The Realignment to discuss the careers and impact of the first millennials to hold political office, the prospects for both parties over the next few decades, and whether social media era politicians have the skills to actually address big problems and advance their agendas. Purchase a mug: https://www.therealignment.fm/ Subscribe to our Substack: https://therealignment.substack.com/

Katherine Gehl, author of The Politics Industry: How Political Innovation Can Break Partisan Gridlock and Save Our Democracy and founder of The Institute for Political Innovation joins The Realignment to discuss why Washington isn’t actually broken, and instead operates exactly as it was designed, why an increasing number of people feel politically homeless, and how to restore competition to the political system. Purchase a mug: https://www.therealignment.fm/ Subscribe to our Substack: https://therealignment.substack.com/

Frank DiStefano, author of The Next Realignment: Why America’s Parties Are Crumbling and What Happens Next, returns to The Realignment to define what realignments are (and aren’t), how either political party could collapse, and why our system isn’t ready to face the 21st century. Subscribe to Frank’s YouTube Channel for more on realignments: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyI2l4jUJ-GqtbtMhCvsWzg Purchase a mug: https://www.therealignment.fm/ Subscribe to our Substack: https://therealignment.substack.com/

Krystal Ball and Kyle Kulinski of Krystal Kyle & Friends join The Realignment for a crossover episode to announce the launch of Saagar and Krystal’s new YouTube show/podcast, Breaking Points, launching on June 7th. Subscribe to Breaking Points at: krystalandsaagar.com. Subscribe to the Breaking Points YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/breakingpoints To purchase the long-awaited Realignment mugs, go to The Realignment’s store at therealignment.fm

Marshall’s launched a new podcast with On Deck. Go to https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-deep-end/id1568752165 to check out the first three episodes with Balaji Srinivasan, Erik Torenberg, and Katherine Boyle and leave a five-star review on Apple podcasts. Edward-Isaac Dovere, author of Battle for the Soul: Inside the Democrats’ Campaigns to Defeat Trump and staff writer at The Atlantic, joins The Realignment to discuss how the Trump presidency changed the Democratic Party, how the Obama presidency left the party in shambles, and Joe Biden’s victory means for a realigning America.

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