The Realignment

Ross Douthat, New York Times columnist and author of The Decadent Society: America Before and After the Pandemic, returns to The Realignment to discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic will lead America towards catastrophe, renaissance, or further decadence. https://douthat.substack.com/p/the-pandemic-and-the-decadent-society

Michael Brendan Dougherty, Senior Writer at National Review, Visiting Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and author of My Father Left Me Ireland, joins The Realignment to unpack the state of populism in the West, make the case for natalism, and discuss the challenges of the Biden era.

Kevin Roose, technology columnist for The New York Times and host of “Rabbit Hole,” joins The Realignment to discuss how automation will change the workplace, why white-collar workers should fear for their jobs, and how to deal with America’s “reality crisis.”

Mike Solana, author of the Pirate Wires Substack newsletter and Vice President at Founders Fund, joins The Realignment to discuss San Francisco’s fractious relationship with the tech industry, the importance of local politics, and what individuals and industries owe their communities.

Check out our Bookshop store to find all of Cal's books: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Cal Newport, author of A World Without Email: Reimagining Work in an Age of Communication Overload, joins The Realignment to discuss how email broke the workplace, remote-work during COVID, and how to pursue “digital minimalism” and “deep work.”

Listen & Subscribe to Marshall & Doran's new podcast Counterbalance: https://counterbalance.simplecast.com Michael Doran, Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute and cohost (with Marshall) of the new Counterbalance podcast, joins The Realignment to discuss the state of populism after 2020, the Biden administration’s approach to foreign policy, and why the Republican Party fails to govern.

Subscribe to The Realignment Substack: https://therealignment.substack.com/ Check out our Bookshop store: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Weston Wamp, Senior Political Strategist at Issue One and host of the Swamp Stories podcast, joins The Realignment to discuss campaign finance reform, corruption in Washington, and the future of the national debt.

Subscribe to The Realignment Substack: https://therealignment.substack.com/ Check out our Bookshop store: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Ben Fritz, author of The Big Picture: The Fight for the Future of Movies and West Coast Bureau Chief for U.S. News at The Wall Street Journal, joins The Realignment to discuss how the past, present, and future of Hollywood and emerging streaming platforms.

Subscribe to The Realignment Substack: https://therealignment.substack.com/ Check out our Bookshop store: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment David Sacks, co-founder and general partner at Craft Ventures and cohost of The All-In Podcast, joins The Realignment to discuss the case for recalling California Governor Gavin Newsom, the tech industry’s future in China, and the future of online speech.

Mara Hvistendahl, investigative reporter at The Intercept, joins The Realignment to discuss her book, The Scientist and the Spy (a Realignment best book of 2020), U.S.-China relations under Obama, Trump, and Biden, industrial espionage, and the past, present and future of the FBI. Visit The Realignment’s Bookshop storefront to purchase The Scientist and the Spy: https://bookshop.org/lists/marshall-and-saagar-s-2020-recommendations/edit