RealClearPolitics Podcast

RealClearPolitics president and co-founder Tom Bevan, White House reporter Phil Wegmann and national correspondent Susan Crabtree join Andrew Walworth on today's RCP Takeaway podcast.

On the RealClearDefense podcast “Hot Wash,” John Waters speaks with veteran, entrepreneur, and author Mike Erwin about applying lessons from the military to positive leadership off the battlefield. Erwin is a graduate of West Point and served as an Intelligence Officer in Iraq and Afghanistan, earning two Bronze Stars. After studying positive psychology and leadership at the University of Michigan he founded “Team Red, White, and Blue” a nonprofit connecting veterans through physical and social activity. He is also the author of two books on leadership, “Lead Yourself First: Inspiring Leaders Through Solitude” and most recently, “Leadership is a Relationship: How to Put People First in the Digital Age.”"Follow Hot Wash on Twitter @hotwashrcdEmail comments and story suggestions to editors@realcleardefense.comSubscribe to the RealClearDefense Podcast "Hot Wash"Subscribe to the Morning Recon newsletterfor a daily roundup of news and opinion on the issues that matter for military, defense, veteran affairs, and national security.

RealClearPolitics president and co-founder Tom Bevan and Washington bureau chief Carl Cannon talk about Vivek Ramaswamy, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley and other GOP presidential hopefuls in the wake of last week's debate. What do the latest polls say about who gained and lost ground in their bid for the Republican nomination?

From Milwaukee, RealClearPolitics president and co-founder Tom Bevan and Washington bureau chief Carl Cannon join moderator Andrew to discuss their impressions of Wednesday's GOP candidate debate on today's special edition of the RCP Takeaway podcast.

As Republican candidates prepare for the debate in Ohio, does the GOP have a China strategy? In a recent piece for the Wall Street Journal, Republican Congressman from Wisconsin, Mike Gallagher challenges the candidates and the party to confront as he puts it, “America’s greatest geopolitical threat.” RealClearDefense contributor John Waters, and guest columnist Stephen Young, speak with Gallagher about developing a clearer strategy to deter China.  Read Rep. Mike Gallagher's article in the Wall Street Journal, "GOP Presidential Candidates Need to Talk About China"Read Stephen Young's opinion piece on RealClearDefense.com,"How Xi Jinping Thinks""Follow Hot Wash on Twitter @hotwashrcdEmail comments and story suggestions to editors@realcleardefense.comSubscribe to the RealClearDefense Podcast "Hot Wash"Subscribe to the Morning Recon newsletterfor a daily roundup of news and opinion on the issues that matter for military, defense, veteran affairs, and national security.

RealClearPolitics president and co-founder Tom Bevan and Washington bureau chief Carl Cannon discuss the upcoming GOP Presidential Candidate Debate and how the the White House has handled the devastating fires on Maui.

On today’s encore episode of the RealClearDefense podcast “Hot Wash,” host John Sorensen and RCD contributor John Waters speak with Calder Walton, author of a new book, “SPIES: The Epic Intelligence War Between the East and West.” Using archival evidence only declassified as recently as 2022, Walton looks at the 100 year espionage competition among the Soviet, American and British intelligence services. The book documents how double agents, disinformation, covert action, and assassinations helped shape The Cold War. Walton is the Assistant Director of the Harvard Belfer Center for Applied History and Intelligence Project. He is also the author of the three-volume "Cambridge History of Espionage and Intelligence" and "Empire of Secrets: British Intelligence, the Cold War, and the Twilight of Empire."

RealClearDefense contributor John Waters speaks with Wall Street Journal National Security reporter Brett Forrest about his new bestselling book, "Lost Son: An American Family Trapped Inside the FBI’s Secret Wars.” Expanding on his investigation for the Journal, Forrest explores the disappearance of Billy Reilly, a gifted civilian who volunteered as an undercover FBI source inside Russia. When their son went missing, Reilly’s parents were shut out of the investigation by the FBI and turned to Forrest to uncover what happened. Brett Forrest is a national security reporter for The Wall Street Journal where his work often focuses on the former Soviet Union. He has covered the war in Ukraine and was the first reporter to enter the Kiev suburb of Bucha following the Russian military’s withdrawal, where he broke the news of alleged atrocities. "Follow Hot Wash on Twitter @hotwashrcdEmail comments and story suggestions to editors@realcleardefense.comSubscribe to the RealClearDefense Podcast "Hot Wash"Subscribe to the Morning Recon newsletter for a daily roundup of news and opinion on the issues that matter for military, defense, veteran affairs, and national security.

RealClearPolitics president and co-founder Tom Bevan and Washington bureau chief Carl Cannon discuss how GOP presidential hopefuls performed at the Iowa State Fair, and how the press is covering the naming of a special counsel in the Hunter Biden investigation.

RealClearPolitics Washington bureau chief Carl Cannon, Pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson and columnist at the Messenger website Joe Concha join Andrew Walworth on today's RCP Takeaway podcast.