The Independent with Scott Atlas

In this episode Scott welcomes Sweden's Dr Anders Tegnell, physician and epidemiologist who was the state epidemiologist at the Public Health Agency of Sweden for a special conversation in front of a live audience in Zurich for the Global Liberty Institute's International Rising Leader Summit. They discuss Sweden's response during the COVID pandemic basing Sweden's strategy around maintaining an open society with voluntary guidelines instead of lockdowns, mandates, and school closures. Since then, the world's data proves that Sweden's response was correct with the smallest rise in excess mortality of all developed nations and avoiding severe harms particularly to children found especially in the United States.

In the second part of this two part episode, Scott welcomes back Steve Hilton, author, news commentator, entrepreneur, and policy expert. He was born in London to Hungarian parents who escaped communism, graduated from Oxford University and served as the director of strategy and senior advisor to then-UK Prime Minister David Cameron. After coming to the US and writing for Fox News, he hosted his own popular show The Next Revolution until 2023 as a proponent of what he called "positive populism." Since then he's increased his focus on California, forming an organization called Golden Together and rumored to be seeking the governorship of California. They have a wide-ranging conversation about the role of the media in the wake of the election, censorship, and what happens next both politically and as American media evolves.

In this episode Scott welcomes Steve Hilton, author, news commentator, entrepreneur, and policy expert. He was born in London to Hungarian parents who escaped communism, graduated from Oxford University and served as the director of strategy and senior advisor to then-UK Prime Minister David Cameron. After coming to rhe US and writing for Fox News, he hosted his own popular show The Next Revolution until 2023 as a proponent of what he called "positive populism." Since then he's increased his focus on California, forming an organization called Golden Together and rumored to be seeking the governorship of California. They have a wide-ranging conversation about the role of the media in the wake of the election, censorship, and what happens next both politically and as American media evolves.

In the second part of this two part episode, Scott welcomes back Michael Shellenberger, bestselling author of "San Fransicko: Why Progressives Ruin Cities" and "Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All". As an award-winning investigative journalist, he has broken major stories in crime and drug policy, homelessness, climate change, and most recently exposing the role of government and intelligence agencies in collusion with Big Tech censorship or Americans.

In this episode, Scott welcomes Michael Shellenberger, bestselling author of "San Fransicko: Why Progressives Ruin Cities" and "Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All". As an award-winning investigative journalist, he has broken major stories in crime and drug policy, homelessness, climate change, and most recently exposing the role of government and intelligence agencies in collusion with Big Tech censorship or Americans. They have a conversation about those issues and particularly how America's media is functioning in their essential role in a free society.

In the second part of this two part episode, Scott welcomes H. R. McMaster, former Trump administration National Security Advisor to the show. They have a conversation about several of today's hotspots in the world including ongoing military battles arising under the Biden Administration and how our elected leaders are functioning to keep us safe.

In this episode Scott welcomes former Trump administration National Security Advisor H. R. McMaster. H.R. is the Fouad and Michelle Ajami senior fellow at Stanford's Hoover institution and also the Bernard and Susan Liautaud fellow at Freeman Spogli Institute, and he also lectures at Stanford's business school. They have a conversation about several of today's hotspots in the world including ongoing military battles arising under the Biden Administration and how our elected leaders are functioning to keep us safe.

In the second part of this two part episode, Scott welcomes back to the show Victor Davis Hanson, world renowned scholar of classics and military history.They discuss the current state of foreign affairs and our politicians' refusal to learn from history. His latest two books are The Dying Citizen and The End of Everything.

In this episode, Scott welcomes back to the show Victor Davis Hanson, world renowned scholar of classics and military history. Victor is the Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow at Hoover Institution of Stanford University. His latest two books are The Dying Citizen and The End of Everything. They discuss immigration, patriotism, nationalism, and the clash of cultures and values in America today.

In this second part of his two part interview, Dr. Atlas interviews Ilya Shapiro, senior fellow and director of constitutional studies at the Manhattan Institute. Formerly, he was executive director and senior lecturer at Georgetown's Center for the Constitution. He's written several books, including the forthcoming Lawless: The Miseducation of America's Elites. They have a conversation about several of the most controversial issues in law and society, including the ideological invasion at our law schools, judicial activism, free speech, and more.