Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS Trey & Ken begin the show with the breaking news of President Trump’s historic federal indictment. Although the story is unfolding, the guys look at what it means both legally and politically for Trump. They are in large agreement that it doesn’t change Trump’s…
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS Mike talks with Dr. Jonathan Ward, an internationally recognized expert on Chinese global strategy and US-China competition. He has a Ph.D. in China-India relations from the University of Oxford, has consulted for the Department of Defense, and is the founder of the Atlas Organization,…
Mike and Jay discuss extreme partisanship, civil conflict, civil war, and the trajectory of current American politics.
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS Mike & Jay open with a discussion of the bipartisan agreement to suspend the debt ceiling until after the 2024 elections in exchange for spending cuts and caps that the Congressional Budget Office says will cut the deficit by $1.5 trillion over the next…
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS Mike talks with Kevin Munger, an assistant professor of political science and social data analytics at Penn State University about his book Generation Gap: Why the Baby Boomers Still Dominate American Politics and Culture. Topics Mike & Kevin discuss include: – if generational cohorts…
Trey & Mike on states leaving the United States, education, Biden’s record, and the ‘correct’ level of taxation.
Trey is joined by Mike this week. The show begins with a discussion of Ron DeSantis’ presidential announcement on Twitter Spaces. The discussion focuses both on the content of the announcement, DeSantis running against legacy media, and the the technical aspect of the announcement itself on Twitter. Next the pair discuss Tim Scott’s presidential announcement…
Mike & Jay discuss the background, meaning, and continuing relevance of The Federalist Papers
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS Mike is joined this week by a new co-host, May Mailman, a Harvard Law graduate and former Trump White House staffer. Mike and May start off with a discussion of the Durham report and accountability in federal law enforcement. May argues that a core…
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS In this special bonus midweek episode of The Politics Guys, Mike & Jay answer listener questions on what an ‘acceptable’ level of gun deaths might be, when we’d consider abandoning our respective political parties, the verdict against Trump in E. Jean Carroll’s civil suit,…