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A Third Term for Trump?
PLUS: The destruction of the East Wing (and the corporate donors who made it happen), and Kamala Harris’s 2028 trial balloon.
Oct 28
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Ryan Lizza
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Steve Schmidt
66
2
1:10:29
What Comes After No Kings?
A conversation with Steve Schmidt
Oct 21
•
Ryan Lizza
and
Steve Schmidt
110
5
1:10:39
Talking Comey, No Kings, Moby Dick, Ulysses, Nazis, and Puppies with Miles Taylor
This was a delightful conversation that went in many unexpected directions—everything from the wisdom to be gained from reading Moby Dick in 2025 to the…
Oct 16
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Ryan Lizza
and
Miles Taylor
185
10
1:07:32
October Has Been a Terrible Month for American Democracy So Far
Steve and I discuss the best and worst-case outcomes for the 2026 elections in the wake of recent developments in Chicago, the DOJ, the Supreme Court…
Oct 14
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Ryan Lizza
and
Steve Schmidt
282
4
59:17
What's Really Behind Trump's Plan to Militarize American Cities
PLUS: The judges standing up to the president and how the Democrats are screwing up the politics of the government shutdown.
Oct 6
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Ryan Lizza
and
Steve Schmidt
384
4
1:01:32
The Quiet Rebellion of the Lower Courts
On the pleasures of reading the opinions of judges who stand up to Trump.
Oct 6
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Ryan Lizza
106
2
What Ezra Klein Gets Wrong About Abortion and Authoritarianism
If you wouldn’t trade away voting rights to win a Senate seat, don’t trade away bodily autonomy either. In 2025, it's the same fight.
Oct 3
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Ryan Lizza
106
12
September 2025
Reacting to Trump's Fascist 'Enemies Within' Speech With Steve Schmidt
Trump tells the US military they have a new enemy: the radical left in American cities.
Sep 30
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Ryan Lizza
and
Steve Schmidt
222
6
32:39
America After Trump's 'Enemies Within' Speech
Trump and his MAGA revolutionaries eye their next target: the U.S. military.
Sep 30
•
Ryan Lizza
274
7
Telos This Week
ICYMI: Here’s everything we published.
Sep 27
31
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When the Prosecutor Picks the Man
We were warned about a prosecutor--or president--who might "pick people that he thinks he should get, rather than pick cases that need to be…
Sep 26
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Ryan Lizza
101
2
Apple Is the New Disney
The tech giant is censoring a show about right-wing extremism.
Sep 25
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Ryan Lizza
267
7
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