Know Your Enemy

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In this episode we talk to our friend John Ganz about the nature and function of conservative intellectuals—or "intellect...

Dave Weigel is a longtime favorite political reporter of ours—someone we've both read for years, and find unusually unblinkered by partisan loyalties—so we couldn't think of a better guide to the 2026 midterms elections than him. What everyone knows is that, right now, polls show a possible Democratic wave in the offing; we try to understand why, and the ways both parties are...

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A sundowning, octogenarian president radically out of step with the country's mood, surrounded by Yes Men (and Women), co...

This episode is a free-wheeling conversation with Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor about their superb (and superbly written) new book, End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World. Both terms in its title—"end times" and "fascism"—are ones we've ...

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In this conversation, Matt and Sam range widely, beginning with Sam's recent