Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs at Brown University, share their take on the news. On this episode: What Truth Social going public means for Donald Trump’s finances How Trump is navigating the complex politics of abortion within the Republican Party Looking ahead to congressional special elections, and how they could affect Washington going into the 2024 election Congress is back from recess…but will they do anything?  Why Dem ..read more

Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs at Brown University, share their take on the news. On this episode: Trump’s domination of the GOP primary, and what the MAGA-ficaiton of the GOP means for 2024 The politics of Trump's legal troubles Making sense of America’s “vibe-cession” and disinflation Claudine Gay’s resignation as Harvard’s president, and the Right’s strange relationship to the Ivy League Where does China’s economy go next? Unpa ..read more

Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs at Brown University, share their take on the news. On this episode: Trump potentially gets removed from the GOP primary ballot in Colorado, and the risks of involving the courts in a presidential election How the politics of immigration will affect the 2024 race in the US Elise Stefanik grills University presidents on Capitol Hill, highlighting the thorny politics of Israel, Gaza, and free speech on ..read more

Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs at Brown University, share their take on the news. On this episode: The state of the Israel-Hamas War, and its geopolitical and economic implications Discouraging polls for Biden, promising victories of Democrats in November’s special elections – what does it mean for 2024?  The new Speaker of the US House does the same thing his predecessor got kicked out for doing Mark and Carrie push their Bi ..read more

Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs at Brown University, share their take on the news. On this episode: Grading Mark and Carrie’s Supreme Court predictions A disturbingly warm summer for all, and the financial repercussions of it being too hot to go outside.  Gender equality, austerity, and the financial time-bombs in English municipalities The Trump trial/campaign continuum Life under a gerontocracy Testing the West’s stamina for ..read more

Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs at Brown University, share their take on the news. On this episode: The US debt ceiling deal: nobody won, and it was all based on a deep ignorance of how the economy actually works DeSantis goes peak geek and launches his presidential candidacy with on a glitchy Twitter Spaces™ Will Trump’s future criminal charges help or hurt him at the polls? Predictions on the Supreme Court’s final cases of the te ..read more

Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs at Brown University, share their take on the news. On this episode: Biden, Trump, and the upcoming “remaquel” to the 2020 election Fox settles with Dominion, fires Tucker Carlson, and will be just fine The debt ceiling crisis: America’s ‘Brexit’? Clarence Thomas is very corrupt, but will face no consequences Diane Feinst—wait, have we talked about anyone under 80-years-old on this episode?! King Char ..read more

Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs at Brown University, share their take on the news. On this episode: What Trump’s indictment says about the state of American politics  DeSantis’ cruel (and also a slightly boring) strategy for countering Trump Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping’s recent bro-out in Russia, and how it fits into China’s larger geopolitical machinations Congress's poorly informed and slightly xenophobic attempt to grill ..read more

Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs at Brown University, share their take on the news. On this episode: What Trump’s indictment says about the state of American politics  DeSantis’ cruel (and also a slightly boring) strategy for countering Trump Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping’s recent bro-out in Russia, and how it fits into China’s larger geopolitical machinations Congress's poorly informed and slightly xenophobic attempt to grill ..read more

Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs at Brown University, share their take on the news. On this episode: Dominion Voting Machine’s lawsuit against Fox shows off the network’s underside, which we all knew was there anyway.  Ron DeSantis continues to fight “woke” values like freedom of speech Mark and Carrie come up with a terrible political science dissertation topic.  Brexit is solved! Or maybe it was repealed? The future of t ..read more