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American Politics
Interviews with scholars of American politics about their new books.
July 16, 2026
The Authoritarian Divide
Political Scientists Christopher Federico, Stanley Feldman, and Christopher Weber have an important and fascinating new book from Oxford University Pr…
July 15, 2026
Private Power and Democracy's Decline
Today I'm speaking with Mordecai Kurz, Joan Kenney Professor of Economics Emeritus at Stanford University. We are discussing his latest book, Private …
July 13, 2026
Nelson Lichtenstein on Clinton and Neoliberalism
We are joined by Nelson Lichtenstein, one of the deans of American labor history. The conversation ranges widely, from the tragedy of the Clinton admi…
July 12, 2026
The Emerging Anocracy
In this episode of International Horizons, RBI Acting Director Eli Karetny sits down with Alexis Cruz, founder of Enough Consulting and former strateg…
July 11, 2026
Winning Women’s Hearts and Minds
In this episode, Alisa interviews Dr. Diana Cucuz about her book, Winning Women’s Hearts and Minds: Selling Cold War Culture in the US and the USSR (U…
July 10, 2026
A New Approach to Political Speech
A New Approach to Political Speech: Democratic Theory, Constitutional Law, and Public Liberty After January 6 (de Gruyter, 2026) challenges convention…
July 9, 2026
Doubled Up
More than eleven million children in the US live in doubled-up households, sharing space with extended family or friends. These households are even mo…
July 4, 2026
Neighborhoods Matter
Participation in official governmental institutions and activities has declined dramatically. Americans are less inclined to express trust in, or coop…
July 3, 2026
250 Years of Special Providence
To celebrate our nation’s 250th anniversary, Madison’s Notes is having a special Fourth of July episode to close out the season. So in Episode 12 of S…
July 2, 2026
174 Anna Terwiel Offers A Moment of No to the Prison-Industrial Complex (JP)
Punishment makes nobody safer, imprisonment only impoverishes us as a society. And yet, we lock up our own, more and more for worse and worse reasons.…
July 1, 2026
Thomas Paine at the Semiquincentennial
Thomas Paine: Collected Writings (Princeton University Press, 2026) is the first major new edition of Paine’s works, bringing together all his writing…
July 1, 2026
The Once and Future Republic
In preparation for the 250th anniversary of America’s founding, it would be wise to look back at the ancient thinkers and writers who helped inspire …
June 30, 2026
Above the Law
The United States has traditionally been a great promoter of international justice – forging the Nuremberg and Tokyo tribunals after World War II and …
June 27, 2026
The Trinity
A striking triptych once displayed in countless African American households, the Trinity typically features Jesus Christ, Martin Luther King Jr., and …
June 26, 2026
Saving the American Dream
The American Dream at its best is an ethical ideal and a moral compass. If respected and sustained, it can guide the United States through Trump 2.0. …
June 22, 2026
Real Men on Top
In Real Men on Top: How Patriarchy Shapes Our Reality (Oxford University Press, 2026), Robin Dembroff shows us that we don't just live in a patriarcha…
June 21, 2026
The Political Worldviews of American Social Movements
The Political Worldviews of American Social Movements: Partisan Politics and the Future of Democracy (Routledge, 2026) explores the political worldvie…
June 19, 2026
Inside the Mississippi Marathon
In 2008, Rachel Canter founded Mississippi First, an education non-profit with the mission of improving educational outcomes for students across the s…
June 17, 2026
On the Record
There is no shortage of books on music and politics, but Anna Harwell Celenza explores an interesting premise in her book On the Record: Music that Ch…
June 17, 2026
Legacy of the Ancient Greeks
American democracy is in a period of crisis, so it seems natural to look back to its origins. So here in Episode 10 of Season 5, I interview Professor…