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Wednesday Jun 10, 2026
Wednesday Jun 10, 2026
Today, in the first episode of Only in America, Condoleezza Rice speaks with Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang about his remarkable rise to the commanding heights of global technology; Steven Davis argues that restoring open trade and reforming the international trading system are vital to US security and prosperity; and Michael Auslin examines why the Superman franchise isn’t participating in the nation’s 250th anniversary celebrations this year.
Tuesday Jun 09, 2026
Tuesday Jun 09, 2026
Today, John Cochrane writes of another concern newly minted Fed Chair Kevin Warsh will face: uncertain forecasting. Andy Hall finds that beyond all the doom-and-gloom projections of its effects; video content creators are loving AI. And H.R. McMaster speaks with a leading legislator in the Merz coalition governing Germany, who discusses the future of US-Germany relations amid a changing international order.
Monday Jun 08, 2026
Monday Jun 08, 2026
Today, Hoover shares a trailer for a major new documentary interview series; Ross Levine channels the wisdom of Adam Smith in a letter discussing the foundational role of justice in any free society; Matthew Turpin points out several underappreciated recent developments within China that call into question narratives about the PRC’s “unstoppable” ascendance; and on the latest EconTalk, Russ Roberts and guest Luke Burgis explore how individuals become themselves in the context of community influences.
Friday Jun 05, 2026
Friday Jun 05, 2026
This Friday, Tom Church explains the true impact of Social Security on the federal budget deficit; Victor Davis Hanson notes the policy choices leaders in Sacramento could make to get California back on track in terms of affordability and economic dynamism; Bill Whalen reviews the results we have so far from California’s primary elections held this past Tuesday; and John Cochrane makes the case for focusing economic policy more on expanding opportunity than on reducing inequality via redistribution.
Thursday Jun 04, 2026
Thursday Jun 04, 2026
Today, Timothy Chu and Drew Endy draw lessons on utilizing science to advance the national interest from the life of President Trump’s uncle, Professor John Trump; Victor Davis Hanson charts the Jacksonian themes of the second Trump administration’s foreign policy; and David Henderson explains why the energy shock we’re experiencing today differs from that of the 1970s.
Wednesday Jun 03, 2026
Wednesday Jun 03, 2026
Today, Condoleezza Rice argues the US achieved tangible gains with it and Israel’s joint air war against Iran. Niall Ferguson says the global AI race needs a Kissinger-like figure to reach some form of détente. John Cochrane walks us through the first challenge that awaits Kevin Warsh as Fed chair. Steven Davis asks a pair of scholars why drug misuse deaths in the US have risen tenfold since 1979. And Eugene Volokh and Jane Bambauer examine how privacy concerns interact with the First Amendment, looking at recording the police, selling the rights to your life story, and Hulk Hogan suing Gawker.
Tuesday Jun 02, 2026
Tuesday Jun 02, 2026
Today, Victor Davis Hanson analyzes how the war in Iran has gone so far, and lays out the two major paths the Trump administration could choose from here; Barry Strauss lists ten lessons he’s taken away from the war, as well as a few concerns the conflict has raised regarding America’s capacity for serious strategic commitments; and H.R. McMaster speaks with Finnish ambassador to Germany Kai Sauer about Finland’s role on the front lines of NATO collective defense.
Monday Jun 01, 2026
Monday Jun 01, 2026
Today, Joshua Rauh, Benjamin Jaros, and John Doran explain their research into the proposed California billionaire wealth tax and the measure’s likely impact on the state’s budget issues; Michael McFaul offers readers a debrief of his recent trip to China; and a new edition of Strategika compiles lessons learned so far from the Iran war, drawing on the expertise of contributors with many decades of experience analyzing US national security challenges.