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The risks and rewards of retail politics

Even President Joe Biden, possessor of perhaps the largest soapbox on Earth, is leaning heavily into retail politics during his reelection campaign, particularly through brand association, which offers him "a way to locate [himself] in the country's cultural and social landscape," explained University of Virginia Miller Center presidential historian Russell Riley.

Russell Riley

Erdoğan’s Impending Victory and Turkey’s Future Course

Turkish President Recep Tayipp Erdoğan is likely to be reelected to another term on Sunday despite widespread speculation that he might lose. He has already ruled the Turkish Republic for almost a decade longer than its founder, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, and his victory at the polls will undoubtedly keep Turkey on its increasingly nationalist and authoritarian trajectory.

Eric Edelman

Eliot Cohen: Foreign Correspondent

Eric and Eliot mark the latter’s return from his European travels with dark musings about why they have not yet been sanctioned by the Russian government. They also discuss Finland’s adaptation to NATO membership, the differing perspectives of the Nordic and Baltic states, whether or not the neutrality of the “global south” in the Russo-Ukraine war is consequential, and Ukraine’s post-Bakhmut prospects.

Eric Edelman

“This Is Not Somebody That Should Be Sent to Washington,” Says UVA Prof Lawless on Goncalves

The chair of the political science department at the University of Virginia, Jennifer Lawless, has condemned the false claims by first congressional district candidate John Goncalves.

Jennifer Lawless

Timothy P. Shriver and John M. Bridgeland Champion Social-Emotional Learning as Key to Student Mental Health

Across our country, concern about the mental health of our children coming out of the pandemic has skyrocketed in the last year. Rates of depression and anxiety are at all-time highs. Young people are struggling to adapt to the routines of school, develop and manage relationships, and avoid the risks of drugs, alcohol, and violence.

John Bridgeland

The October Farce

Will Inboden, the Executive Director of the William Clements Center for National Security, joins Eric to discuss the alleged “October Surprise” in 1980 — the long bruited charge that Reagan campaign manager Bill Casey colluded with Iranian intermediaries to forestall the release of the U.S. hostages until after the election.

Eric Edelman