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Thousands of guests and nuclear secrets in the bathroom: How Donald Trump hid classified papers at Mar-a-Lago

According to historian Russell L. Riley, co-director of the Miller Center for Oral History of Presidents at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, this evidence indicates that Trump’s behavior was not only “terribly reckless,” but also “foolish.”

Russell Riley

Trump indictment: As legal peril grows, so does political divide

If elected GOP leaders and Mr. Trump’s primary rivals continue to back the former president on this matter, a core of Republican voters likely will as well, says Jennifer Lawless, a professor of politics at the University of Virginia.

Jennifer Lawless

Escalation, Deterrence, and Leadership

Eric and Eliot welcome back friend of the show Kori Schake, the Director of Foreign and Defense Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute. They discuss Kori’s recent visit to Ukraine, the Biden Administration’s management of escalation dynamics in the Russo-Ukrainian war, and whether the administration’s rhetoric has undercut their professed objectives.

Eric Edelman

The Plumbers

Historian Ken Hughes, a renowned expert on secret presidential recordings and author of two books on Richard Nixon’s criminality, talks about the ongoing fascination with Watergate, and whether comedy or satire is as effective as drama in portraying the extraordinary events that wrecked Nixon's presidency.

Ken Hughes

Blinken calls Turkey’s FM Hakan Fidan, Sweden’s NATO bid tops agenda

Eric Edelman, a former US ambassador to Turkey, believes that Erdogan “wants to cool things down at least for the period leading up to municipal elections [in March 2024].”

Eric Edelman

In their own words: JFK expert Marc Selverstone ’84 offers insights on presidential recordings

Marc Selverstone ’84 knows why President John F. Kennedy continues to captivate the hearts and minds of Americans, 60 years after his assassination.

Marc Selverstone