Q & A, Hosted by Jay Nordlinger Podcast
1) National, and International, Struggles
Dalibor RohĂĄÄ began life in Slovakia, or Czechoslovakia. He is now a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, in Washington. His Ph.D. is in political economy. He says that his role is to e...Show More
2) Writer of Lives
One of the writers I read most regularly is Clay Risen. He writes obituaries for the New York Times. Another way to say that is, he is a composer of mini-biographies, week after week.He has also worke...Show More
3) A Razor-Sharp Conservative, Up North
Some years ago, I was looking into Stephen Harper, who was then the prime minister of Canada. David Frum said to me something like this: âYouâll want to talk to Jason Kenney. Heâs a conservative intel...Show More
4) G-Man, Good Man
Iâll quote from my introduction:⊠our guest today is Michael Feinberg, a former FBI agent who is now a writer and editor with Lawfare. With the FBI, he won a slew of awards and commendations, but was ...Show More
5) An Unnerving World, Surveyed
Last Friday, there was a day-long event at Princeton: the Aaron Friedberg Retirement Colloquium. Participants included a range of the professorâs colleagues and students (present and past). Friedberg ...Show More
6) Thinking about Iran
This is an important moment in Iran: people are out in the streets, demanding change; the dictatorship is murdering them by the thousands. I definitely wanted to talk with Marina Nemat, a woman I have...Show More
7) An American and Her Novel
I have known Linda Chavez for many years, and have read her for even longer. Do you know I had a hard time introducing her? I really did. This is what I wound up saying:... our guest is Linda Chavezâw...Show More
8) By the Ambassador, Briefed
When it comes to questions of U.S. foreign policyâwhen it comes to questions of world affairs in generalâthere are certain people I always want to hear from. One of them is Nick BurnsâR. Nicholas Burn...Show More
9) FanDuel Nation
Gambling on sports is as old as sports, no doubt. Cavemen must have gambled, somehow, when it came to tossing sticks or what have you. Jumping to the 20th century, we in America had the Black Sox scan...Show More
10) Antisemitism Left and Right (and All Mixed Up)
In my introduction to this Q&A, I say,... our guest today is David Frum, the writer. What does he write? Books and articles, about history, politics, culture, and so on. He is almost the definition of...Show More