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Peter Loewen
Harold Tanner Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell University
Cornell University
Episode: US 250: A Conversation with Peter John Loewen
Fenwick McKelvey
Author of SimPolitics: America's Quest to Solve Politics with Computers (MIT Press, 2026)
MIT Press / Academic Political Communication
Episode: Fenwick McKelvey, "SimPolitics: America’s Quest to Solve Politics with Computers" (MIT Press, 2026)
Christopher Federico
Episode: Christopher M. Federico et al., "The Authoritarian Divide: Partisan Identity, Voting, and the Transformation of the American Electorate" (Oxford UP, 2026)
Christopher Weber
Episode: Christopher M. Federico et al., "The Authoritarian Divide: Partisan Identity, Voting, and the Transformation of the American Electorate" (Oxford UP, 2026)
Nelson Lichtenstein
Research professor in the Department of History at the University of California, Santa Barbara; author of A Fabulous Failure
University of California, Santa Barbara
Episode: Nelson Lichtenstein on Clinton and Neoliberalism
Alexis Cruz
Founder of Enough Consulting; strategist in technology and geopolitics; former Meta advisor and Oversight Board contributor
Enough Consulting; formerly Meta
Episode: The Emerging Anocracy: AI, Tech Oligarchs, and the Future of Democracy with Alexis Cruz
Diana Cucuz
Author of Winning Women's Hearts and Minds: Selling Cold War Culture in the US and the USSR
University of Toronto Press
Episode: Diana Cucuz, "Winning Women’s Hearts and Minds: Selling Cold War Culture in the US and the USSR" (U Toronto Press, 2023)
Erik J. Olsen
Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Seattle University
Seattle University
Episode: What are the Limits of Political Speech? A Conversation with Erik J. Olsen
Hope Harvey
Author of Doubled Up, Shared Households, and the Precarious Lives of Families
University of Kentucky
Episode: Doubled Up: Shared Households and the Precarious Lives of Families

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Matt Simmons
Host, The New Books Network; affiliation: New Books Network
Nathan Moore
Host, The New Books Network; affiliation: New Books Network
Michael Stauch
Host of The New Books Network; interviewer; affiliation: New Books Network

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Doubled Up: Shared Households and the Precarious Lives of Families
Q: Can you tell us how you came to study doubled up households and what you found in your fieldwork?
The study started from a housing-focused project and evolved into a broader examination of household life, revealing that many families double up due to precarity and that the arrangement reshapes family dynamics more than it solves underlying economic challenges.
US 250: A Conversation with Peter John Loewen
Q: What strikes you as most important about the founding legacy for today's democracy?
The founding legacy shows a rich, multi-faceted concept of democracy that centers on the people's role in selecting governance, while acknowledging enduring tensions like slavery and wealth inequality; this complexity is still relevant as democracies navigate modern challenges.
What are the Limits of Political Speech? A Conversation with Erik J. Olsen
Q: Could you summarize the two central assumptions of the classical liberal paradigm and why you find them limiting today?
The two core assumptions are that free speech rights are private rights protected from government authority, and that speech is qualitatively different from action. I believe this private-public and speech-action binary misreads how political speech operates in practice, especially when speech is closely tied to actions that threaten democratic processes.
Nelson Lichtenstein on Clinton and Neoliberalism
Q: How did NAFTA fit into Clinton's political strategy and the broader shift in American capitalism in the 1990s?
NAFTA was pursued for bipartisan reasons and symbolized a broader globalization push; its implementation reflected the era's belief in open markets, though its regional effects contributed to political realignments and debates about the welfare state.
Nelson Lichtenstein on Clinton and Neoliberalism
Q: So Nelson, given your studies of the campaign and the Clinton presidency, what is your take on the idea that Clinton represents a pure neoliberal shift?
Clinton was not simply a neoliberal; he began with left-leaning ideas, pursued industrial policy early on, and managed a complex balance between labor, business, and political pragmatism, which over time contributed to a more tempered, but ultimately market-friendly, policy trajectory.

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