University of Amsterdam’s Claes de Vreese on global populism and the post-truth present.

Steve Hilton, founder of Crowdpac and former advisor to David Cameron, on populism.

Congressman Tom Suozzi talks about modeling a way forward for politics beyond dogma.

U Mass Professor Laura Briggs on her book "How All Politics Became Reproductive Politics"

Nick Troiano of the Centrist Project on electing independent candidates amidst dysfunction

Ganesh Sitaraman on his new book “The Crisis of the Middle Class Constitution”

Vanessa Williamson on her new book “Read My Lips: Why Americans Are Proud to Pay Taxes.”

Mayor Peter Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana on democratic values of the American Midwest

Chair of Presidential Studies at Texas A&M George Edwards III on President Trump.

Former presidential candidate Evan McMullin talks about his conservative manifesto.

Jean Bordewich, Hewlett Foundation and Betsy Wright Hawkings of Democracy Fund on gridlock

Joel Simon, of the Committee to Protect Journalists, on challenges to a free press in 2017

Creator of FX's The Americans Joe Weisberg on Russian espionage, fact and fiction.

Jeffrey Herbst, president and CEO of the Newseum, talks about the future of free speech.

Katherine Cramer talks about her groundbreaking study of U.S. electoral polarization.

Vincent Fella Hendricks talks about his new book Infostorms.

Kenneth Wollack, of the National Democratic Institute, on civil society amid incivility.

Brigade CEO Matt Mahan on a technological innovation to bridge the partisan divide.

Bill Adair of Duke U. and Politifact on whether truth is informing public discourse.

Parag Khanna, author of Connectography, talks about modernizing American infrastructure.