Center for Public Integrity CEO Susan Smith Richardson on news for 2020 and beyond.

University of Missouri’s Frank Bowman on his new book “High Crimes and Misdemeanors.”

Republican strategist Ed Lopez on the federalist argument for a National Popular Vote.

Stephen Knott on his forthcoming book The Lost Soul of the American Presidency.

Vanderbilt’s Jonathan Metzl on “Dying of Whiteness” and the politics of racial resentment.

Ethan Todras-Whitehill and Catherine Vaughan of Swing Left on democratic accountability

Yale’s Jason Stanley on his book “How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them.”

Science journalist Jon Gertner discusses his new book “The Ice at the End of the World.”

University of Richmond president Ronald Crutcher and ACE’s Lorelle Espinosa on race.

Historian Brenda Wineapple on her book “The Impeachers: The Trial of Andrew Johnson…”

Columbia University Center for Energy Policy’s Richard Nephew on sanctions and tariffs.

John Bracken of the Digital Public Library of America on the vital role of libraries.

Jonathan Haidt, NYU professor of ethical leadership, on pluralism, partisanship and 2020

M.R. O’Connor on “Wayfinding: The Science and Mystery of How Humans Navigate the World.”

New University in Exile Consortium’s Arien Mack and scholar Kian Tajbakhsh on freedom.