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Bill Curtis and Jane Albrecht discuss the insurrection, Trump-ism, and the Biden infrastructure plan with political commentator, Bill Kristol. 

William Kristol is Editor-at-Large of The Bulwark. He was a founder of The Weekly Standard, and is a regular guest on leading political commentary shows. Prior to his work at The Weekly Standard, Kristol led the Project for the Republican Future, an organization that helped shape the strategy that produced the 1994 Republican congressional victory. From 1985 to 1993, Kristol served as Chief of Staff to Education Secretary William Bennett in the Reagan Administration and as Chief of Staff to Vice President Dan Quayle in the George H. W. Bush administration. Before coming to Washington, Kristol taught politics at the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University.

Episode Timestamps:

1:45 A path to a Republican party that focuses on governing.

2:24 How we can get to a Republican party we can appreciate.

3:32 Republican tactics

5:04 Republican “Recovery”

7:04 Trump wasn’t always radical

8:41 How it progressed (The Trump Agenda)

11:20 Trump was a Cash Cow

12:27 Break One

12:51 Where we are today

16:57 Bill Kristol “Do Overs”

19:30 How we got here

22:05 The Present Trump Party

25:30 The Loss of Political Integrity

27:45 Break Two

28:40 For Biden or Against Trump?

30:04 The Capitol Storming and Republican Accountability Project

35:57 Changing a Political Party

38:42 Politicians and Governing

40:04 Closing Comments for Part One

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Bill Curtis and Jane Albrecht discuss the insurrection, Trump-ism, and the Biden infrastructure plan with political commentator, Bill Kristol.&nbsp;
William Kristol is Editor-at-Large of The Bulwark. He was a founder of The Weekly Standard, and is a regular guest on leading political commentary shows. Prior to his work at The Weekly Standard, Kristol led the Project for the Republican Future, an organization that helped shape the strategy that produced the 1994 Republican congressional victory. From 1985 to 1993, Kristol served as Chief of Staff to Education Secretary William Bennett in the Reagan Administration and as Chief of Staff to Vice President Dan Quayle in the George H. W. Bush administration. Before coming to Washington, Kristol taught politics at the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University.
Episode Timestamps:
1:45 A path to a Republican party that focuses on governing.
2:24 How we can get to a Republican party we can appreciate.
3:32 Republican tactics
5:04 Republican &ldquo;Recovery&rdquo;
7:04 Trump wasn&rsquo;t always radical
8:41 How it progressed (The Trump Agenda)
11:20 Trump was a Cash Cow
12:27 Break One
12:51 Where we are today
16:57 Bill Kristol &ldquo;Do Overs&rdquo;
19:30 How we got here
22:05 The Present Trump Party
25:30 The Loss of Political Integrity
27:45 Break Two
28:40 For Biden or Against Trump?
30:04 The Capitol Storming and Republican Accountability Project
35:57 Changing a Political Party
38:42 Politicians and Governing
40:04 Closing Comments for Part One
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Edited and Sound Engineering by: Joey Salvia
Theme Music by: Celleste and Eric Dick
A C<a href="https://www.curtco.com">urtCo Media</a> Production
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In an age when saying the wrong thing in a Twitter post could leave you ghosted by onetime friends—or worse—we find our country torn apart at the political seams. But things don’t need to be this way. Constructive social discourse is not dead, it just needs a little resuscitation.

Politics: Meet Me in the Middle

In an age when saying the wrong thing in a Twitter post could leave you ghosted by onetime friends—or worse—we find our country torn apart at the political seams. But things don’t need to be this way. Constructive social discourse is not dead, it just needs a little resuscitation. From CurtCo Media. ​ Consider Meet Me in the Middle your political rehab. Each week, Ed Larson (Pulitzer Prize winning historian, author, and world-wide lecturer) invites guests from across the ideological spectrum—including politicians, activists, and celebrities—to sit down, discuss the issues, and if not find consensus, at least find common ground. So bring an open mind and remember, we’re more alike than different.

Producer: Mike Thomas

Hosts: Ed Larson and Bill Curtis

Marketing Director: Stephanie Arakelian

Theme Music By: Celleste & Eric Dick

In an age when saying the wrong thing in a Twitter post could leave you ghosted by onetime friends&mdash;or worse&mdash;we find our country torn apart at the political seams. But things don&rsquo;t need to be this way. Constructive social discourse is not dead, it just needs a little resuscitation. From CurtCo Media. ​ Consider Meet Me in the Middle your political rehab. Each week, Ed Larson (Pulitzer Prize winning historian, author, and world-wide lecturer) invites guests from across the ideological spectrum&mdash;including politicians, activists, and celebrities&mdash;to sit down, discuss the issues, and if not find consensus, at least find common ground. So bring an open mind and remember, we&rsquo;re more alike than different.
Producer: Mike Thomas
Hosts: Ed Larson and Bill Curtis
Marketing Director: Stephanie Arakelian
Theme Music By: Celleste &amp; Eric Dick

Political commentator Bill Kristol joins to discuss the insurrection, Trump-ism, and the Biden infrastructure plan .

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