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Part I of my two-part conversation with Jonathan Kirshner about his new book, An Unwritten Future: Realism, Uncertainty, and World Politics. Kirshner explains why classical realism is a misunderstood intellectual tradition. We get into: Why realism recruits dead people into their intellectual tradition; what we can learn from Thucydides, and why an armchair understanding of the Peloponnesian War does more harm than good; why realist pessimism is a self-fulfilling prophecy; why international relations has somewhat lost its way; how we should think about the “national interest"; and distinctions between realist and progressive political economy.

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Van's interview with Dr. Matthew Specter discusses his new book, The Atlantic Realists. They get into the diverse understandings of the realist tradition, trace its roots to imperial competition in the 19th century, the bizzare intellectual inspirations the Nazis found in US history, whether realism is useful for progressives and the left, and some surprising history about a cast of characters ranging from Hans Morgenthau to Alfred Thayer Mahan to Carl Schmitt. 

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A film where a man must try and find his stolen bicycle, along with his son. Kyle would also volunteer his bedsheets. Dave wants to eat a big plate of spaghetti. The Machine tries to figure out where the HDMI port is.

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Divorce was illegal in Italy until 1974. In DIVORCE ITALIAN STYLE when a Sicilian aristocrat becomes unhappy with his wife, he tries to trick her into having an affair so he can catch her in the act, then kill her. Because obviously murdering your wife is far less immoral than allowing women to leave their marriages. 

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