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Freddy Gray speaks to Haz Al-Din, one of the leading theorists of MAGA Communism. They ask, what does the term mean, is it feasible, and how would they like to change America? 

Freddy Gray is joined by Alex Castellanos, Republican Party strategist who has served as media consultant to seven U.S. Presidential campaigns. They discuss Donald Trump's presidential campaign, his search for a vice president, and if there's any way Joe Biden can tarnish his image. 

Freddy Gray is joined by Christopher Butler who is executive director at Americans for Tax Reform to discuss what Trump's trade policy might look like in a second term. Should economists be worried about a 10 per cent tariff?

Freddy Gray speaks to Ben Smith and Nayeema Raza from the Mixed Signals podcast. They discuss the state of American media, whether the US has any appetite for public service broadcasting, and whether America is too cynical about the press.

Donald Trump has been found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records. The Spectator columnist Lionel Shriver joins Freddy Gray to respond to the news. Was it a fair trial? What could it mean for the 2024 presidential election? And what are the wider implications for American democracy?

Produced by Megan McElroy, Oscar Edmondson and Patrick Gibbons.

Professor John Mearsheimer joins Freddy Gray to talk about the powder keg situation in Eastern Europe, why Putin is possibly the least hawkish of possible Russian leaders and why Israel has lost escalation dominance.

This was originally broadcast on SpectatorTV.