New Yorker: The Political Scene
New Yorker: The Political Scene
A weekly discussion about the President and developments in Washington, hosted by The New Yorker's executive editor, Dorothy Wickenden, and ...
The Political Scene: December 10, 2009
Robert Stavins, director of the environmental economics program at Harvard, and Evan Osnos discuss the national and international politics ...
The Political Scene: December 3, 2009
Steve Coll, George Packer, and Hendrik Hertzberg on Obama's escalation
of the war in Afghanistan.
The Political Scene: November 24, 2009
Jerome Groopman criticizes the new guidelines for breast-cancer screening, and Ryan Lizza looks at their political implications.
The Political Scene: November 19, 2009
Evan Osnos on Obama's visit to China, and John Cassidy on the economy.
The Political Scene: November 12, 2009
Jeffery Toobin, Hendrik Hertzberg, and Ryan Lizza on abortion, health-care reform, and Joe Lieberman's filibuster bluster.
The Political Scene: November 5, 2009
Steve Coll and George Packer discuss war and politics in Afghanistan after the botched election.
The Political Scene: October 29, 2009
Hendrik Hertzberg and Ryan Lizza on Harry Reid's public-option gambit.
The Political Scene: October 19, 2009
The Political Scene, recorded in front of a live audience at the New Yorker Festival. Hendrik Hertzberg, Jane Mayer, and Ryan Lizza discuss ...
The Political Scene: October 8, 2009
Andy Borowitz joins Ryan Lizza and Hendrik Hertzberg to talk about humor, hatred, and Obama.
The Political Scene: October 1, 2009
Steve Coll and Laura Secor on nuclear politics, inside and outside of Iran.
The Political Scene: September 24, 2009
Lawrence Wright and George Packer weigh the hard choices facing Obama in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
The Political Scene: September 17, 2009
John Cassidy and James B. Stewart on Obama's failure to rein in Wall Street.
The Political Scene: September 10, 2009
Jerome Groopman, Ryan Lizza, and Hendrik Hertzberg discuss health care--and how to pay for it.