A Conversation with Steve Schmidt

What I mean when I talk about genocide in Ukraine, and other questions.

If you missed it, below you can watch the conversation I had last Saturday with Steve Schmidt below. Thank you, Steve, for inviting me, and thank you, Lisa, for moderating the conversation. I’m grateful to have had a chance to introduce myself to your readers and delighted that so many then subscribed to the Cosmopolitan Globalist.

Welcome, new readers! To make the most of your subscription, be sure to look in our archives, where we keep so many interesting essays, podcasts, notes, book reviews, and classes that are highly relevant to the conversation we had.

Here’s a guide. Since you already subscribe to The Warning, I assume you’re here because you’re concerned, as I am, about American politics, Donald Trump, and the threat to liberal democracy he represents. I recommend these essays, especially, for you:

The New Caesars Podcast

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(I wrote the story above on November 7, 2016, and republished it on January 7, 2021. My assessment of Donald Trump is unchanged.)

A number of your comments, in the chat, expressed concern about the state of the media. Have you looked at our FAQ? It explains why we founded the Cosmopolitan Globalist. You’re right to be concerned.

On the same topic:

There’s so much more—please have a look at our many discussions and debates, too. We pride ourselves on the unusual intelligence and civility of our comment section. And our readers are very sweet and funny, too. You’ll see.

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I didn’t get a chance to answer every question viewers asked in the chat. Here are a few more answers. (I’ve paraphrased your questions so that readers who weren’t there understand the context.) If I haven’t answered your question, look through the articles I suggested above, and if you’re still not sure where I stand, ask me below, in the comments.

Q. Do you have any confidence that the US would honor Article 5 with Trump as President?