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Matt Mackowiak's Mack On Politics

Smart political talk every week from Austin, Texas political consultant Matt Mackowiak, who has served in senior roles for two U.S. Senators and the Bush administration.
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Now displaying: June, 2017
Jun 29, 2017

Our guest is Eric Bolling, the co-host of Fox News’ “The Specialists” each weekday, and “Cashin’ In” each Saturday morning. His new book, “The Swamp: Washington's Murky Pool of Corruption and Cronyism and How Trump Can Drain It” is out this week and it is already a major bestseller.

A former commodities trader in New York City, we talked about his decade-long friendship with Trump, what Trump’s policies mean for the economy, how his new Fox News show came about, what he makes of the cable news industry currently, how Trump uses Twitter (and whether he should continue), what he wants to see from tax reform, and what he learned writing two best-selling books.

Jun 21, 2017

North Korea is the subject of our 31st episode, with best-selling author Mark Bowden (“Black Hawk Down” and “Killing Pablo”), among others. His new reported piece for The Atlantic, “The Worst Problem in the World”, examines the complexity of the North Korea nuclear threat and evaluates all four policy options facing the United States. After a deep dive into North Korea, we discuss his other writing subjects, including Vietnam and Pablo Escobar, as well as his own process for writing, what future subjects he is considering, and what advice he has for young writers.

Jun 15, 2017

Our most distinguished guest in the podcast’s history: Adm. James Stavridis (U.S. Navy, Ret.), who served as Supreme Allied Commander at NATO and also Commander of U.S. Southern Command in Miami. He is the author of the new book, “Sea Power: The History and Geopolitics of the World’s Oceans”. We take a trip around the world with this 37-year Navy man, from Miami, to Brussels, to Russia, to Syria, to the Strait of Hormuz, to the Arctic, to the South China Sea. He has fascinating insight each of these important global challenges. We wrap up with a little talk about politics, including his interactions with the Clinton and Trump teams, and then discuss the importance of public service.

Jun 9, 2017

Our guest for the 29th episode is U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT). We discussed the Comey hearing, health care, tax reform, criminal justice reform, and the Paris Climate Accord with him, as well as his new book, “Written Out of History: The Forgotten Founders Who Fought Big Government.” It’s an interesting and timely discussion.

Jun 3, 2017

The issue this week: The Paris Climate Accord and President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw. For this subject, we sought out noted expert Robert Henneke, General Counsel and Litigation Director for the Texas Public Policy Foundation. We begin asking him about current environmental litigation that is still pending from the Obama years, then turned to a discussion of the Paris agreement, why Trump withdrew, why it matters, and what this means going forward.

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