A hawk who flew on political winds: Lindsey Graham

About this episode

<p>The longtime South Carolina senator died suddenly at the weekend. His political arc mirrored that of his Republican party in the Trump era. We ask what his death <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/07/12/lindsey-graham-represented-the-arc-of-his-party?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">leaves behind</a>. Frontier AI models opaquely embody a worldview and set of values; we poke the big ones, asking <a href="https://www.economist.com/briefing/2026/06/25/ai-models-values-are-very-different-from-most-peoples?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">what they believe</a>. And why Old Master paintings are again <a href="https://www.economist.com/culture/2026/07/07/why-old-master-paintings-are-back-in-vogue?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">so popular</a>. </p><br><p>Guests and host:</p><ul><li>Adam Roberts, foreign editor</li><li>Sondre Solstad, senior data journalist</li><li>Alexandra Suich Bass, culture editor</li><li>Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered: </p><ul><li>Lindsey Graham, Republican party, American foreign policy</li><li>AI frontier models, values</li><li>art market, Old Masters</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—</em><a href="https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>subscribe to The Economist</em></a><em>.</em></p><br><p><br></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>