On today's show, political analyst and author Michael Barone discusses his latest book, MENTAL MAPS OF THE FOUNDERS: HOW GEOGRAPHIC IMAGINATION GUIDED AMERICA'S REVOLUTIONARY LEADERS and gives a concise analysis of today's political landscape.

GUEST OVERVIEW: MICHAEL BARONE is senior political analyst for the Washington Examiner and a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. He has been a vice president of the polling firm of Peter D. Hart Research Associates, a member of the editorial page staff of the Washington Post, a senior writer with U.S. News & World Report, and a senior staff editor at Reader’s Digest. He is author of many books including his latest “Mental Maps of the Founders: How Geographic Imagination Guided America's Revolutionary Leaders”. Mr. Barone received the Bradley Prize from the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, the Barbara Olsen Award from the American Spectator, and the Carey McWilliams Award from the American Political Science Association. He has visited all 435 U.S. congressional districts and 54 foreign countries. You can connect with him on X (Twitter) at @MichaelBarone.