Jim Zirin
@jimzirin
Lawyer, former federal prosecutor, talk show host, author and columnist. Watch or listen to episodes of "Conversations with Jim Zirin" at the link below.
Michael Froman, former U.S. Trade Representative and current president of the Council on Foreign Relations, joins Jim Zirin to unpack how tariffs are shaping everything from national security to global friendships. Listen now: bit.ly/46euSFV

Is Trump someone to be taken seriously? Mike Froman shares his opinion in my latest interview with the tariffs expert, but I want to hear yours. Leave a comment below.

My piece in The Hill today on the bipartisan coverup of the Epstein Trump relationship. ‘Another wonderful secret’: What’s going on with Trump and the Epstein files? thehill.com/opinion/white-…
My latest article in The Hill Can Ketanji Brown Jackson save the Supreme Court from itself? thehill.com/opinion/judici…
My latest article in The Hill. Is Mamdani a Trump of the left? thehill.com/opinion/campai…
Catch my article in The Hill this morning. Trump’s latest attack on the courts: suing the judges themselves thehill.com/opinion/judici…
What’s really behind Trump’s lawsuit against Murdoch and The Wall Street Journal? On Background Briefing with Ian Masters, I break down the strategy, the leaked Epstein “birthday book,” and its wider implications: bit.ly/3TWiS4o
My Epstein article in today's Washington Monthly Epstein and Trump: Why We’re Unlikely to See the Files washingtonmonthly.com/2025/07/24/eps…
Innovation starts with education—cutting the Department of Education may have been subversive to Trump's desire to win. Hear more about what president of the Council on Foreign Relations Mike Froman has to say in my latest interview: bit.ly/4kGaGjD
My piece in The Hill this morning on the Trump/ Epstein relationship went viral, having been picked up on Google News and other internet platforms. bit.ly/4kURLBP
Another win for Trump in SCOTUS despite a plainly illegal executive order. How the Supreme Court Helped Trump Dismantle the Education Department washingtonmonthly.com/2025/07/21/how…
The blueprint is there, and all signs point to tariffs being "undesirable." Hear more of my conversation with Mike Froman anywhere you get podcasts. Watch now: bit.ly/4kGaGjD
On the whole, Trump's tariffs are poised to reduce growth, production, and competition. So where do we stand to benefit? Find out what tariffs expert Mike Froman, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, has to say in the latest episode: bit.ly/4kGaGjD
SCOTUS, autocracy, and a judicial nominee who told the courts “f*** you.” This week’s Beyond the Headlines has range. Read now: bit.ly/44zhF9j
In this episode of Conversations with Jim Zirin, former U.S. Trade Representative and president of the Council on Foreign Relations Michael Froman explains how some tariffs may serve critical national interests, while others risk unintended consequences: bit.ly/4nNBTUh

Don't miss my latest article in the Washington Monthly. Emil Bove: Trump’s Judicial Nominee Says “F… you” to the Courts washingtonmonthly.com/2025/07/14/emi…
My latest article on birthright citizenship--a right without a remedy. Supreme Court Fallout: The Birthright Citizenship Case and Autocracy washingtonmonthly.com/2025/07/08/sup…
Moderated a terrific panel discussion last night at @GuildHall East Hampton with @AnthonyACL, @NormEisen and @SusanCorke1. Totally exhilarating discussion about the accretion of executive power, erosion of civil liberties and what we can do about it.
My take on the case this afternoon. The Birthright Citizenship Case—Loud Music from the Supreme Court washingtonmonthly.com/2025/07/01/the…
The Supreme Court lays another egg. My latest article in today's Washington Monthly. Under Trump, The Cruelty of Third-Country Deportation washingtonmonthly.com/2025/06/25/und…