Best Of: How TV, Twitter and TikTok Remade Our Politics
This election felt like the peak of the TV-ification of politics. There’s Trump, of course, who rose to national prominence as a reality-TV character and is a master of visual stagecraft. And while Tr...
13 Joulu 20241h 3min
You Had a Lot of Questions About the Election
This is our first bonus content of the paywall era, a subscriber-only, election-themed “ask me anything.” If you haven’t subscribed and would like to, you can do that directly through Apple Podcasts a...
10 Joulu 202440min
Best Of: Why the Far Right Is Thriving Across the Globe
It was possible to see Donald Trump’s first election victory as some kind of fluke. But after the results of this election, it’s clear that America is living in the Trump era. And for Americans who’ve...
6 Joulu 20241h 31min
It's the Corruption, Stupid
Right after the election, I talked about how the results reminded me of 2004. George W. Bush won re-election that year — and unlike four years earlier, the popular vote, too. Democrats were truly, und...
3 Joulu 20241h 12min
Would Bernie Have Won?
There are a lot of different opinions about how the Democratic Party should rebuild after the blow of Donald Trump’s victory. And for the next two episodes, we’re going to showcase two very different ...
26 Marras 20241h 16min
In This House, We’re Angry When Government Fails
The core conflict in our politics right now is over institutions. Democrats defend them, while Republicans distrust them, and seek, in some cases, to eliminate them.This is really bad. It’s bad for in...
22 Marras 20241h 8min
Trump Kicks Down the Guardrails
I’ve been watching since the election to see what timeline we’re in. And Donald Trump’s first wave of selections for appointees were pretty straightforward. But then came the turn: Pete Hegseth, a for...
19 Marras 20241h 6min
The End of the Obama Coalition
The Democratic Party has been hemorrhaging nonwhite and working-class voters. There are a lot of theories about why that has been happening, blaming it on the party’s ideas or messaging or campaign ta...
13 Marras 20241h 4min
