Trump Can’t Ruin These Olympics

Trump Can’t Ruin These Olympics

The Olympics are touted as a moment for the world to come together and celebrate sport and achievement and check their politics at the door—yeah right.


Guest: Justin Peters, Slate correspondent currently covering the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics and author of The Idealist: Aaron Swartz and the Rise of Free Culture on the Internet.


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