How Does Democracy Work With a Citizenry Increasingly Uninformed & Fearful?

How Does Democracy Work With a Citizenry Increasingly Uninformed & Fearful?

The data shows that Americans wildly overestimate the number of people in this country who are NOT like them. And Americans wildly underestimate the number of people in this country who ARE like them. This misinformation creates fear. And politicians feed on this fear. What do we do about this?

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412. There is no perfect candidate

412. There is no perfect candidate

Lucky you if even once in your lifetime there is the perfect candidate for you to vote for. Someone you love and respect and agree with on every thing. That's a super rare thing. Most every election i...

20 Juni 20249min

411. Hillary is a Patriot. Trump is a traitor

411. Hillary is a Patriot. Trump is a traitor

Don't ever let anyone say that Trump didn't do anything that Hillary didn't do after she lost in 2016. That's bullshit. Hillary publicly conceded the morning after the election and participated in the...

19 Juni 20248min

410. Only Biden Can do this. Only Biden

410. Only Biden Can do this. Only Biden

For the next five months, Republicans and the right will do all they can to convince the American people that Joe Biden is senile and completely out of it. It's up to Joe Biden to refute that. In fact...

18 Juni 20242min

409. THIS Makes Trump Supporters Uncomfortable. THIS.

409. THIS Makes Trump Supporters Uncomfortable. THIS.

Trump supporters tell me, and have told me for years, that they believe in individual responsibility. The only problem is they believe in individual responsibility for everyone on the planet except fo...

17 Juni 20249min

408. The Scary Truth About Trump, MAGA And House Republicans

408. The Scary Truth About Trump, MAGA And House Republicans

All the experts say the vast majority of House Republicans are cynical and they don't believe all this MAGA/Trump bullshit. The experts are wrong. The percentage of MAGA/Trumpy true believers in the H...

14 Juni 20249min

407. The Transformation of American Democracy with Mike Madrid

407. The Transformation of American Democracy with Mike Madrid

Absolutely fascinating conversation with Mike Madrid, who's out next week with his new book, "The Latino Century: How America's Largest Minority is Transforming Democracy." Such an important, timely r...

13 Juni 20241h 4min

406. An Argument That finally moved a Trump supporter

406. An Argument That finally moved a Trump supporter

He's MAGA. He's a Trump supporter. We've engaged regularly over the past few years, but only this past month did I put an argument against Trump in front of him that finally move him to the point wher...

12 Juni 20248min

405. It's Never Been about a ceasefire

405. It's Never Been about a ceasefire

These protests and demonstrations around the world the past 8 months have never really been about a "ceasefire." That's always been the great lie. These protests and demonstrations around the world th...

11 Juni 20248min

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