Heather Cox Richardson: The Reality Show-ification of the Government

Heather Cox Richardson: The Reality Show-ification of the Government

We are seeing in real time what it looks like to turn a democracy over to an oligarch, namely the unstable guy from South Africa who thinks he's going to be emperor of the universe. It's also authoritarian for that one unstable guy to threaten members of congress with job loss if they vote to provide hurricane relief or to rebuild part of the interstate highway system. Plus, the need for a pro-democracy media ecosystem, the difference between liberal and left, and the terribleness of the William McKinley era.
Heather Cox Richardson joins Tim Miller.
show notes
Some of Heather's books:

“Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America"

"Wounded Knee: Party Politics and the Road to an American Massacre"

"West from Appomattox: The Reconstruction of America after the Civil War"

Avsnitt(500)

Rick Wilson: The Reich Stuff

Rick Wilson: The Reich Stuff

The "unified Reich" reference was no accident: Trump is aiming to both fire up the base and court public controversy. Meanwhile, Giuliani is hawking sedition coffee, Marco Rubio is auditioning for sec...

21 Maj 202444min

Tom Nichols: The Cult Around the Sad Boy from Queens

Tom Nichols: The Cult Around the Sad Boy from Queens

Trump has embraced the culture war on guns and abortion, but he is somehow being painted as a moderate again. Meanwhile, Giuliani and Abbott served up fresh reminders that MAGA thinks law and order do...

20 Maj 202456min

Anne Applebaum: A New Propaganda War

Anne Applebaum: A New Propaganda War

Russia, China, and their authoritarian allies are working overtime to poison the idea of democracy everywhere in the world. It's a theme so heartily embraced by MAGA, their messaging is often the same...

17 Maj 202446min

Joe Walsh: Red Lines

Joe Walsh: Red Lines

This election is about being a grownup and making a choice. One candidate is clearly preferable, and a protest vote sends a message to no one. Meanwhile, Biden is not waiting to take the fight to Trum...

16 Maj 202453min

Ben Wittes and Brody Mullins: Code Red

Ben Wittes and Brody Mullins: Code Red

Michael Cohen substantiated 99% of what's needed to prove Trump's hush money reimbursement scheme—and so far, Cohen held his own under the weak defense counsel's cross-exam. Plus, are we past the peak...

15 Maj 202446min

Eddie Glaude Jr.: Biden Needs to Thread the Needle

Eddie Glaude Jr.: Biden Needs to Thread the Needle

Joe has to tell campus protesters it's OK to disagree with him—and that they can hold him to account. But if they want to keep the ability to protest, they can't let the knuckle-dragging troglodyte ba...

14 Maj 202452min

Will Saletan: Trolls and Liars

Will Saletan: Trolls and Liars

Today's GOP is not a governing party—it's a grievance and trolling party, and Trump has the nihilist vote all locked up. Meanwhile, Lindsey Graham and others are pushing a Hiroshima model in response ...

13 Maj 202447min

Mark Leibovich: The Oracle of Washington

Mark Leibovich: The Oracle of Washington

Mike Johnson may have seen the light in the SCIF, but is he scheming with Trump for Jan 6, 2025? Plus, imagining Gavin Newsom 2028 if we get to keep our elections, Biden's age still makes every suppor...

10 Maj 202453min

Populärt inom Politik & nyheter

aftonbladet-krim
svenska-fall
rss-krimstad
p3-krim
rss-expressen-dok
fordomspodden
flashback-forever
rss-sanning-konsekvens
motiv
aftonbladet-daily
grans
rss-vad-fan-hande
rss-krimreportrarna
spar
rss-frandfors-horna
rss-flodet
blenda-2
krimmagasinet
olyckan-inifran
dagens-eko