Episode 19: No Wars
What the hell is happening with Iran and Donald “No Wars” Trump? This week Rachel and Aaron break down the confusion, and the rift it’s causing in MAGA’s alt-reality. Plus, Rachel has an important lesson for the news media about the difference between rioting and protesting. How decaying democracy has opened the door to political violence and… who told “Whisky Pete” Hegseth to “be a man” during a hearing on Capitol Hill?
LINKS:
New York Times: Shifting Views and Misdirection: How Trump Decided to Strike IranTucker Carlson: Tucker Confronts Ted Cruz on His Support for Regime Change in IranSen. Slotkin to Hegseth: “Be a man”The Cycle: Monday Memo (Substack): Welcome Back to the ’70s, Baby!Hit ‘Em Where It Hurts: How to Save Democracy by Beating Republicans at Their Own Game
This is America: Checked In for the Checked Out
From the front lines of protecting democracy, political analysts Rachel Bitecofer and Aaron Murphy, authors of Hit 'Em Where it Hurts: How to Save Democracy by Beating Republicans at Their Own Game (Crown, 2024), host a brief, weekly look at "what you need to know" about Trump 2.0. They're checked in for the checked out.
This is America is a callback to William L. Shirer's groundbreaking This is Berlin broadcasts from the rise of Nazi Germany in the 1930s.
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