On the end of the (very) long 1960s.

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Contributing Editor Lee Jones joins Alex and George to talk through the themes and stories of the month, including MAGA's war on universities, right-populists in power, and culture war. Plus we deal with your questions and comments on: lawfare, video games, and the 'new class'.

What is TACO (Trump Always Chickens Out)?

How should we respond to rightist attempts to rewrite the past?

Why are Angela Merkel and Donald Trump representative of the age, in similar and different ways?

Are people sick of subversion and just want order?

What happens as the Boomers leave public life? Can we bracket 1960-2020?

When should we throw the book at politicians?

Links:

Trump’s Tariff Gamble and the Decay of the Neoliberal Order, Lee Jones, American Affairs

The Techno-Populist Convergence, Alex Hochuli, Compact

How Labor won the preference war (and screwed the Greens), Financial Review

Saving Britain’s Universities: Academic Freedom, Democracy and Renewal, Lee Jones and Philip Cunliffe, Cieo