A post-Trump America may feel distant right now, but the work of imagining what a liberal reconstruction could look like has already begun. After years of executive overreach, collapsing guardrails, and an unprecedented centralization of presidential power, the question facing the country isn’t only how to limit further damage—it’s how to rebuild a constitutional order that’s stronger, fairer, and resistant to the next would-be strongman.

In this episode, host Aaron Ross Powell sits down with The UnPopulist’s Shikha Dalmia and Andy Craig to introduce The Reconstruction Agenda, our ambitious new project dedicated to answering that question. They explore how civic resistance, institutional memory, and America’s own constitutional traditions can fuel a genuine renewal, and which reforms—big and small—might be ready the moment the political window opens.

We hope you enjoy.

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