The Trump administration is a torrent of provocations, policy changes, budget cuts, culture wars, and now, real wars. But how do you separate what really matters from all the noise? 

In this episode DW Gibson and Robert Perkinson sit down with political scientist Colin Moore to discuss immigration, foreign policy, higher education, and the state of American democracy.  In reviewing the first year of Trump’s second term, they try to map out a path through the next three years.

Political scientist Colin Moore is a political scientist with the University of Hawaii Economic and Research Organization (UHERO) and a political commentator for KITV. He earned his Ph.D. from Harvard and previously held fellowships at Yale and UC Berkeley.

DW Gibson is an award-winning author and journalist, whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and Harper's Magazine. He’s now executive producer of podcasts and multimedia at Hawaii Public Radio.

Robert Perkinson is an associate professor of American Studies and the director of the Better Tomorrow Speaker Series. 

Production Assistance:

Willow Hutchison

Sound Engineering:

Adeel Meer

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