The American Interest

Episode 153: Communists, Trump, and Clement Attlee


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Relevant Reading:

The Red Style in American Politics

David Blankenhorn

Clement Attlee: The Man Who Made Modern Britain

John Bew

The Invisible Prime Minister

Richard Aldous

Good evening, listeners! We have an excellent episode for you this week as host Richard Aldous speaks with David Blankenhorn about Trump and American Communism before discussing the former British prime minister Clement Attlee with John Bew.

First, David Blankenhorn, president of the Institute for American Values, returns to the program to discuss what President Trump has in common with the Communist Party’s Daily Worker.

Then, John Bew, professor of History and Foreign Policy at the War Studies Department at King’s College London, makes his return to the podcast to discuss his new book, Clement Attlee: The Man Who Made Modern Britain.

Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, where you can leave a review. Follow David Blankenhorn @blankenhorn3, John Bew @JohnBew and Richard Aldous @RJAldous on Twitter.

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