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In this two-episode conversation, NYU Professor of History and Italian Studies Ruth Ben-Ghiat joins Ron Steslow to discuss her book Strongmen and what we can learn from the history of autocrats and those who stood up to them. 

(02:01) Why she decided to write her book

(04:18) Understanding Trump in the context of other autocratic leaders

(06:29) The warning signs of strongmen as the rise to power

(10:52) Why we don’t always see authoritarian leaders coming

(28:48) How the pandemic accelerated democratic decline 

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Democratic strategist Liz Gilbert and political strategist Mike Madrid join Ron Steslow to look at some of the most important stories of the week:

(01:45) The January 6th Committee ramps up pressure on subpoenaed Trump allies

(14:30) The good and bad of corporate citizenship

(39:35) The supply chain struggles and the looming holiday crisis 

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National security writer and Georgetown University adjunct professor Molly McKew joins Ron Steslow to break down some of the most important international news stories:

(01:50) The U.S., U.K., and Australian security partnership and the submarine deal that angered the French. 

(17:08) Joe Biden’s speech at the United Nations General Assembly

(18:16) How the German elections (and Angela Merkle’s decision not to seek reelection) will impact global politics

(36:02) The relationship between foreign policy and public opinion.  

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Communications Strategists Susan Del Percio and Eric Koch join Ron Steslow to look at some of the most important stories of the week:

(01:27) The Facebook whistleblower’s 60 Minutes interview and testimony before congress

(21:12) Donald Trump begs to get back on Twitter and launches a new Make America Great Again Again PAC

(35:16) Taylor Swift’s masters get swept into the Virginia gubernatorial race

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What we mentioned: 

MSNBC: Donald Trump's Twitter lawsuit is about 2024, not free speech— https://on.msnbc.com/3Bpttdg

Prejudice Reduction: Progress and Challenges— https://bit.ly/3uV7etb

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In this two-episode conversation, Professor of National Security Affairs Tom Nichols joins Ron Steslow to discuss who is really to blame for the crisis in American democracy—and what we can do about it.

(00:50) The “horseshoe theory” 

(06:56) Why globalization isn’t the boogeyman we think it is

(18:42) Civic duty and the pro democracy changes we need to make

(38:08) Figures who we can model 

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National security writer and Georgetown University adjunct professor Molly McKew and political strategist Lucy Caldwell join Ron Steslow to look at some of the most important stories of the week:

(01:30)The ongoing debates over passing the Biden Agenda

(19:43) Facebook and the fight to get tech giants to reveal their data

(39:51) The struggles of women and LGBTQ people in Afghanistan under the Taliban

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In this two-episode conversation, Professor of National Security Affairs Tom Nichols joins Ron Steslow to discuss who is really to blame for the crisis in American democracy—and what we can do about it.

(01:43) Why it was difficult to write this book

(06:38) The feeling that we’re living in the “worst of times”

(15:32) Hedonistic adaptation

(18:22) Village Mentality and Banfield’s “Montegrano”

(29:03) The importance of public and private virtue 

(37:18) The danger of nostalgia in the rise of illiberalism 

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Communications expert Susan Del Percio and political strategist Mike Madrid join Ron Steslow to look at some of the most important stories of the week:

(01:42)The newest form of single issue voters and the rifts in the Republican party

(30:19) The looming debt limit crisis 

(43:33) Major companies committing to training and hiring Afghan refugees 

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Social policy expert Lanae Erickson joins Ron Steslow to talk about how Republicans and Democrats view and prioritize federal judges

(01:25) The role and structure of the federal judiciary 

(03:12) The impact Trump appointed judges can have

(07:06) Republicans focus on judges during campaigns 

(11:11) What Republicans look for in judges 

(17:41) What the Federalist Society is

(19:56) Why Democrats don’t have an equivalent to the Federalist Society 

(34:14) “Living Constitution” judicial philosophy

(38:53) Executive branch enforcement of judicial decisions

(48:06) What you can do to affect the focus on judges

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Social policy expert Lanae Erickson and political strategist Lucy Caldwell join Ron Steslow to look at some of the most important stories of the week:

(01:47) President George W. Bush on 9/11 and January 6

(20:01) The new democracy protection bill in the Senate and why it might spark filibuster reform

(42:59) Biden’s vaccine mandate

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