How does the president's appearance at the Super Bowl connect to his aggressive moves against the federal government's overspending? It does in ways you wouldn't expect, and we try to explain. Give a listen.

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Mark Halperin joins the podcast today to provide an overview on what he believes is an unprecedented and overwhelming beginning to Trump 2—and why Trump's opposition continually misunderstands his appeal and his own political savvy. Give a listen.

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What happened to the liberal ideal of speaking for and about common sense? How did America's liberals become advocates for wildly radical ideas? Is there a path back to sanity for them? Give a listen.

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Donald Trump says America will take "an ownership position" in a Gaza that is emptied, cleared, and rebuilt. This epochal proposal, with no precedent and no antecedent, makes this a new Day One in the Middle East. Give a listen.

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In the morning, a tariff war; in the evening, a declaration of a truce in the tariff war. If there's no tariff war, was there ever going to be a tariff war? Were we silly for taking it seriously? And what does this portend for the talks with Israel on its war with Hamas, now currently quiescent? Give a listen.

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As Donald Trump attempts to impose a foreign and economic policy regime that has been in the doghouse for eight decades now, he is staking his presidency on ideas that seem to have been discredited by history and elementary logic. But who knows? Maybe he'll succeed. Give a listen.

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James B. Meigs joins the podcast to talk about the DC plane-helicopter collision and what it tells us about disasters, after which we examine the RFK-Gabbard-Patel confirmation hearings and what they tell us about the state of conspiracy theorizing in the United States. Give a listen.

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Will RFK Jr. make it through after his contentious confirmation hearing? How will Tulsi Gabbard fare, and what is behind the MAGA intellectual passion for her nomination. Could it be hatred of...us? Give a listen.

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The executive orders and proposals over the past couple of days on buying out federal workers, transsexual surgery, and anti-Semitism are stunning alterations in the course of recent American history. Give a listen.

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Eliana Johnson joins us today to discuss the president's firings of Justice Department prosecutors who worked on his case during the Biden years and the dismissal of inspectors general throughout the federal government. And what's this about the guy playing Captain America saying that Captain America doesn't represent America? Give a listen.

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