Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz speak to Norm Ornstein, expert political scientist,  about how Trump will attempt to subvert the midterm elections, the malovent role of Bill Pulte as director of national intelligence, the Supreme Court as an enabler, the Republicans in Congress quaking in fear of Trump and willing to do his bidding.

Sidney Blumenthal speaks with Leah Litman of the University of Michigan Law School and author of “Lawless,” about the Supreme Court decision giving Trump the authority to fire independent agency heads without cause, creating the basis for a totally corrupt spoils sytem and autocratic president, and the racist ruling givng Trump the power to terminate Temporary Protected Status for Haitian immigrants.

Sidney Blumenthal speaks with David Smith, the Washington bureau chief of The Guardian, about Sidney’s column on how Trump lost his war on day one, his disastrous capitulation, why presidents don’t survive politically from being defeated in wars, Trump’s resemblance to the cruel Roman emperor Caligula; and on David’s article in The Guardian on Trump’s fiasco in revamping the Reflecting Pool, now covered with algae, and a metaphor for his kleptocratic and incompetent presidency.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/23/donald-trump-reflecting-pool-metaphor

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/23/trump-iran-victory-rationale

Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz speak with Judge J. Michael Luttig, the distinguished jurist, on the meaning of July 4th and the Declaration of Independence today, why the Founding Fathers would denounce Trump, and how the Declaration’s statements against tyranny echo against the Trump regime.

Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz unmask the Trump symbolism of his Arch of Triumph, his Presidential Walk of Fame, his Garden of Heroes, his scam to put his face on a $250 bill, and the reason for his destructive impulse.

Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz explain how Trump’s proposed Arch of Trumph would destroy the congressionally mandated vista between the Lincoln Memorial and the Arlington National Cemetery, attempt to blot out the meaning of the Union victory in the Civil War, Trump’s manic vanity project to name everything after himself, and how his symbolism is reflected in his agenda against birthright citizenship and voting rights.

Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz speak with Liaquat Ahamed, former World Bank investment chief and Pulitzer Prize winning author of “1873: The Rothschilds, the First Great Depression, and the Making of the Modern World,” , about the risks of a tech bubble, how bad economic policies created the Great Depression, the consequences of Trump’s tariffs and Iran War, and potential for economic fiasco.

Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz speak with Liaquat Ahamed, former World Bank investment chief and Pulitzer Prize winning author of “1873: The Rothschilds, the First Great Depression, and the Making of the Modern World,” , about the old and new Gilded Ages, the original tech bubble, geopolitical economic warfare, and the brutual political aftershocks from the end of Reconstruction, rise of Jim Crow and antisemitism, spread of conspiracies, and populist uprising.

Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz dive deep with New York Times reporter Devlin Barrett into his new book, “The Department of Revenge: How Trump Took Control of American Justice,” on the destruction of the Public Integrity Section and the Civil Rights Division of DOJ, the fall of Pam Bondi and the rise of Todd Blanche, and how the lawyers have been steamrolled by the ideologues.