Host Reed Galen is joined by Maya May (Comedian and Lincoln Project Content Creator) to answer questions asked by YOU, the members of the Lincoln Project community. Listeners ask about the latest with the Fox News lawsuit, the upcoming Wisconsin Supreme Court, and the road to the 2024 election (both as a whole and what the impact of a third party candidate could be). If you’d like to connect with The Lincoln Project, send an email to [email protected].

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Host Reed Galen is joined by Dr. Steven Levitsky (Professor of Government at Harvard University) to discuss how authoritarianism continues to threaten American democracy, why the GOP continues to publicly embrace authoritarianism while many privately denounce it, and what to expect from Trump, DeSantis, and the rest of the 2024 hopefuls. Plus, is the United States in line for a violent origin of durable authoritarianism? Be sure to pre-order Dr. Levitsky’s upcoming book, “Tyranny of the Minority: Why American Democracy Reached the Breaking Point”. If you’d like to connect with The Lincoln Project, send an email to [email protected].

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Host Reed Galen is joined by Simon Rosenberg, Founder and President of New Democrat Network (NDN)/New Policy Institute, to discuss how Fox News can no longer be trusted as a news organization, why the “red wave” never came in the 2022 midterms, why Democrats must become information warriors if they want to be successful in this new political era, and what to expect in the road to 2024. To hear more from Simon, be sure to subscribe to his brand new substack, “Hopium Chronicles”. As mentioned in the episode, here is the link to Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s. If you’d like to connect with The Lincoln Project, send an email to [email protected].

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Host Reed Galen is joined by journalist and New York Times Bestselling Author, Anand Giridharadas. They discuss how our current political age may be best titled as “the age of impunity”, how decades of dramatic social change has left Americans morally adrift, and how there hasn’t been a better time in recent history for the pro-democracy movement to reclaim “freedom” and “patriotism”. Plus, why it’s so important to challenge the true intentions of elite do-gooding. If you’d like to connect with The Lincoln Project, send an email to [email protected].

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Host Reed Galen is joined by Matt Bennett, Co-Founder and Executive Vice President for Public Affairs at Third Way. They discuss why it is impossible for a third party presidential candidate in 2024 to win the presidency, how just about every third party run scenario would greatly benefit Donald Trump, and why so many in the political sphere continue to operate like it’s 2015. To read Third Way’s full report on the dangers of third party candidates (as referenced in this episode), here is that link. If you’d like to connect with The Lincoln Project, send an email to [email protected].

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Host Reed Galen is joined by Lincoln Project Senior Advisor Stuart Stevens to celebrate the 163rd anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s “Cooper Union Address”, originally delivered on February 27, 1860. They discuss how Lincoln’s words continue to ring true today, highlight the parallels between 1860 and today, and lay out the stakes for ensuring that the pro-democracy coalition is victorious. If you’d like to read Lincoln’s “Cooper Union Address” in full, here is the link to the full speech. If you’d like to connect with The Lincoln Project, send an email to [email protected].

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Host Reed Galen is joined by the investigative journalist and New York Times bestselling author, Vicky Ward. They discuss the inner-workings of New York real estate development and how that culture influenced the culture of the Trump administration (especially with regards to Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump). Plus, a New York trophy building that doubles as a ticking time bomb, Jared Kushner’s questionable relationship with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and why did the Trump White House make so many typos? If you’d like to connect with The Lincoln Project, send an email to [email protected].

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Host Reed Galen is joined by Lincoln Project Senior Advisor Jeff Timmer to discuss the recent tragic shooting at Michigan State University, the text message revelations from Fox News regarding Dominion Voting Systems/the Big Lie, and the inevitable-to-expand field of candidates in the 2024 GOP presidential primary. Plus, if you’re looking forward to a horse race…you’re going to be sorely disappointed. If you’d like to connect with The Lincoln Project, send an email to [email protected].

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Host Reed Galen is joined by Lincoln Project Senior Advisor Joe Trippi to discuss the House Republicans continuing to flirt with debt default, why Kevin McCarthy is such a weak Speaker (and public servant in general), and how the GOP candidates for the 2024 primary are playing right into Trump’s hand. Plus, Joe gives his big predictions for 2023 and beyond. If you’d like to connect with The Lincoln Project, send an email to [email protected].

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This episode was originally released on March 11, 2022…just weeks after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. As the one year anniversary of that invasion approaches…we thought it was important to look back at how things began to better understand how things stand today. In this encore presentation, host Reed Galen is joined by retired United States Army Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman who was the former Director for European Affairs for the United States National Security Council. They discuss how “the perfect phone call” set into motion the events we’re now experiencing today with the Russia-Ukraine war. Plus, why was the Russian army not immediately victorious like so many predicted, what more can NATO and the United States be doing to continue to aid Ukraine, and does this all end in a whimper…or in a mushroom cloud? If you’d like to connect with The Lincoln Project, send an email to [email protected].

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