Half the Answer

Understanding Stephen Miller


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Trent and Caitlin catch up with Greg Sargent from The New Republic about his recent piece exploring the family history and ideology of Stephen Miller. How did the product of Russian Jewish refugees come to see today's refugees as incapable of integration in American society? What are the white nationalist positions on who is a real American, and how does Miller navigate his position in relation to those ideologies? Why do these unlovable jerks insist on the myth that community and empathy are suicidal?


Resources:


The New Republic: https://newrepublic.com


The Daily Blast Podcast: https://newrepublic.com/podcasts


Greg's piece on Miller: https://newrepublic.com/article/204191/stephen-miller-maga-terror-state-dark-plot


Stephen Miller on Somali immigrants: https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/11/politics/stephen-miller-trump-immigration-law-somalia


Facts about Somali community in MN: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/5-things-to-know-about-the-somali-community-in-minnesota-after-trumps-attacks


Hatemonger: https://bookshop.org/a/115699/9780062986726


When The Clock Broke: https://bookshop.org/a/115699/9781250390417


Furious Minds: https://bookshop.org/a/115699/9780691255262


DHS Twitter Account: https://archive.ph/Vg8c7


Stephen Miller's cousin: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/stephen-miller-cousin-alisa-kasmer/

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