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Is Trump's Populist Coalition Shrinking?: Zooming In With Andy Craig and Tom Shull
ISMA's new survey suggests that the president's use of extralegal power is losing its appeal to even his most committed supporters
Aug 10
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Andy Craig
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Thomas Shull
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35:34
Dismantling the Legacies of Illiberalism Haunting the US: Zooming In With Jamelle Bouie, David French, Danielle Allen
'Is a utopian liberalism possible?' A LibCon2026 podcast
Jul 26
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Aaron Ross Powell
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Fixing America's Negative Polarization With Proportional Representation: A Conversation With Lee Drutman
Presidentialism plus single-member districts is a bad combination that incentivizes leaders to consolidate power by fueling division.
Jul 13
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Andy Craig
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49:42
Trump Has Not Turned Americans Against Immigrants: A Conversation with Greg Sargent
The administration’s cruelty has deeply disturbed the country, opening the door for reforms with more legal pathways
Jun 22
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Shikha Dalmia
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The Trump Administration's Anti-Foreigner Animus Is a Betrayal of the World Cup—the Most Cosmopolitan Sport on Earth
Its visa and deportation policies have cast a pall on the game, but fans are finding ways to watch and celebrate despite the fear
Jun 14
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Berny Belvedere
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48:43
The Disarray of Protestant Churches Is Bad News for American Liberal Democracy: A Conversation with Raymond R. Roberts
It has led to MAGA idolatry on the one hand and shallow do-goodism on the other
May 31
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Berny Belvedere
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A Bloated Executive and a Starved Congress Is a Bad Combination: A Conversation with Kevin Kosar
It distorts our scheme of checks and balances and undermines our ability to self-govern
May 18
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Andy Craig
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Where Will the GOP—and Where Should Democrats—Go After Trump: A Conversation with Jamelle Bouie
The New York Times columnist offers his thoughts on the great MAGA crackup and the rightward shift of centrist Democrats
Apr 27
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Shikha Dalmia
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Trump Proved to be Unimaginably Bad for the Free Market Cause: A Conversation with Veronique de Rugy
He has done things that Bernie Sanders would never have dared and opened the door to radical leftist interventions
Apr 19
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Shikha Dalmia
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The Case for Impeaching Trump Even if He's Not Convicted: A Conversation with Bill Kristol
With the internal guardrails collapsing as Trump becomes more dangerously erratic, it is vital to activate this key constitutional check
Apr 12
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Andy Craig
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47:07
A Government Limited by the People Was Hard Won But Easily Lost: A Conversation with Robert Black
The philosophical origins of limited government were in Europe but they reached full fruition in America
Apr 5
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Samantha Hancox-Li
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Not All Trump Voters Love Him but They Regard the Other Side as Out of Touch with Them: A Conversation with Jason Mangone
Identifying opportunities to win them over requires understanding them as they understand themselves
Mar 29
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Thomas Shull
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