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Stupidity, Ideology, and Tariffs
(plus: why protests matter a great deal)
New episode of Is This Democracy:
(plus: why protests matter a great deal)
New episode of Is This Democracy:
42. Stupidity, Ideology, and Tariffs (plus: why protests matter a great deal)
Podcast Episode · Is This Democracy · 04/09/2025 · 1h 8m
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April 9, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Stupidity, Ideology, and Tariffs
(plus: why protests matter a great deal)
New episode of Is This Democracy:
(plus: why protests matter a great deal)
New episode of Is This Democracy:
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New episode of Is This Democracy is out.
We got pretty riled up discussing the latest authoritarian escalations - and the way powerful institutions are choosing to cave and acquiesce, acting like pathetic cowards instead of putting up a fight.
We got pretty riled up discussing the latest authoritarian escalations - and the way powerful institutions are choosing to cave and acquiesce, acting like pathetic cowards instead of putting up a fight.
Escalation
Over the past two weeks, the Trumpists have significantly escalated their assault on the rule of law as well as on both individuals and institutions they regard as the “enemy within.”
New episode of Is This Democracy:
Over the past two weeks, the Trumpists have significantly escalated their assault on the rule of law as well as on both individuals and institutions they regard as the “enemy within.”
New episode of Is This Democracy:
41. Escalation
Podcast Episode · Is This Democracy · 03/25/2025 · 1h 12m
podcasts.apple.com
March 25, 2025 at 12:36 PM
New episode of Is This Democracy is out.
We got pretty riled up discussing the latest authoritarian escalations - and the way powerful institutions are choosing to cave and acquiesce, acting like pathetic cowards instead of putting up a fight.
We got pretty riled up discussing the latest authoritarian escalations - and the way powerful institutions are choosing to cave and acquiesce, acting like pathetic cowards instead of putting up a fight.
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The Precarious State of the Union
- What we’ve learned – about either party – from the bizarre spectacle of Trump’s speech in Congress.
- What to make of the Supreme Court’s relationship with MAGA and why John Roberts will absolutely not be the savior of democracy.
New Is This Democracy:
- What we’ve learned – about either party – from the bizarre spectacle of Trump’s speech in Congress.
- What to make of the Supreme Court’s relationship with MAGA and why John Roberts will absolutely not be the savior of democracy.
New Is This Democracy:
40. The Precarious State of the Union
Podcast Episode · Is This Democracy · 03/07/2025 · 1h 12m
podcasts.apple.com
March 7, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The Precarious State of the Union
- What we’ve learned – about either party – from the bizarre spectacle of Trump’s speech in Congress.
- What to make of the Supreme Court’s relationship with MAGA and why John Roberts will absolutely not be the savior of democracy.
New Is This Democracy:
- What we’ve learned – about either party – from the bizarre spectacle of Trump’s speech in Congress.
- What to make of the Supreme Court’s relationship with MAGA and why John Roberts will absolutely not be the savior of democracy.
New Is This Democracy:
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📢 PODCAST
The Path to Authoritarianism
One month into the Trumpist regime, we reflect on what has happened since Trump returned to the presidency, what might be coming next, and what we have learned about America along the way.
New episode of Is This Democracy:
The Path to Authoritarianism
One month into the Trumpist regime, we reflect on what has happened since Trump returned to the presidency, what might be coming next, and what we have learned about America along the way.
New episode of Is This Democracy:
39. The Path to Authoritarianism
Podcast Episode · Is This Democracy · 02/21/2025 · 1h 11m
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February 21, 2025 at 12:35 PM
📢 PODCAST
The Path to Authoritarianism
One month into the Trumpist regime, we reflect on what has happened since Trump returned to the presidency, what might be coming next, and what we have learned about America along the way.
New episode of Is This Democracy:
The Path to Authoritarianism
One month into the Trumpist regime, we reflect on what has happened since Trump returned to the presidency, what might be coming next, and what we have learned about America along the way.
New episode of Is This Democracy:
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I wrote about the role the different MAGA factions are playing in this comprehensive assault on constitutional government - where they align, where we can discern their distinctive fingerprints, and where we might expect friction and infighting:
Sunday reading: A MAGA Feeding Frenzy Is Ravaging the Constitutional Order
The assault is coming from different angles: Project 2025. The feudal tech barons. The America First nativists. Less a single master plan – and more comprehensive chaos.
This week’s piece:
The assault is coming from different angles: Project 2025. The feudal tech barons. The America First nativists. Less a single master plan – and more comprehensive chaos.
This week’s piece:
MAGA Feeding Frenzy Has Caused a Constitutional Crisis
The assault is coming from different angles: Project 2025. The feudal tech barons. The America First nativists. It’s not a single master plan – it’s comprehensive chaos
thomaszimmer.substack.com
February 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I wrote about the role the different MAGA factions are playing in this comprehensive assault on constitutional government - where they align, where we can discern their distinctive fingerprints, and where we might expect friction and infighting:
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new episode up on AIR FORCE ONE with special guest Max Read. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u...
Air Force One
Podcast Episode · Unclear and Present Danger · 02/07/2025 · 1h 22m
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February 8, 2025 at 6:46 PM
new episode up on AIR FORCE ONE with special guest Max Read. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u...
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📢 PODCAST
Is the Constitution Still in Effect?
We take stock of our rapidly escalating constitutional crisis, discuss the role of Elon Musk in relation to the other MAGA factions, and talk about the stakes of this moment in U.S. history.
New episode of Is This Democracy:
Is the Constitution Still in Effect?
We take stock of our rapidly escalating constitutional crisis, discuss the role of Elon Musk in relation to the other MAGA factions, and talk about the stakes of this moment in U.S. history.
New episode of Is This Democracy:
38. Is the Constitution Still in Effect?
Podcast Episode · Is This Democracy · 02/07/2025 · 1h 5m
podcasts.apple.com
February 7, 2025 at 1:10 PM
📢 PODCAST
Is the Constitution Still in Effect?
We take stock of our rapidly escalating constitutional crisis, discuss the role of Elon Musk in relation to the other MAGA factions, and talk about the stakes of this moment in U.S. history.
New episode of Is This Democracy:
Is the Constitution Still in Effect?
We take stock of our rapidly escalating constitutional crisis, discuss the role of Elon Musk in relation to the other MAGA factions, and talk about the stakes of this moment in U.S. history.
New episode of Is This Democracy:
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CRIMSON TIDE: Bomb dangerous
ARMAGEDDON: Bomb useful
OPPENHEIMER: Sad I made bomb
TWIN PEAKS: Humanity's hubris in invoking the cataclysmic existential threat of atomic bombs unleashed a malevolent multiversal entity able to inhabit the inner voids a refusal to acknowledge our complicity created
ARMAGEDDON: Bomb useful
OPPENHEIMER: Sad I made bomb
TWIN PEAKS: Humanity's hubris in invoking the cataclysmic existential threat of atomic bombs unleashed a malevolent multiversal entity able to inhabit the inner voids a refusal to acknowledge our complicity created
January 25, 2025 at 6:15 PM
CRIMSON TIDE: Bomb dangerous
ARMAGEDDON: Bomb useful
OPPENHEIMER: Sad I made bomb
TWIN PEAKS: Humanity's hubris in invoking the cataclysmic existential threat of atomic bombs unleashed a malevolent multiversal entity able to inhabit the inner voids a refusal to acknowledge our complicity created
ARMAGEDDON: Bomb useful
OPPENHEIMER: Sad I made bomb
TWIN PEAKS: Humanity's hubris in invoking the cataclysmic existential threat of atomic bombs unleashed a malevolent multiversal entity able to inhabit the inner voids a refusal to acknowledge our complicity created
Part of what makes @dimension20.bsky.social compelling is @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social listens to what the players at the table say, as intently and patiently as we wish we were listened too. I’m thankful for the model for life he’s made and hope to live up to it.
February 1, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Part of what makes @dimension20.bsky.social compelling is @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social listens to what the players at the table say, as intently and patiently as we wish we were listened too. I’m thankful for the model for life he’s made and hope to live up to it.