/481/ Everything is Plausible: Oligarchy – or Worse ft. Corey Robin
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Show Notes
On Trump's government, his motives and his modus operandi.
Political theorist Corey Robin talks to Alex H and contributing editors Lee Jones and Alex Gourevitch about Trump II from a domestic perspective. We look at the three main things he's done so far: cutting the civil service, imposing economic sanctions domestically, and his immigration terror politics.
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Is Trump a strong president? Does the reliance on executive orders indicate weakness?
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What happened to the #Resistance?
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Why has the tariff issue, instead of uniting Republicans as in the 19th century, divided them?
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Is the bond market the main force limiting Trump's agenda?
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Has Bernie Sanders' prediction come true – this is now an oligarchy?
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Does Trump just represent patrimonialism and even gangsterism? A degradation of democracy?
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What does reaction looks like when there’s very little left to react against?
Links:
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Notifications, Corey Robin, Sidecar (on Trump & tariffs)
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The Hollow Parties: The Many Pasts and Disordered Present of American Party Politics, Daniel Schlozman and Sam Rosenfeld, Princeton UP