Jill Lepore on Trump, Guns and the Red Mirage
<p>This week David talks to the historian and essayist Jill Lepore about where the chaotic last decade of American politics fits into the longer history of the nation.&nbsp;When and how did gun rights become a matter of principle rather than of pragmatism?&nbsp;What makes insurrection so appealing to so many people?&nbsp;Is another civil war really a possibility?&nbsp;Plus, what did the January 6th&nbsp;Committee miss about January 6th?</p><p>Jill Lepore’s new book is <a href="https://bit.ly/3MzQvpz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The American Beast: Essays 2012-2022</a></p><p><a href="https://shows.acast.com/pastpresentfuture/episodes/64b8dcf1081d350011c99148" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen to Gary Gerstle on PPF discussing what happened to the Republican Party</a></p><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
Past Present Future · David Runciman
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Show Notes
This week David talks to the historian and essayist Jill Lepore about where the chaotic last decade of American politics fits into the longer history of the nation. When and how did gun rights become a matter of principle rather than of pragmatism? What makes insurrection so appealing to so many people? Is another civil war really a possibility? Plus, what did the January 6th Committee miss about January 6th?
Jill Lepore’s new book is The American Beast: Essays 2012-2022
Listen to Gary Gerstle on PPF discussing what happened to the Republican Party
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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