What is at stake in the US midterm elections? 🔊
This week, Americans will go to the polls to vote in the midterm elections. But what is at stake? What are the factors that will determine the election’s outcome? And what do these midterms mean for the future of the US? Maria Armoudian speaks with Henry Brady, David...
What is wrong with the US Supreme Court and how can it be fixed? 🔊
After the controversy around the recent swearing-in of Brett Kavanaugh to the US Supreme Court, questions have been raised around the court’s place in American politics and whether it possesses too much political power. Maria Armoudian spoke with one of the...
How can we make sense of the Trump Administration? 🔊
How can we make sense of the Trump Administration? What do the latest revelations from inside the White House mean within the wider context of US politics and political history? Maria Armoudian discusses what is going on with George C. Edwards III, Jeremi Suri, and...
What types of criminal proceedings are possible for a US President? 🔊
What types of criminal proceedings are possible for a US president? What types of secrets can they keep? Who can they fire, and who can they pardon? Maria Armoudian spoke with Heidi Kitrosser and Eric M. Freedman about the historical context around the current legal...
Can Trump survive Michael Cohen’s turn?
By Neil Visalvanich Will Donald Trump survive Michael Cohen’s decision to turn on him? Neil Visalvanich investigates. Donald Trump’s former personal attorney and “fixer”, Michael Cohen, has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges of fraud, among other crimes,...
Is the United States anti-government movement a type of constitutional coup? 🔊
Historically political leaders and the citizens of the United States had turned toward a civil service after being fed up with the spoils system and other problems arising from private companies running those services. With the return to privatizing government...
Has a constitutional coup taken place in the United States? 🔊
With Donald Trump nominating Justice Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court, Maria Armoudian speaks with Jon Michaels about the role of the four so-called liberal justices and how privatization has amounted to what Michaels calls a constitutional coup. Jon Michaels is...
Have the Americans lost the sense of democracy?
By Marc Fleurbaey Marc Fleurbaey explores in these polarized times whether Americans have lost their sense of democracy. In Democracy in America, Alexis de Tocqueville praised America’s egalitarian society, but warned against the tyranny of an ignorant majority and...
Star Wars: Should we be worried about Trump’s space plans?
By Gbenga Oduntan The militarization of outer space? Gbenga Oduntan looks into Donald Trump’s plan to create a space force. In a recent speech, President Donald Trump announced a new policy for the American space programme. It is time, he argued, for America to...Subscribe by Email
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