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Episode389K
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Jul 17, 2025
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42m
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In which I try to answer your questions about modern politics.... Daily letters on Substack found here: https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/
- 0:00Welcome
- 2:01Epstein scandal destabilizes Trump admin
- 3:18Pushback on “all politicians are corrupt”
- 6:22One-party dominance enables corruption and weakens democracy
- 8:42Trump’s unpopularity and authoritarian tactics
- 11:21Voter fraud vs. election fraud
- 16:01Parallels to post-Reconstruction voter suppression
- 21:15MAGA rift deepens over Epstein files, Trump’s declining health
- 29:19Far-right effort to redefine American citizenship
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