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To make sense of the election, we must first understand the discontent that gave Donald Trump the victory. This is the theory of Harvard professor and political philosopher Michael Sandel. He joins the show to discuss the polarization that fueled Trump’s campaign, and the failure of the Democrats to present themselves as the party of change. Originally aired on November 15, 2024
In 1974, a group of friends met the unthinkable with a lavish celebration. The real story behind a photo that captured the moment remained a mystery until now.
America’s education system is in trouble again, @SykesCharlie writes in The Atlantic Daily. But neither Republicans nor Democrats are up for the challenge of enforcing change.
The Great Capitulation
Powerful Americans have lost the will to resist Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/16/opinion/trump-tech-leaders-support.html?smid=em-share
What if Trump Doesn’t Need to Keep Any of His Promises?
For the 47th president, illusion is the new accountability.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/opinion/donald-trump-promises.html?smid=em-share
The Great Capitulation
Powerful Americans have lost the will to resist Trump.
“I believe that the illiberal-left movement has not merely declined,” @jonathanchait writes. “It is dead, or at least barely breathing. When was the last time you saw a social-media mob have any effect outside social media?”
Many friends, @EliotACohen has found, are despondent over Trump’s victory. “I respect their points of view but have decided to look elsewhere for advice, and so have turned to a different set of friends—those sitting on my bookshelves.”
The obstacles the U.S. has faced in trying to supply Ukraine during the past two years have revealed a systemic, gaping national-security weakness, Mark Bowden writes. The vaunted American war machine is in disarray and disrepair.