Is It Time to Panic?

February 6
1h 13m

Episode Description

Steve Hayes is joined by Jonah Goldberg, Megan McArdle, and David French to discuss Donald Trump's second term and when a cycle of norm violations turns into authoritarianism.


The Agenda:
DHS targeting of Americans
—Administrative subpoenas, explained
Abuses in immigration detention centers
Megan McArdle on fascism
—Why language matters
—Totalitarianism vs. fascism
—NWYT: The Superbowl


Show Notes:
A listener's injury story
David French: "This Is Not a Drill"


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