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ED GEIN AND THE POLITICS OF FEAR
It's almost impossible to unify a whole nation with shared aspirations, and even if all Americans can agree on broad issues like 'make our country safer,' the lack of cohesion on how to solve these issues always, invariably becomes a point of division and a near impossible challenge politically.
And while most politicians spend millions of dollars trying to figure out what Americans want and communicate why they're the best person to give it to them, Ed Gein proves that it is far easier to unify a diverse nation of people around common, albeit broad, definitions of what they don't want.
Donald Trump is not like most politicians, because for all of his character failings, all of his political shortcomings, and all of his detestable behavior, he understands that the only thing more potent than the politics of hope is the politics of fear.
Donald Trump understands that the way to win votes is not to appeal to the American Dream, but declare war on the American Nightmare.
Our big story this week is still the war in Iran, specifically Donald Trump’s legacy. As the war, and the Iranian regime, rages on, oil prices are rising at record levels and American soldiers are being killed. So if this really is all about legacy, and that elusive Nobel Prize, what the hell is Trump thinking?!
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Will James Talarico turn Texas blue and make himself a Presidential contender in 2028?
Alexander Butterfield, former Nixon aide and key figure in the Watergate scandal, and died at the age of 99, and
Girl scouts in New Jersey find an ingenious way of selling cookies.
Our co-host this week is Professor Andrew Moran, the Head of Criminology, Sociology, Politics and International Relations at London Met University.
EAR CANDY
With the Oscars happening this Sunday, film critic Van Connor joins the show to discuss the history of moviegoing in America, the rise of streaming platforms, and the fall of the Hollywood movie star.
UEA’s Nicholas Grant explains the history of the Voting Rights Act, the key figures and the events that led to one of the most significant laws in American history.
What are the three branches of government, how do they interact, and how did it come to be this way? Get your 101 on the American political system in this handy recent episode of Study Notes.
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