Category: Briefings

Governor Pritzker Wows Democrats in the Key New Hampshire Primary State

We begin with last night’s annual New Hampshire Democratic Party’s McIntyre-Shaheen 100 Club Dinner in Manchester, NH which featured Illinois Governor JB Pritzker who brought the house down with a rousing speech which described Trump as a “madman” and castigated Democratic politicians “whose simpering timidity served as a kindle for the arsonists” burning down our government and economy. We speak with someone who attended the dinner which is seen as a stepping stone for White House hopefuls in this pivotal primary state. Joining us is Lisa DeMio, the newly elected County Chair of the Rockingham County Democratic Committee in New Hampshire as well as a member of the New Hampshire Democratic Party State Committee.

Thiel, Musk and Vance’s Pro-Natalist Movement Wants More Superior White Children

Then we look into the pro-natalist movement which appears to be a response to MAGAworld’s anxiety over demographic change that will mean whites will soon be outnumbered unless Trump and Miller can deport millions of Hispanics and their children, even if they are American citizens. Joining us is Moira Donegan, writer in residence at the Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University. Her work has appeared in The London Review of Books, Bookforum and The Paris Review. She is the co-host of the podcast In Bed With The Right and a columnist at The Guardian where her latest article we discuss is “What is America’s pro-natalism movement really about?”

The Historical Comparisons Between Hilter’s Rapid Extinction of German Democracy and Trump’s First 100 Days

Then finally we assess the historical comparisons between Hitler’s rapid extinction of German democracy and Trump’s first 100 day assault on American democracy and speak with the co-founder of The Court of History who convened a panel of experts on Friday to discuss “Hitler ’33/Trump ’25: The First 100 Days.” Joining us is Sean Wilentz, the George Henry Davis 1886 Professor of American History at Princeton University. His books include The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln, The Age of Reagan: A History, 1974-2008, Bob Dylan in America, and The Politicians and the Egalitarians. His latest book is No Property in Man: Slavery and Antislavery at the Nation’s Founding.