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Inspired by two recent articles on the history of populism in both the Republican and Democratic parties, Coyle and Ed talk about populism in the United States, its roll in the recent election, and its benefits and challenges to our current social and political life.
Readings mentioned in this episode:
- Why we shouldn’t impeach Trump on National Review
- “How Democrats Killed Their Populist Soul” from The Atlantic
- “Crisis of the Conservative Intellectual” from the Washington Free Beacon
- Democratization of American Christianity by Nathan Hatch
- Democracy and Leadership by Irving Babbitt
- Strangers in their Own Land by Arlie Hochschild
- City by Clifford Simak