From the 1950s Red Scare to Trump, Plus the Alger Hiss Case From the 1950s Red Scare to Trump, Plus the Alger Hiss Case
On this episode of Start Making Sense, historian Beverly Gage compares Trump’s attacks on universities with those of the McCarthy Era, and Jeff Kisseloff argues that Whittaker Cha...
Apr 30, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
Universities Join the Resistance, and the President Who Was Worse Than Trump Universities Join the Resistance, and the President Who Was Worse Than Trump
On this episode of Start Making Sense, Michael Roth, president of Wesleyan, talks about refusing to submit to the president, and Adam Hochschild explains Woodrow Wilson’s attacks ...
Apr 23, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
Harvard Takes a Stand—Plus, Musk and the Technocrats Harvard Takes a Stand—Plus, Musk and the Technocrats
On this episode of Start Making Sense, David Cole talks about Harvard’s decision not to submit to Trump’s demands, and Jill Lepore explains where Musk got his ideas.
Apr 16, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
The Tariffs We Want—Plus, Blocking Student Deportations The Tariffs We Want—Plus, Blocking Student Deportations
On this episode of Start Making Sense, Lori Wallach outlines a progressive trade policy, and Jameel Jaffer explains the AAUP legal challenge defending activist students.
Apr 9, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
Winning in Wisconsin and in the Courts Winning in Wisconsin and in the Courts
On this episode of Start Making Sense, John Nichols on the defeat of the Musk-funded candidate for the Wisconsin Supreme Court, and Rob Weissman on saving the Consumer Financial P...
Apr 2, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
An Amazing Week for Resistance Rallies—Plus, Bad Voter Registration Laws An Amazing Week for Resistance Rallies—Plus, Bad Voter Registration Laws
On this episode of Start Making Sense, John Nichols discusses Bernie and AOC on the road, and Elie Mystal talks about bad laws that are nevertheless popular.
Mar 26, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
Trump and the Universities: Submission and Resistance Trump and the Universities: Submission and Resistance
On this episode of Start Making Sense, David Cole finds the unifying thread in Trump's threatened funding cuts, and David Myers comments on “protecting Jewish students” as a ratio...
Mar 19, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
Trump, the Universities, and the Courts—Plus, the Case of Stephen Miller Trump, the Universities, and the Courts—Plus, the Case of Stephen Miller
On this episode of Start Making Sense, Erwin Chemerinsky asks about if Trump defies the courtsand David Klion talks about the architect of Trump’s attack on the undocumented.
Mar 12, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
The Supremes’ First Trump Case of 2025, plus This Week’s Protest Roundup The Supremes’ First Trump Case of 2025, plus This Week’s Protest Roundup
On this episode of Start Making Sense, Robert Weissman on USAID funding, and John Nichols on recent anti-Trump rallies.
Mar 5, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
Ro Khanna and Thomas Geoghegan on What Is To Be Done Ro Khanna and Thomas Geoghegan on What Is To Be Done
On this episode of Start Making Sense, Ro Khanna and Thomas Geoghegan talk about how the Democrats can win back working class voters.
Feb 26, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener