Podcast / American Prestige / Oct 1, 2024

Welcome to Gun Country

On this episode of American Prestige, Drew McKevitt on how America’s postwar gun culture was shaped by surplus arms, consumerism, and the National Rifle Association.

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Why Kamala Lost, plus Trump Family Activities | Start Making Sense
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Kamala Harris lost not because Democratic voters switched to Trump, Steve Phillips shows, but because of a massive failure of the Democrats to turn out their base. 

Also: In a new episode of “The Children’s Hour,” Amy Wilentz reports on “Lives of the In-Laws” – Ivanka’s and Tiffany’s – and comments also on the rise of Eric’s wife Lara, and about the latest schemes of Ivanka’s husband Jared Kushner.

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On this episode of American Prestige, we welcome Drew McKevitt, the John D. Winters Endowed Professor of History at Louisiana Tech University, about his new book, Gun Country: Gun Capitalism, Culture, and Control in Cold War America.

You can pick up a copy of Drew’s book here.

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US Sanctions as Economic Warfare w/ Jeff Stein | American Prestige
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On this episode of American Prestige, Danny and Derek speak with Jeff Stein, White House economics reporter for The Washington Post, about his series on US sanctions for the Post, "The Money War". They talk about the function of economic sanctions for the US and how that's changed over time, broader cases like Iran to targeted ones like Russian businessman Viktor Vekselberg, how sanctions can "disconnect" war from the public, the humanitarian impact, and more.

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Daniel Bessner

Daniel Bessner is an historian of US foreign relations, and cohost of American Prestige, a podcast on international affairs.

Derek Davison

Derek Davison is a writer and analyst specializing in international affairs and US foreign policy. He is the publisher of the Foreign Exchanges newsletter, cohost of the American Prestige podcast, and former editor of LobeLog.

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