Politics

Presidential candidate hopeful Pat Buchanan

Pat Buchanan’s Long Shadow Pat Buchanan’s Long Shadow

On this week’s episode of The Time of Monsters, Nicole Hemmer comments on the underrated impact of a far-right agitator.

Feb 22, 2023 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

Central America’s Stalled Progress

Central America’s Stalled Progress Central America’s Stalled Progress

On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Jeffrey Gould and Doug Bell discuss how the region is haunted by the counterrevolution of the 1980s.

Feb 15, 2023 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

QAnon and the Republicans, Plus Ireland and the Irish

QAnon and the Republicans, Plus Ireland and the Irish QAnon and the Republicans, Plus Ireland and the Irish

In this episode of the Start Making Sense podcast, Chris Lehmann analyzes GOP politics and Fintan O’Toole talks about his “personal history.”

Feb 9, 2023 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense

The Constitutional Solution to the Debt Limit Crisis, Plus Victor Navasky Remembered

The Constitutional Solution to the Debt Limit Crisis, Plus Victor Navasky Remembered The Constitutional Solution to the Debt Limit Crisis, Plus Victor Navasky Remembered

In this episode of the Start Making Sense podcast, historian Eric Foner talks about the 14th Amendment, and we listen to an interview with Victor Navasky from 2006.

Feb 2, 2023 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s White House Dreams

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s White House Dreams Marjorie Taylor Greene’s White House Dreams

On this week's episode of The Time of Monsters, Chris Lehmann discusses a GOP kingmaker on the rise.

Feb 1, 2023 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

US Senator Kyrsten Sinema

How to Defeat Kyrsten Sinema; Plus Universal Basic Income in LA How to Defeat Kyrsten Sinema; Plus Universal Basic Income in LA

On this week’s episode of Start Making Sense, Steve Phillips talks about Arizona politics, and Sasha Abramsky reports on fighting poverty in Southern California.

Jan 26, 2023 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

The Perversity of Moderate Democrats

The Perversity of Moderate Democrats The Perversity of Moderate Democrats

On this episode of The Time of Monsters, we speak to Alexander Sammon about Kathy Hochul and Jeffrey Zients.

Jan 25, 2023 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

George Santos and the Power of Lies

George Santos and the Power of Lies George Santos and the Power of Lies

Moira Donegan joins The Time of Monsters to discuss the implications of a political system where a liar like Santos can flourish.

Jan 18, 2023 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

Fintan O’Toole on the Next Insurrection, Plus Katha Pollitt on “She Said”

Fintan O’Toole on the Next Insurrection, Plus Katha Pollitt on “She Said” Fintan O’Toole on the Next Insurrection, Plus Katha Pollitt on “She Said”

On this episode of the Start Making Sense podcast, lessons for a future coup and a review of a film about the reporters who broke the Harvey Weinstein story.

Jan 12, 2023 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense

“The Nation” and the Midterms

“The Nation” and the Midterms “The Nation” and the Midterms

This week, our own D.D. Guttenplan, Elie Mystal, Joan Walsh, John Nichols, and Chris Lehmann discuss the midterm election results.

Nov 10, 2022 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense

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