An Unelected Tech Bro Has Taken Over America (w/ Heather Cox Richardson) | Bulwark Podcast

We are seeing in real time what it looks like to turn a democracy over to an oligarch, namely the unstable guy from South Africa who thinks he's going to be emperor of the universe. It's also very authoritarian to threaten members of congress with a job loss if they vote to provide hurricane relief or to rebuild part of the interstate highway system. Plus, the need for a pro-democracy media ecosystem, the difference between liberal and left, and the William McKinley era was terrible. Heather Cox Richardson joins Tim Miller.

show notes
Some of Heather's books:
“Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America"
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/bo...

"Wounded Knee: Party Politics and the Road to an American Massacre"
https://birchbarkbooks.com/products/w...

"West from Appomattox: The Reconstruction of America after the Civil War"
https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/97803...

0:00 Heather’s background
7:44 Distinction of terms
12:25 Elevating the broad middle
21:30 Unbound Merino
22:25 Shadow President Elon Musk
34:45 Aura
36:30 Historical parallels
46:00 Richardson for Senate?

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