Show 325 - Who's the Boss?

The U.S. political stage has long been primed for an American nightmare. Faction loyalists can argue over who'll end up pulling the constitutional trigger, but the metaphorical gun has been loaded for decades. 

Vladimir Putin has instantaneously reignited the Cold War by savagely attacking Ukraine this week. In response to requests, Dan shares a few thoughts. 

As President Trump issues executive orders that encroach on the powers of Congress — and in some cases fly in the face of established law — a debate has begun about whether he’s merely testing the boundaries of his power or triggering a full-blown constitutional crisis.

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Assassination attempts used to be catalysts for gun reform in America. But even with two apparent attempts on Donald Trump’s life, the issue of gun control has barely surfaced in political discussions. As Trump courts the NRA and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris tr ...  Show more

When the New Yorker staff writer Andrew Marantz first heard that the Conservative Political Action Conference, the flagship event of the American conservative movement, was being held in Hungary, he thought it might be a joke. “A lot of people have worried for a few years now tha ...  Show more

The US President Joe Biden has called for the political temperature to be lowered after the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.But what comes next in a deeply polarised America and does the weekend attack secure Trump the presidency? Today, we discuss the fallout with a form ...  Show more