Stupidity Abounds

Episode #147

Bill and Phil head north to Wisconsin to ponder the politics of its Supreme Court, discuss the movement among some conservatives to break up with Ronald Reagan, ask why it seems that both Democrats and Republicans are turning away from free trade, and close by pondering why the last 10 years of American politics has been uniquely stupid.

Links related to this week’s episode:

• “Wisconsin Supreme Court flips liberal, creating a ‘seismic shift’” by Patrick Marley in The Washington Post

• “Ramaswamy-Pence Clash Shows New Right’s Radical Break From Reaganism” by Jonathan Swan in The New York Times

• “Republicans and Democrats are falling for the false allure of autarky” by Catherine Rampell in The Washington Post

• “Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid” by Jonathan Haidt in The Atlantic

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