Sep 27, 2018
Working-class citizens have been historically underrepresented in
American politics. In this episode, Julian Zelizer and Sam Wang
discuss the influence of money in politics — both in terms of who
rises to elected office and how those elected govern — with
political scientist Nicholas Carnes. Carnes asserts that...
Sep 20, 2018
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has been accused of sexual
assault. How might this play out? And what effect will it have on
the midterm elections? Professors Julian Zelizer and Sam Wang
discuss this and more in today's episode. (Note: This episode was
recorded on Tuesday, Sept....
Sep 13, 2018
The conservative news media has had a historical role in shaping
national politics. In this episode, Julian Zelizer discusses the
influence of conservative news media, both then and now, with
historian Laurence Jurdem. Jurdem goes into detail about how
conservative publications were created as a means to...