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EPISODE · Aug 1, 2025 · 35 MIN

Americano: Lionel Shriver on Trump’s second term

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Lionel Shriver on Trump’s vendetta, Mamdani’s ‘stupid’ ideas & sentimental immigrationDeputy US editor Kate Andrews is joined by author and Spectator columnist Lionel Shriver to assess Donald Trump’s turbulent second term. They discuss the rise of socialism in New York, why fairness is warping immigration policy, and whether Trump’s obsession with lawfare and vengeance is undoing his own presidency. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lionel Shriver on Trump’s vendetta, Mamdani’s ‘stupid’ ideas & sentimental immigrationDeputy US editor Kate Andrews is joined by author and Spectator columnist Lionel Shriver to assess Donald Trump’s turbulent second term. They discuss the rise of socialism in New York, why fairness is warping immigration policy, and whether Trump’s obsession with lawfare and vengeance is undoing his own presidency. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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