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EPISODE · Oct 31, 2025 · 43 MIN

America's Revenge Politics w/ Paul Starr

from Make It Make Sense with Grant Hermes · host Grant Hermes

Grant is joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, co-founder and co-editor of The American Prospect, Princeton professor Paul Starr. Paul is the author of the new book American Contradiction: Revolution and Revenge from the 1950s to now (link below). He talks about how we got to this moment of retribution and revenge, how it's different from how political scores used to be settled, and why Americans have stricter rules for Democrats than Republicans when it comes to who gets to get revenge and why that matters. LINKS: Paul Starr event linksAmerican ContradictionPROMO CODE:PROMO CODE:Today's episode is sponsored by Afuera Coffee. Great tasting, environmentally conscious Central and South American coffee straight from the farms.Get 15% off your next order with the exclusive code: MIMS25Afueracoffee.comSupport the showFollow along on social media SaySo: @GrantHermes X: @GrantHermesInsta: @Grant__HermesTiktok: Grant_Hermes

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Grant is joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, co-founder and co-editor of The American Prospect, Princeton professor Paul Starr. Paul is the author of the new book American Contradiction: Revolution and Revenge from the 1950s to now (link below). He talks about how we got to this moment of retribution and revenge, how it's different from how political scores used to be settled, and why Americans have stricter rules for Democrats than Republicans when it comes to who gets to get reve...

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