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Feb 16, 2025 1 hr 25 min

It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way

from Velshi Hosted by Hon. Chrystia Freeland, Dr. Ivo Daalder, Steven Levitsky, Victoria Nourse, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Fmr. Rep. Joe Walsh, Dr. Michele Goodwin, Barbara McQuade, Dr. Ruth Ben-Ghiat

Even with both chambers of Congress at his disposal, Donald Trump continues to unilaterally bulldoze his way through government, consolidating power. At every turn the president flouts the proper channels and procedures necessary to accomplish his goals, and instead Trump chooses chaos. But it really doesn’t have to be this way. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts.

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Hon. Chrystia Freeland, candidate for Canadian Prime Minister, joins on the possible impact of tariffs and the relationship between the U.S. and Canada; Ivo Daalder, Fmr. U.S. Ambassador to North Atlantic Treaty Organization, explores the NATO conference in Brussels this week; Harvard’s Steven Levitsky and Georgetown Law’s Victoria Nourse explain whether or not we’re in a Constitutional crisis and what happens next; Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Fmr. Republican Congressman Joe Walsh join on the realities of Trump’s government so far; Georgetown Law’s Michele Goodwin explores the real-life “The Handmaid’s Tale” our country is facing; and Michigan Law School’s Barbara McQuade and NYU’s Ruth Ben-Ghiat explain what ‘holding the line’ really means.

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