Steve Inskeep on Lincoln’s Leadership in Turbulent Times

Mike talks with Steve Inskeep, cohost of NPR’s Morning Edition and their Up First podcast. He’s the author of multiple books, including Instant City, Jacksonland, Imperfect Union, and his latest book, Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America, which they discuss in this episode. Topics Mike and Steve Discuss Include: - the myth vs the reality of Lincoln - how growing up poor influenced Lincoln - Lincoln’s impressive understanding of human psychology - the benefits of engaging with critics - comparisons to Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama - the legacy of Lincoln’s use of executive power - division, reconciliation, and what we can learn from Lincoln today Steve Inskeep on X The Politics Guys on Facebook | X Listener support helps make The Politics Guys possible. You can support us or change your level of support at patreon.com/politicsguys or politicsguys.com/support. On Venmo we’re @PoliticsGuys.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesThe Politics Guys on Facebook | XListener support helps make The Politics Guys possible. You can support us or change your level of support at patreon.com/politicsguys or politicsguys.com/support. On Venmo, we’re @PoliticsGuys.The Politics Guys is part of The Democracy Group, a network of podcasts that examines what's broken in our democracy and how we can work together to fix it.