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EPISODE · Mar 23, 2025 · 56 MIN

Tom Nichols: Why Are We Still Surprised?

from To The Contrary with Charlie Sykes

Charlie Sykes is joined by Tom Nichols of The Atlantic to discuss the growing normalization of authoritarianism and the failure of America's institutions to push back. They cover everything from Trump’s war on the judiciary to Elon Musk’s growing influence, the alarming capitulations by law firms and universities, and Vladimir Putin's manipulation of global power dynamics. It’s a wide-ranging, sobering, and often darkly funny conversation about why, even after all this time, we’re still capable of being shocked. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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