Shifts in Leadership and Democracy

For more than 100 days, President Trump has tested the very limits of executive power by defying the courts, pressuring universities and law firms, and deporting people to foreign prisons. It is prompting some soul searching abroad and at home: what exactly does America now represent on the world stage? Two leading historians - Jill Lepore and Timothy Garton Ash – join the show to discuss. 

Also on today's show: an in-depth discussion of Mexico's drug crackdown; author Elie Mystal (“Bad Law: Ten Popular Laws That Are Ruining America”) 

**As the Trump administration’s battle with the courts escalates, one legal expert is taking a step back to re-imagine what a more representative US legal system could look like. Bestselling author Elie Mystal tells Hari Sreenivasan about his unconventional theory explored in his latest work. 

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