Jill Lepore, a Harvard historian, dives into the tumultuous first 100 days of Trump 2.0, exploring America's historical ties to illiberalism. She discusses how Trump's actions challenge democratic norms and the implications on both foreign and domestic fronts. The conversation touches on the violence inflicted by drug cartels in Mexico, personal stories of families affected, and the emotional bond between bereaved Israeli and Palestinian fathers advocating for peace. Lepore highlights the urgent need for empathy amidst chaos.
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Trump Challenges Liberal World Order
The liberal world order was established post-World War II as the US positioned itself as a beacon of liberal democracy with economic backing.
Trump's approach represents a significant retreat from these commitments, threatening global stability.
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Congress Fails to Check Power
In the US, the separation of powers is supposed to check executive overreach.
Congress has been ineffective due to polarization and income inequality, allowing unchecked presidential power.
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Europe Sees End of US Global Lead
Europeans interpret current US policy shifts as signaling the end of the West as a geopolitical actor.
This marks a profound shift in the US role in global leadership and foreign policy.
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Set in 1866 San Francisco, the novel follows Emilia del Valle, the daughter of an Irish nun and a Chilean aristocrat, as she defies societal norms to become a journalist. Using a male pseudonym, she publishes fiction before transitioning to investigative reporting. Partnered with colleague Eric Whelan, she travels to Chile to cover the civil war, confronts her estranged father, and navigates love and danger amidst the conflict.
The first 100 days of the Trump administration have been deemed chaotic and overzealous, even by Americans, with multiple polls this week showing the President's approval rating underwater, even on his signature issues like the economy and mass deportations. There is an uneasy feeling that Trump is pushing America and the world away from democratic norms by stretching the limits of executive power. Christiane speaks with historians Jill Lepore from Harvard University and Timoth Garten Ash from Oxford University about America's illiberal turn under Trump 2.0 and the deep-seated roots of that illiberalism. Then, as President Trump pressures Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum to take decisive action against her country's cartels, CNN's Isobel Yeung went there to investigate what the crackdown looks like first-hand in Sinaloa. Also, as sirens sounded across Israel this week to honor those lost to terror and war, while Israel's total siege on Gaza enters its third month, Christiane talks to bereaved Israeli and Palestinian fathers, Rami Elhanan and Bassam Aramin who've channeled their grief and pain into friendship and a joint struggle for peace. To mark 50 years since the chaotic end of the Vietnam War, from her archives, Christiane pays a tribute to the famous wartime photographer Eddie Adams who captured some of the worst moments of the war and with his camera, helped change hearts and minds and ultimately, shaped government policy.
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