#1676 The Incompetence of Authoritarians: Trump's cabinet picks are all loyalty, no ability

Air Date 12/13/2024

The most important thing to understand about authoritarian and dictatorial governance is that it is neither efficient nor competent, contrary to the myth. The problem lies with the need to hire people based on their unquestioning loyalty rather than any kind of demonstrated ability to do the jobs they're tasked with. The results are, unsurprisingly, chaos.

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KEY POINTS

KP 1: Fight Trump With Everything You Have! Shocking Warning From Hungarian Democracy Movement - Thom Hartmann Program - Air Date 11-25-24

KP 2: MAGA 2.0 w Quinn Slobodian & Wendy Brown - The Dig - Air Date 11-29-24

KP 3: A Slew Of A$$hole Nominations...- The Muckrake Political Podcast - Air Date 11-15-24

KP 4: What Pete Hegseth Has Said About Civil War and Whiteness - Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast - Air Date 11-27-24

KP 5: Trump goes off the deep end with Cabinet pick - No Lie w Brian Tyler Cohen - Air Date 12-1-24

KP 6: The Trump Trials... Cases Closed - Americast - Air Date 11-29-24

KP 7: MAGA 2.0 w Quinn Slobodian & Wendy Brown - The Dig - Air Date 11-29-24

(54:37) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

On why it's important to stay engaged

Don’t Let Donald Trump Drive You Into Internal Exile - NYTimes

DEEPER DIVES

(58:44) SECTION A: THE LINEUP

(1:27:56) SECTION B: THE PLAYBOOK

(1:52:28) SECTION C: GLOBAL REFERENCE

(2:12:50) SECTION D: CRACKS IN AUTHORITY

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Description: Composite graphic of Trump giving the double thumbs up over black silhouettes of people in suits with the clown face emoji on their heads and “MAGA” on their chests.

Credit: Composite design by A. Hoffman. Various images via Pixabay.

 

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