Kevin Portteus on the History of the Presidential Nomination Process

Guests: Kevin Portteus, J. Michael Waller, & Haley Strack

Host Scot Bertram talks with Kevin Portteus, professor of politics and director of American Studies at Hillsdale College, about how and why the presidential nomination process was developed. J. Michael Waller, senior analyst for strategy at the Center for Security Policy, details how DEI initiatives have taken over the CIA and FBI before discussing his new book, “Big Intel: How the CIA and FBI Went from Cold War Heroes to Deep State Villains.” And Haley Strack, the William F. Buckley Fellow in Political Journalism at National Review and a 2023 Hillsdale graduate, updates us on the mining and energy beat and recalls her strange experience of visiting an active uranium mine.

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