On the end of the (very) long 1960s.
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Contributing Editor Lee Jones joins Alex and George to talk through the themes and stories of the month, including MAGA's war on universities, right-populists in power, and culture war. Plus we deal with your questions and comments on: lawfare, video games, and the 'new class'.
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What is TACO (Trump Always Chickens Out)?
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How should we respond to rightist attempts to rewrite the past?
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Why are Angela Merkel and Donald Trump representative of the age, in similar and different ways?
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Are people sick of subversion and just want order?
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What happens as the Boomers leave public life? Can we bracket 1960-2020?
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When should we throw the book at politicians?
Links:
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Trump’s Tariff Gamble and the Decay of the Neoliberal Order, Lee Jones, American Affairs
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The Techno-Populist Convergence, Alex Hochuli, Compact
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How Labor won the preference war (and screwed the Greens), Financial Review
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Saving Britain’s Universities: Academic Freedom, Democracy and Renewal, Lee Jones and Philip Cunliffe, Cieo