Dexa/Ezra Klien

Published Jan 10, 2025

Trump 2.0 and the Return of ‘Court Politics’

Ezra Klein delves into the transformation of the Republican Party under Donald Trump into a personalist regime with Erica Frantz, exploring how loyalty, media control, and legal strategies reshape democracy and power dynamics, drawing parallels with autocratic systems and the challenges of democratic backsliding.

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- How has social media changed politics as discussed in the episode Conversation with Jared Cohen — The Macroeconomic Environment + Life After Power and the clip Evolving Leadership Dynamics?
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- What are some recent takes on Trump's odds of becoming president in the context of the episode The State of the World — with Ian Bremmer and the clip Election Dynamics Unveiled?
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- What role does money play in politics, as discussed in the episode Cenk Uygur: Trump vs Harris, Progressive Politics, Communism & Capitalism | Lex Fridman Podcast #441 and the clip Corporate Influence Unmasked?
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- How does a celebrity leader rise in the context of the episode Conversation with Jared Cohen — The Macroeconomic Environment + Life After Power and the clip Evolving Leadership Dynamics?
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- What were the key economic changes after Trump took office following Obama?
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- What role does money play in politics, as discussed in the episode Cenk Uygur: Trump vs Harris, Progressive Politics, Communism & Capitalism | Lex Fridman Podcast #441 and the clip Corporate Influence Exposed?
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- Is Donald Trump good in the context of the episode #408: Can We Have Different Beliefs and Still Be Friends? with William Reusch and the clip Political Outsider Appeal?
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- How are values changing in America as discussed in the episode The Rise Of War: Trump vs Biden, Israel-Palestine, Russia- Ukraine, AI & Elon Musk | Ian Bremmer and the clip Divided Perspectives?
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- How does influence affect politics?
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- Could Trump truly become a dictator as Gad Saad speculates?
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- How does Lex Fridman view President Vladimir Putin's influence in the episode Dan Carlin: Hardcore History | Lex Fridman Podcast #136 and the clip Putin's Popularity?
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- What are the possible outcomes of a Trump win in the 2024 presidential election, as discussed in the episode Unlocks and 2022's Top Geopolitical Risks — with Ian Bremmer and the clip Election Risk Factors?
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- Is Putin's regime a rigged system according to the episode 360: Garry Kasparov | Deep Thinking for Disordered Times and the clip Democracy and Autocracy?
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- Was Donald Trump's approach effective in the episode Raging Moderates: The Shadow of January 6th, Johnson’s Speakership, and Jimmy Carter’s Legacy and the clip Trump's Party Influence from the episode Is there a sane way to follow this election? and the clip Political Language Shift?
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- Why is American politics unstable as discussed in the episode No Mercy / No Malice: The Testosterone Election and the clip Social Contract Shift?
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