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The Opposite of Fake News. Political Scientist Ian Shapiro explains what is truly happening and what it means. | This podcast was created in Anchor. To make your own podcast for free, visit https://anchor.fm/usa
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I fun, playful jaunt at the expense of a really strange NRA exec. Stay till the end for a new project announcement,
On GOP Tax Reform

On GOP Tax Reform

2017-11-2111:13

I talk the current state of GOP tax reform as we heading into thanksgiving week.
I talk about the talk surrounding HRC's new book "What Happened?". Was Clinton a bad candidate? Should she fade into the background? Most scholars suggest probably not.
Ian opines on PolPar
More on DACA. Congress has some work to get done and fast.
DACA Explained

DACA Explained

2017-09-0511:23

Trump want DACA gone. Kinda.
Trump Tweets and understanding if Trump is act vpy hurting the GOP on issue ownership.
Trump calls for Unity and the nation enters a national discussion on Tax Reform
We go deeper into Trump approval survey data. We also debunk Houstins Highway Shark.
Trump Tweets, Political Trivia, and approval numbers are in.
Trump Tweets Explained (TTE) and more light on the pardoning of Joe Arpaio.
Pardon Explained

Pardon Explained

2017-08-2711:36

In which Trump pardons a racist and there is (thankfully) universal dislike of that decision.
Trump Tweets Explained and does jury duty make you a better American?
Listener call ins. Trump has boring Tweets. Same old same old. New data reveals an odd part of the population worth discussing.
Recap of Trump's rally in Phoenix along with some editorial and talk on sharing political stories on social media.
In which Ian discusses Bannon's Exit and the intersection between ideology and social media followers.
The Eclipse Episode

The Eclipse Episode

2017-08-2110:52

In which you all should listen to me while looking directly into the solar eclipse. But only when safe. Be safe out there folks.
In which Ian and Mitt Romney tag team condemn Trump's response to recent events.
Honestly this episode is boring. We talk Trump Tweets as always then swing over to a discussion of national Debt. Snoozefest.
In which Ian lays out the flawed logic of whataboutism and describes how Baltimore is responding to Charlottesville Alt-Right Violence.
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