Trump 2.0: Is This the Inauguration of A New Era of the Strongman?
Professor Wendy Brown is an American political theorist, UPS Foundation Professor in the School of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton and an author.
Professor Brown’s bibliography includes what we refer to as ‘the Trump trilogy' - three books that span the political career of President Donald Trump. Given Trump’s return to the White House we felt it was the perfect time to speak to her about how a new blueprint for authoritarian leaders seems to be materialising before us.
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In Solidarity is openDemocracy’s podcast about people, power, and politics. It’s hosted by openDemocracy editor-in-chief Aman Sethi, an award-winning journalist and author of A Free Man. Support the show by visiting openDemocracy.net/donate.
Credits:
Presented by Aman Sethi
Edited and produced by Nandini Archer, James Battershill & Ayodeji Rotinwa
Theme song ‘Odyssey’ performed by Edward Abela
Featuring audio clips from CSPAN
00:50 How surprising was Trump's victory?
04:00 Why do Democrats find economic populism so hard?
06:34 Do pundits overlook Trump's populism?
11:30 Is chaos part of the plan?
13:37 The destruction of institutions
21:49 Profound unfreedom
25:30 Is Dehli a window into the future of the US?
27:12 Charisma and demagoguery
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