September 8, 2026 - Luke Harding | Thomas Ferguson | Brian Levin
About this episode
The episode discusses the deference of Trump and associates to Putin, the economic factors behind the political center's collapse in the U.S., and the growing acceptance of violence in political disputes.
Why Do Trump, Kushner and Witkoff Show Such Slavish Deference to Putin? | The Macroeconomic Roots of the Collapse of the Political Center in the U.S. | More People Across the Ideological Spectrum Now Feel That Violence is a Legitimate Means of Resolving Political Disputes backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia bsky.app/profile/ianmastersmedia.bsky.social linktr.ee/backgroundbriefing
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