095: Opposition Media versus Complicit Media (w/ Adam Gurri)

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of strong opposition media in the context of American politics and the failures of legacy media during Trump's administration.

Regimes falter when opposition media is strong. But America's legacy media has failed to live up to the dangers of the political environment and the authoritarianism of Trump's administration. We need stronger opposition media, making full-throated defenses of liberalism. But what does that look like? I'm joined today by Adam Gurri , founder and editor-in-chief of Liberal Currents , which is currently fundraising to take their indispensable publication to the next level. Adam and I talk about the state of media, what it means to carve out principled opposition, and how stronger opposition media can see us through the coming years and towards a future for liberalism. Liberal Currents fundraiser: https://gofund.me/be2b76bf9 Join the ReImagining Liberty Patreon to get episodes a week early, listen ad-free, and become part of the Discord community. Learn more here: https://www.patreon.com/AaronRossPowell Produced by ⁠ Landry Ayres ⁠ . Podcast art by ⁠ Sergio R. M. Duarte ⁠ . Music by ⁠ Kevin MacLeod ⁠ .

People in this episode

Host: Aaron Ross Powell

Guest: Adam Gurri

Topics covered

• media
• politics
• liberalism
• opposition media
• authoritarianism

Keywords

• opposition media
• complicit media
• liberalism
• Trump administration
• media state

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Liberal Currents

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