Will the Democrats Moderate? ft. Dr. Paul Gottfried

Will the Democrats Moderate? ft. Dr. Paul Gottfried

From Restoring Order by with Patrick Casey

May 20, 2026 · 29 min

About this episode

Dr. Paul Gottfried joins Patrick Casey to discuss American politics, the 2024 election, and the potential moderation of the Democrats.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.patrickcasey.com Dr. Paul Gottfried is the editor-in-chief of Chronicles . He joins me for a broad discussion on American politics. To begin, Dr. Gottfried provides a major update on Chronicles Magazine, which you may or may not have heard about. I then ask him what he makes of Trump’s second term thus far. This raises the question of whether the political polarization seen in recent years is entirely Trump’s fault. We reflect on the 2024 election, with Dr. Gottfried urging us not to become complacent. We then discuss the prospect of the Democrats moderating. Dr. Gottfried doesn’t believe they need to, as the left still retains considerable institutional control, which is evidence that wokeness is not in retreat, as some have claimed. Subscribe to my podcast or else. In the second half of the show (available to subscribers), I ask Dr. Gottfried whether he believes the leftward cultural drift we’ve witnessed for many decades will continue – and if so, which remaining taboos will be violated. Switching gears, I ask Dr. Gottfried about his thoughts on Thomas Massie (the episode was recorded Tuesday afternoon, before…

People in this episode

Host: Patrick Casey

Guest: Dr. Paul Gottfried

Topics covered

  • American politics
  • 2024 election
  • political polarization
  • Democrats
  • cultural drift
  • neoconservatives

Keywords

  • politics
  • Democrats
  • Trump
  • 2024 election
  • cultural drift
  • neoconservatives
  • Chronicles

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Organizations: Chronicles

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