About this episode

David Pakman discusses various political issues with guest Brian Tyler Cohen, including Trump's actions and the implications for democracy.

-- On the Show: -- Brian Tyler Cohen, progressive political commentator with over 5 million YouTube subscribers, joins us to discuss his new book, "The Day After: How to Wield Power in a Post-Trump World" -- Unsubstantiated rumors claim foreign adversaries poisoned United States Senator Lindsey Graham after his diplomatic trip to Ukraine -- Donald Trump uses media appearances meant for United States Senator Lindsey Graham to focus entirely onto the SAVE America Act -- The left must reject uninspiring centrist policies and activist purity tests and focus on a practical social democracy platform -- Trump fires commissioners from the Election Assistance Commission, dismantling the agency responsible for securing voting systems -- The Trump administration uses grand jury subpoenas and FBI assets to target journalists reporting on presidential security -- Donald Trump derails a live interview by launching into conspiracies about Barack Obama and fabricated California election fraud -- Donald Trump posts a social media tirade filled with insults toward journalists and accusations labeling Democrats as communist -- On the Bonus Show: The race begins to replace Lindsey Graham in the…

People in this episode

Host: David Pakman

Guest: Brian Tyler Cohen

Topics covered

• politics
• Trump administration
• Lindsey Graham
• media
• social democracy
• journalism
• foreign relations

Keywords

• Brian Tyler Cohen
• Lindsey Graham
• Donald Trump
• Election Assistance Commission
• social democracy
• journalism
• politics

Sponsors

Cozy Earth, Smalls

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Election Assistance Commission, SAVE America Act, Trump administration

Books & works: The Day After: How to Wield Power in a Post-Trump World

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