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Margaret Hoover, conservative political commentator, political strategist, and media personality, joins Rick for a dive into reshaping political dialogue in the US, the rise of the downtrodden white dude, the extreme goals of the social conservative movement, and the need for bipartisanship and a safe, legal, and rare abortion policy.

Ryan Busse spent 25 yrs in the gun industry and is a former exec of a major firearms manufacturer. He saw the number of mass shootings grow exponentially during his tenure, which prompted him to quit. Ryan’s book Gunfight exposes the gun industry’s “McCarthyesque” internal policing and its shift away from safety and ethics to fear, conspiracy, and intolerance.

David Pepper joins Joe and Alex to talk about... multiple coups this week? Why the failed coup in Russia is bad news for Putin. Plus - what's next after the Moore v. Harper decision? What does it mean for 2024?

A warning from Stuart Stevens: "We must face the reality that today in America, there are people who wake up every day with the intent to end the American Experiment."

Calling Out a Lawless, Anti-Democratic Theory

Republicans' interpretation of the Constitution is simply another way to change the rules to enshrine their own power even as the country evolves into a multiracial democracy, write Reed Galen.

This experiment called “American Democracy” has officially breached its previously restrained hull, to the point that the Founding Fathers would call for the ship to be abandoned, write Amee Vanderpool.

Ruth Ben-Ghiat examines the potential for a wartime erosion of power, jump-started by Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin's show of force, to eventually take down Russian President Vladimir Putin too.

Rick, Reed, Stuart, and Joe are talking Trump tapes, Wagner's march on Moscow, a SCOTUS ruling that's good for democracy (really!), and how the right has turned faith and freedom on their heads.

Rick is joined by WPost columnist Greg Sargent covering the possible disbarment of coup-planner John Eastman, a two-tiered judicial system, immigration, the Supreme Court, Kevin McCarthy, and the fact that President Biden and Trump have the gift while Ron DeSantis does not.

Sarah Posner is a journalist who has been covering the religious right for decades. Her most recent book, Unholy, explores how race and xenophobia have long been at the core of Evangelical Christianity in America.

On this episode of The Enemies List, Rick invites Jill Lawrence to the podcast. She is on top of the political scene and discusses with Rick the state of the Republican party and the race for the Republican nomination. They also discuss Gavin Newsom, Kamala Harris and the mess that is currently taking place in the House Of Representatives.

Our friend Trygve Olson joins us to discuss a landmark new study -- one of the largest surveys in American political history, tracking extremism and polarization. How did we get here?

Trump, RFK, Jr., and No Labels are a triple threat dagger aimed at the heart of the American Republic.

Reflections on the FBI and DOJ's Reluctance to Prosecute Trump and Elite Enablers

Systematically skipping outreach to infrequent voters ultimately rewards the intense voter suppression and purging that has removed many of those voters from the rolls to begin with.

After Trump’s arraignment, he gave a speech in which he essentially confessed to the crime. Here Teri discusses what that means, going forward.

Young voters are more progressive than ever, but record 2020 turnout and support for Democrats in 2024 are far from guaranteed.

Rick speaks with John Della Volpe. John is the Director of Polling at the Harvard Kennedy Institute of Politics. He is an expert on understanding American youth voting and political leaning. Rick and John discuss the historical nature of the younger vote and how it has become more important in recent election cycles.