<description>&lt;p&gt;As millions of Americans protest Donald Trump under the slogan of “No Kings,” it is&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;worth asking how the nation ended up with such an authoritarian president. David Sirota&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;and the team at The Lever have provided a great answer to this question in &lt;a href="https://the.levernews.com/master-plan/" rel="nofollow"&gt;their new&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://the.levernews.com/master-plan/" rel="nofollow"&gt;podcast series&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;Master Plan: The Kingmakers&lt;/em&gt;, which looks at the revival of the Imperial&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Presidency after the Watergate scandal of the early 1970s. I talked to David about the&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;history uncovered in this podcast and why Trump is merely a symptom of a much&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;deeper problem.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</description>

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Origins of the Imperial Presidency w/ David Sirota | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer

MAR 29, 202638 MIN
The Nation Podcasts

Origins of the Imperial Presidency w/ David Sirota | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer

MAR 29, 202638 MIN

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As millions of Americans protest Donald Trump under the slogan of “No Kings,” it isworth asking how the nation ended up with such an authoritarian president. David Sirotaand the team at The Lever have provided a great answer to this question in their new podcast series Master Plan: The Kingmakers, which looks at the revival of the ImperialPresidency after the Watergate scandal of the early 1970s. I talked to David about thehistory uncovered in this podcast and why Trump is merely a symptom of a muchdeeper problem.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy