The existential dread has a strong pull, especially since Trump has made a lot of Americans worse people, but we've had other bad, immoral, and creepy presidents who've sullied the office.

The Bulwark Podcast

The Bulwark

Tom Nichols: Don't Descend into Darkness

DEC 17, 202458 MIN
The Bulwark Podcast

Tom Nichols: Don't Descend into Darkness

DEC 17, 202458 MIN

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<div>The existential dread has a strong pull, especially since Trump has made a lot of Americans worse people, but we've had other bad, immoral, and creepy presidents who've sullied the office. Meanwhile, Vance is basically the invisible man while Elon lives in Trump's bedroom, and Andreessen is loading up a pile of BS to justify his vote. Plus, a Tim v Tom Christmas playlist.<br> <br> <strong>Tom Nichols</strong> joins Tim Miller.<br> <br> <em>show notes:<br> </em><br> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/radiofreetom.bsky.social/post/3ldbt4bcpkk2g">Tom's audiobook version of "The Death of Expertise"</a><br> <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5qPRdDI7BcJI5fAgcGHBli?si=NFFa2bt3Q8GF25tBlGelCQ&amp;pi=u-cAwvtqXmTte_&amp;nd=1&amp;dlsi=005b91c0c16444a9">Tim's Christmas playlist</a><br> <a href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374605445/whentheclockbroke/">John Ganz book Tom and Tim referenced</a> </div>