Editor's Notes: The Heavily Armed Forces of the Federal Jim Crow
Our party system was radically different in 1965 than the one we have had in the 21st century.
Half the Answer
Caitlin M. Green and Trent R. Nelson interview experts who weigh in on current debates. In the process they seek not only to uncover answers to the questions of the day, but to explore why they are being asked in the first place. To understand the questions we ask, they believe, is half the answer.
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Half the Answer #34: Ezra Klein, Charlie Kirk, Free Speech, and Whitewashing in the Media
Trent and Caitlin check in with independent journalist Marisa Kabas about media and public figures’ reactions to the assassination of
Half the Answer #33: What Are Groypers?
Caitlin and Trent talk with independent journalist Amanda Moore about the groypers and their peers, the self-serving micro-celebrities
Half the Answer #32: The Language of Democrats and Republicans
Trent and Caitlin speak with political science professor Lindsey Cormack about her analysis of the DCInbox database of political communications,
Half the Answer #31: The Health of American Democracy
Caitlin and Trent speak with Jacob T. Levy, Tomlinson Professor of Political Theory at McGill University, about the state of
Half the Answer #30: A Second American Midnight?
Trent and Caitlin talk with author, journalist and historian Adam Hochschild about the historical periods that most inform his view
Half the Answer #29: The American Anti-Vaxx Movement: Past, Present, and Future
Trent and Caitlin ask Steven Monacelli about his recent work documenting the history and present of the American anti-vaccination
Half the Answer #28: Are We Liberated Yet?
Trent and Caitlin chat with James Palmer about China, the current state of America's relationship with China, and
Half the Answer #27: AI as a Political Project
Caitlin and Trent check in with Hagen Blix about the ways we talk about AI, the most prominent angle its
Half the Answer #26: Chasing Opinion Polls or Shaping Opinions?
Trent and Caitlin talk with communications strategist Lexi Koren about the Democratic Party obsession with blaming wokeness and “the groups.
Half the Answer #25: Still Talking About Epstein
Trent and Caitlin talk to Greg Sargent, journalist and podcaster with The New Republic, about recent stories including the striking
Half the Answer #24: Civil Rights Under Trump
Caitlin and Trent chat with civil rights lawyer Joshua Erlich about the state of civil rights under Trump. What civil
Half the Answer #23: Far-Right Perspectives on Israel
Trent and Caitlin check in with Maureen Kosse, linguist and researcher of far-right ideologies, about the various strains on