In this episode of New Ideal Live, Sam Weaver and Onkar Ghate discuss the nature and significance of the Trump phenomenon.

Among the topics covered:

● Why Trump’s base of support is significant;
● Why it’s important to study the Trump phenomenon;
● The meaning and consequences of Trump’s 2016 election
● Trump’s anti-intellectual character;
● Understanding Trump’s persistent support;
● Analyzing Trump’s presidency;
● The current state of political violence in America;
● How Democrats and tribalism enable Trump;
● Bernie Sanders, Trump, and the resurgence of populism.


Mentioned in this podcast are Onkar Ghate’s articles ”One Small Step for Dictatorship” and “The Anti-Intellectuality of Donald Trump: Why Ayn Rand Would Have Despised a President Trump
,” and two podcast episodes: “The Storming of the Capitol” and “The 2024 Elections.”

The podcast was recorded on June 5, 2024 .

ARI has a philosophical mission, and as such its function is to analyze current events from that framework. Given our 501c3 status, our function is not to advocate for or against particular candidates.

0:00:00 Introduction
0:00:40 Trump’s base of support
0:04:20 Studying the Trump phenomenon
0:07:52 Meaning and consequences of 2016 election
0:15:23 Anti-intellectuality of Trump
0:24:22 Trump’s persistent support
0:35:45 Trump’s presidency
0:51:00 Political violence in America
0:58:40 Democrats and tribalism enabling Trump
1:09:53 Resurgence of populism

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