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Adam Kinzinger says the battle with Trumpism has to be fought in public (bc he knows political parties have lost their power)

Feb 24, 2021

Adam Kinzinger, 42, has been in Congress since 2010. He's an Air National Guard pilot who flew over 100 combat missions on active duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. He never said much about Trump prior to the election, and has been a reliable conservative vote. But since the election, he's been everywhere.


He's been the...


The Congressman Who Became A Qanon Topic Himself: Rep. Tom Malinowski

Feb 23, 2021

Tom Malinowski, a Democratic congressman from New Jersey who was working on a resolution last year condemning the Qanon conspiracy cult, when suddenly he became a target of the cult himself, with the help of the Republican party establishment. 


Malinowski is now involved in trying to come up with legislative solutions...


Reducing Big Tech Censorship, Preserving Free Speech, and Fighting Disinformation, with Peter Pomerantsev

Feb 18, 2021

Peter Pomerantsev is one of the best thinkers on online disinformation. He's the author of two books, "This is Not Propaganda: Adventures in the War Against Reality," and "Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible: The Surreal Heart of the New Russia." He is also senior visiting fellow at the London School of...


If Things Are Going to Hell, Let's Talk Structural Reform with Don Beyer

Feb 3, 2021

Gerrymandering is a major problem. But it's not the only structural cause of radicalization, extremism and polarized politics. I talked with Rep. Don Beyer, a Democrat from Virginia, about some other reform ideas that he's working on with other members of Congress.


First, they want to introduce ranked choice voting....