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Mar 2023
42m 25s

America’s Midlife Crisis with Tom Nichol...

THE LINCOLN PROJECT
About this episode
Host Reed Galen is joined by Tom Nichols (Author and Staff Writer at The Atlantic) to discuss why so many Americans (especially Republicans) find themselves in a midlife crisis, the motivations of the Fox News propaganda machine, and why Americans must recalibrate their voting behaviors in the direction of democracy…rather than party. Plus, Vladimir Putin is ... Show More
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