Mailbag #2: Journalism for the Trump Era

The Good Fight

Yascha Mounk

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4.6 • 907 Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2024

⏱️ 11 minutes

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In our second-ever mailbag, Yascha answers questions about the role of journalism in the Trump era, RFK Jr., and a national voter ID law. Yascha also answers listener questions about whether it's good or bad that it is so hard to pass a new law in the United States and the importance of public choice economics. This transcript has been condensed and lightly edited for clarity. Please do listen and spread the word about The Good Fight. If you have not yet signed up for our podcast, please do so now by following this link on your phone. Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.persuasion.community Podcast production by Jack Shields, and Brendan Ruberry Connect with us! Spotify | Apple | Google Twitter: @Yascha_Mounk & @joinpersuasion Youtube: Yascha Mounk LinkedIn: Persuasion Community Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:13.0	And now the Good Fight with Yasha Monk.
1:20.6	All right. So we have a bunch of questions about interesting general intellectual topics
1:28.9	and a bunch of questions understandably about the incoming Donald Trump administration.
1:34.2	Sophie asks, what should journalists be doing now that Trump has been reelected?
1:39.5	How are you planning to cover the next four years?
1:43.0	Boy, do I have thoughts about this question. The first thing
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