Are Liberal Politics Dead?

Rick Wilson's The Enemies List

Resolute Square

Politics, News, News Commentary

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🗓️ 16 September 2024

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

The Democratic party is changing. In this episode of The Enemies List, Rick speaks with historian Timothy Shenk about his new book, Left Adrift: What Happened to Liberal Politics? They explore the evolution of the Democratic Party, shifting from a working-class base to a more affluent, educated coalition, and the challenges that come with this transformation. Shenk delves into the party's struggle to reconnect with working-class voters and the rise of technocratic approaches in politics, while offering insights on how the party can adapt moving forward. Timothy's book, Left Adrift: What Happened to Liberal Politics?, available now. Timestamps: (00:01:27) Left to Drift (00:04:54) Divorce from the working class (00:16:07) The democratic party over the last few decades Follow Resolute Square: Instagram Twitter TikTok Find out more at Resolute Square Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Resolute Square.
0:02.0	Square.
0:04.0	There was also maintained what was called an enemy's list, which is rather extensive and continually being updated.
0:14.6	Democrats want Republicans dead.
0:18.6	Where I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn't lose any voters, okay?
0:27.0	The women was the least likelihood of getting pregnant are the ones most worried about having a Martian.
0:36.0	On January 6th of 2021 you had tens of thousands of people peacefully protesting.
0:42.0	No, it's not a right-wing conspiracy.
0:44.0	You're doing on.
0:45.0	It's real.
0:47.0	I'm Rick Wilson, and this is the enemy's list.
0:50.0	Hey folks and welcome back to the enemies list. I'm your host Rick Wilson.
0:56.0	Today is my guest is Timothy Schenck. He is an historian of the modern US and he has
1:02.2	written a couple of very interesting books about how our
1:06.2	politics in this country have been evolving both on the left and the right in a particular
1:10.6	aspect he is I think examined in a way the the changes on the
1:15.1	American political left and with a lot of granularity that is really fascinating to
1:19.2	me so I want to talk a little bit about his book today left adrift what happened to
1:23.4	liberal politics Timothy welcome to the show and talk to us about you know where
1:29.6	liberal politics is going in this country I know this book is coming out in a couple of weeks.
1:34.0	And I think it's important that we have an insight into what you were able to
1:39.6	observe about the evolution of the professional class of the party, the emergent
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