Frank Bruni: An Entirely Different Scale

On Brand with Donny Deutsch

Donny Deutsch Podcast Admin

News, News Commentary, Politics, Business

4.4 • 867 Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

In this conversation, Frank Bruni discusses his book, 'The Age of Grievance,', now out in paperback, exploring the political landscape shaped by grievances from both the left and right. He delves into the contradictions of wealth and sacrifice in the Trump era, the challenges facing the Democratic Party, and the generational perspectives on grievances. Bruni reflects on the aftermath of January 6th, cultural commentary on victimhood, and ultimately shares a sense of cautious optimism for the future. Takeaways Trump's wealth contrasts sharply with his calls for sacrifice. The political landscape is marked by buyer's remorse. The Democratic Party faces challenges in messaging. Voter sentiment is influenced by economic conditions. Trump's overreach has significant consequences. Grievances drive political engagement today. Generational differences in grievance perspectives exist. January 6th remains a pivotal moment in politics. There is a growing discourse on optimism despite challenges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Arm Brand.
0:10.2	I'm with Frank Bruny.
0:12.2	He's a repeat guest.
0:14.1	We liked him so much.
0:15.1	We had him back, and he was gracious enough to accept.
0:17.3	His new book is coming out in paperback May 13th, The Age of Grievance.
0:22.5	It's his seventh book,
0:27.1	I believe, seventh or eighth. I was trying to count up the books. I have actually lost count.
0:31.7	I think seventh is correct. And he's a professor of practice of journalism, public policy at Duke University. He's a contributing writer in New York Times. His opinion pieces are some of the most
0:35.8	well read of the Times. Thanks for being here, sir. Oh, it's my pleasure. Thank you for inviting me. So I was reading one of your recent pieces
0:42.6	talking about the kind of, let's call it a dichotomy between how Trump and the Trump family is
0:47.8	enriching themselves while he asks the rest of us to have less pencils and less crayons and
0:52.6	less Barbies and things like that.
0:55.8	Quite a contradiction.
1:03.0	It is, I think I referred to it as a perverse dissonance because it is so striking.
1:13.3	And the exact week when he was telling people that maybe two dolls were enough and maybe five pencils could do rather than 250.
1:16.1	I don't know where he got that 250 number.
1:19.5	I don't personally know any school children with 250 pencils.
1:24.8	But the message was you're going to have to suck it up and sacrifice some for my new vision of America.
1:29.0	Donnie, on that exact same week, if you were reading certain news outlets,
1:31.9	Eric Trump was in Dubai, right?
1:37.7	announcing, you know, the imminent opening or the plans for an 80-story, I think it is,
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