From The Silo: Kavanaugh is Not Just a Nominee. He's a Symptom

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Chris Cotnoir

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🗓️ 10 December 2022

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Originally Aired: October 1, 2018 The political furor around the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court may seem like pure domestic US politics, but the implications for America’s role in the world are serious. Not only does the chaos in the US symptom send a disconcerting message to those who once emulated us and an inviting one to our enemies, but the politics behind the nomination hint at bigger issues to come. America is growing more divided between less populated, less diverse “red” states that are disproportionately empowered by the US Constitution and the more diverse, less xenophobic, more urban “blue” states. According to Rosa Brooks of our panel, the last time our structural imbalances were this great we had a civil war. Are we on the precipice of greater unrest? Rosa is joined by Kori Schake of IISS and Evelyn Farkas of the Atlantic Council for a discussion on this, America’s soft power of attraction…and the sweet and surprising attraction between Donald Trump and, his new love, Kim Jong-Un. Tune in! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	9, 12, 10, 28, 2, 23.
0:17.9	This is Deep State Radio, coming to you direct from our super secret studio in the
0:23.8	third sub-basement of the Ministry of Snark in Washington, D.C. and from other undisclosed
0:30.3	locations across America and around the world.
0:34.9	Hello and welcome to another episode of Deep State Radio.
0:38.0	I am your host David Rothkopf and I am here in the third sub-basement of the Ministry
0:42.4	of Snark, where I am joined virtually by Rosa Brooks, who is somewhere in the Washington,
0:51.4	D.C.
0:52.4	Fairly certain.
0:54.0	Where are you Rosa?
0:56.0	David, I'm right here in Washington, D.C.
1:00.6	At Georgetown?
1:01.6	At Georgetown University Law Center, the White Hot Epoz Center of the Universe.
1:11.0	And also in Washington, we have Dr. Evelyn Farcus of the Atlantic Council and you're also
1:17.4	somewhere in D.C.
1:18.4	Right Evelyn?
1:19.4	I am Cleveland Park.
1:20.8	Wow.
1:21.8	Very nice.
1:22.8	And in London, we have Kori Shaki, double eye, double eyes.
1:28.8	But you said it as though there was a question mark at the end of it, David.
1:32.3	Well, I've never quite sure where you are and I thought you might be somewhere in mourning
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