HEADLINE: Analysis of Political Speech and "Dark Passions" in American Politics GUEST NAME: Peter Berkowitz SUMMARY: Peter Berkowitz discusses William Galston's book on "dark passions" (anger, fear, domination), asserting that President Biden's rhetori
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🗓️ 14 October 2025
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GUEST NAME: Peter Berkowitz
SUMMARY: Peter Berkowitz discusses William Galston's book on "dark passions" (anger, fear, domination), asserting that President Biden's rhetoric characterizing MAGA Republicans as a threat exemplifies this concept. Galston views Donald Trump as a new kind of politician who aggressively appeals to these passions. The current spiral of rhetorical extremism and lawfare destabilizes American politics; restoring civic education is recommended to combat this.
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| 0:24.0 | This is CBSI and the world. I'm John Batchel. I welcome my colleague Peter Berkowitz at the Hoover |
| 0:29.7 | Institution, writing his column at Real Clear Politics, to a day in September 2022. |
| 0:36.5 | The President of the United States made this remark in a speech |
| 0:40.4 | that was addressed to the American people. Donald Trump and the Maga Republicans represent |
| 0:47.3 | an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our Republic." End quote. |
| 0:55.6 | Peter, a very good evening to you. |
| 0:59.5 | This remark, one I read your column, |
| 1:03.3 | recalled the setting of that speech. |
| 1:04.5 | I believe it was Philadelphia. |
| 1:09.1 | I don't know whether it was nearby the Liberty Bell or not, |
| 1:16.5 | but certainly Philadelphia is the one town in America we associated with the founding fathers and with the extreme risk of founding a Republican and age of empires and kings. |
| 1:23.0 | The remark, however, highlights a new book that you point me to by a distinguished columnist |
| 1:29.7 | for the Wall Street Journal, William Galston. |
| 1:32.3 | The book is anger, fear, domination, full colon, dark passions, and the power of political |
| 1:39.3 | speech. |
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