Julian Zelizer Argues In Defense of Partisanship

Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

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🗓️ 15 January 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Political pundits frequently express concerns about the intense partisanship in our political culture. But could our divisions be productive and useful?

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0:00.0	From WNYC Studios. I'm Brian Lehrer. This is my daily politics podcast. It's Wednesday, January 15th.
0:15.0	On today's podcast, the latest episode in our series, 100 Years of 100 Things. We're up to thing number 59,
0:23.1	100 years of partisan politics in the United States, with Princeton historian Julian
0:28.7	Zelizer, author of a new book, called In Defense of Partisanship. That's right, in defense
0:34.2	of partisanship, though he has a certain kind of partisanship in mind.
0:39.0	So let's jump right in.
0:40.3	More fully, Julian Zelizer is a historian at Princeton University, a CNN political analyst,
0:46.6	an NPR contributor, best-selling author, and editor of 25 books on American politics.
0:53.3	Professor Zelizer, we always learn stuff when you come on. Welcome
0:56.2	back to WNYC. Thank you. It's always nice to be back. And people may be surprised to learn that your
1:03.2	book opens, not with a quote from George Washington or James Madison or someone like that,
1:10.2	but from Larry David on Curb Your Enthusiasm, and I pulled the clip.
1:14.7	Larry is about to have an extramarital affair with the actress Katie Huffman.
1:19.8	They're making out in her dressing room, and then Larry notices something and asks.
1:26.0	What's that?
1:27.1	What? Is? What?
1:28.3	Is that bush?
1:29.3	Yeah.
1:34.3	You got a picture of bush in your dressing room?
1:38.3	Yeah.
1:39.3	Hmm. You're a Republican?
1:51.3	Yes, Larry, I'm a Republican.
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