The Presidency is Impossible

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Peach Fish Productions

News, Daily News

4.5 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2017

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Before the Cold War, the president spent most of his time focusing on long-term problems facing the nation. But ever since Franklin D. Roosevelt, the president has had to devote more time to immediate crises than overarching strategy. Author Jeremi Suri explains how the office of the president has changed so drastically—and whether there's any way for occupants to succeed now. Suri's new book is The Impossible Presidency: The Rise and Fall of America's Highest Office. In the Spiel, more ways to think about gun reform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.0	The following podcast contains explicit language.
0:38.0	It's Tuesday, October 3rd, 2017, from Slated's Digest.
0:41.0	I'm Mike Pasca, and I will provide you here today a service.
0:45.0	I will arm you with ammunition.
0:48.0	Ammunition about how to disarm pro-gun arguments.
0:52.0	Oh God, there is a mobius strip. Here we go. Here is the argument.
0:56.0	Gun control. That doesn't work. Just look at Chicago.
1:00.0	Now, this is a complicated charge to deal with, because if you know stuff about Chicago,
1:06.0	you're going to say, wait, hold on!
1:09.0	Chicago actually doesn't have the strictest gun laws.
1:12.0	After the heller decision, they strip Chicago of their very strict gun laws.
1:16.0	And also, Chicago's neighboring states and communities have no gun laws.
1:20.0	So it's really hard for none.
1:22.0	Is what I say. Yes, pursue those angles on your own time.
1:28.0	Most of them are correct, but it doesn't matter.
1:30.0	Because here is a better way to argue. So you hear the claim.
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