Words Matter: In Search of Optimism About 2026

The DSR Network

Chris Cotnoir

Government

4.5 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 23 December 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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It’s been a disastrous year in American politics. Donald Trump is going around naming everything after himself and proclaiming everything is great while the economic realities for millions of Americans continue to sour. Is there anything to be optimistic about as we approach 2026? David Rothkopf and Norm Ornstein take stock of our current situation and look forward to the new year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:35.1	Hello and welcome to DSR's Words Matter this Christmas week.
1:39.8	I'm David Rothkoff, your host, and we're joined by the Christmas elf himself, Norm
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