David and Helen talk to bestselling author Michael Lewis about the effect that Trump's presidency is having on the workings of the US government and the risks we are all running as a result. From wilful ignorance to breathtaking corruption, we explore the different ways that one man can change the character of an entire political system. Plus we ask what, if anything, can be done about it.
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China, Climate, Covid: The New Energy Map
What Trump Means to Us
Democracy for Sale
Trump Stress Test
Can Boris Survive Brexit?
One-Term Presidents
Michael Sandel on the Case Against Meritocracy
Robert Harris and V2
Jill Lepore on the Destructive Power of Tech
The Incompetence of Boris Johnson
The Politics of Loneliness
Thomas Piketty: Three Years On
Has Covid Rescued Europe?
Judith Butler: Then and Now
Brexit, Trump and Aldershot FC
Whose Work is it Anyway?
Revisiting Yuval Harari
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