The first episode of Season Two of “Straight Ahead” with Pulitzer Prize winning writer and NYT opinion columnist Bret Stephens examines how and why the United States finds itself in its current political mess, the importance of understanding the reasons people have for supporting Donald Trump, why a robust center is essential for the health of American democracy, the importance of political philosopher Danielle Allen (who Bret thinks would be a great presidential VP), the radicalism of the American experiment, arguments that Israel is a settler colonial state and attempting to commit genocide against the Palestinians, the necessity of confronting Islamism and the fate of Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 - Introduction
01:38 - Bret Stephens
02:20 - Threats to Democracy
05:25 - Extreme Tactics
06:59 - Socio-Cultural and Technological Factors
13:37 - Empathy and Understanding
26:17 - Israel and Accusations
49:25 - Antagonistic Cooperation
50:39 - Omni-Americans
53:25 - Personal Reflections
57:54 - Subscribe to Straight Ahead!