2024 Election Review

The people have spoken…and we’re back for a post-election recap.

Matt Parks and David Corbin explore the ideas behind today's headlines.

Opening and closing music from “2020 Vision (Worse than Blind)” by Fred Lancia. Used with permission.

Opening (0:53) - We revisit our election predictions and discuss our evenings watching the returns come in.

2016 v. 2024 (4:13) - We discuss the significance of President Trump’s victory in the context of 200 years of Democratic Party focus on the popular vote, Francis Fukuyama’s “End of History” thesis, and the end (?) of the Clinton/Obama era of Democratic Party leadership. Links: Francis Fukuyama; President Obama’s leadership.

Gradebook: The Trump Administration (19:10) - We discuss President Trump’s early picks for the Cabinet and other high positions, what this says about his priorities, and the speculation over the role of recess appointments in getting his team approved. Link: Congressional Research Service on Recess Appointments; Ed Whelan on Recess Appointment plans, critiquing those plans, and the Supreme Court’s views.            

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Matt Parks and David Corbin both taught politics at The King’s College in New York City and have written together on reviving American republicanism, The Federalist, and Democracy in America. All views expressed in this podcast are those of the speaker and not necessarily those of their present or former employers.