Letters from an American

Has Something Shifted?

April 11, 2026·9 min·3-min readnarrativepolitics
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The podcast episode, dated April 10, 2026, examines a pivotal and alarming shift in U.S. domestic and foreign policy under President Donald J. Trump, following a series of escalatory and destabilizing actions. The central event is Trump’s genocidal threat against Iran, which the episod

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Matthias RisseDonald J. TrumpJohn KerryBenjamin NetanyahuJamie RaskinPete ButtigiegViktor OrbanVladimir PutinBruce Springsteen

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AuthoritarianismCriminal JusticeDemocracyForeign PolicyGeopoliticsMental HealthMiddle EastUs Politics

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