Trump's Politics as Dominance Sport
The episode examines how Donald Trump’s dominance over the Republican Party, exemplified by Ken Paxton’s primary win over John Cornyn in Texas, mirrors the 1850s Democratic Party’s collapse under elite enslavers’ demands, warning of a political realignment driven by extremism, corruption,
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