The Bulwark Podcast

John Ganz: Trump’s Coalition of the Aggrieved

June 23, 2026·1h 0m·5-min readconversationalpolitics
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Tim Miller hosts John Ganz, a social democrat and author of When the Clock Broke, to dissect the origins of modern right-wing populism, tracing its roots to the early 1990s with figures like Pat Buchanan and David Duke. The conversation explores how Donald Trump embodies a media-driven,

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John Ganz

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John GanzDonald TrumpDavid DukePat BuchananJ.D. VanceTucker CarlsonMark PlattnerDan GoldmanRené GirardStephen Miller

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When the Clock Brokeby John Ganz

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ElectionsForeign PolicyInequalityPolitical NewsRacial JusticeTrue CrimeUs Politics

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