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*** *** Receive 15% off the America Explained newsletter *** *** Hamas and Israel are headed for war, and the entire region might get sucked in – along with the United States. In this episode Andy explores how the U.S. is responding to the conflict and how it is affecting American politics and culture CreditsContinue reading “Could the U.S. go to war in the Middle East?”

*** *** Receive 15% off the America Explained newsletter *** *** Speaker of the House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy just became the first speaker in American history to be voted out of his office. Far from a hapless victim, McCarthy played a key role in radicalizing his own party and making it impossible for anyoneContinue reading “What comes after Kevin McCarthy?”

*** *** Receive 15% off the America Explained newsletter *** *** This month is the anniversary of when Lewis and Clark returned from their famous expedition across the North American continent. In popular culture the story is often portrayed as one of brave adventurers overcoming great odds. But what was actually the purpose of theirContinue reading “Lewis and Clark and the conquest of the frontier”

*** *** Receive 15% off the America Explained newsletter *** *** Trump has been indicted again! Andy talks about why the Georgia indictment is so much more dangerous for Trump than the others, and in the second half of the episode analyzes the current state of the GOP primary. Follow Andy on Twitter for more.Continue reading “The Trump indictment show”

*** Check out the free America Explained newsletter for regular posts on American politics and foreign policy *** Donald Trump faces his third serious criminal indictment this year. Andy breaks down Special Counsel Jack Smith’s legal strategy and the problems it might face. Follow Andy on Twitter for more. Credits Host – Andy Gawthorpe

*** Receive 15% off the America Explained newsletter *** Since our last episode it was the Fourth of July, the holiday that many politicians and commentators like to mark by talking nonsense about the Founding Fathers. In this episode Andy explores all of the ways in which popular debate often gets the Founders wrong, andContinue reading “What did the Founders really think?”

*** Receive 15% off the America Explained newsletter using the following link: https://amerex.substack.com/subscribe?coupon=d5d87848 *** For a few hours last Saturday, as mutinous Russian soldiers marched towards Moscow, it seemed like we were on the brink of entering a radically changed world. In the end the crisis passed, but only by ushering in a new eraContinue reading “America and the mutiny”

*** Receive 15% off the America Explained newsletter using the following link: https://amerex.substack.com/subscribe?coupon=d5d87848 *** Trump has been indicted – again! But the trial might never take place before next year’s election, and after that Trump could pardon himself. Andy unpacks why what Trump is alleged to have won is so bad but why he mayContinue reading “Trump indicted (again!)”

*** Check out the America Explained newsletter for regular posts on the big issues in U.S. politics and foreign policy and no extra spam: https://amerex.substack.com/ *** For a long time, Ron DeSantis has been discussed as the only person who could beat Trump to the Republican presidential nomination. Now his star is falling and theContinue reading “DeSantis is blowing it”

*** Check out the America Explained newsletter for regular posts on the big issues in U.S. politics and foreign policy and no extra spam: https://amerex.substack.com/ *** The latest idea floating around in Republican Party circles is that America should invade Mexico to combat drug cartels. Andy explains why they’re saying this and how the historyContinue reading “Don’t invade Mexico”