Understanding Partisan Power: Independents Rising

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Understanding Partisan Power: Independents Rising

The Optimistic American

1 hour 17 minutes 55 seconds

1 month ago

Understanding Partisan Power: Independents Rising

America is facing one of the most critical moments in modern history. In this New Frontiers episode, Paul Johnson is joined by Bob Rob and Henry Thompson to uncover how both major parties are failing, how global power is shifting, and why independents could hold the key to America’s future.

Topics Discussed in This Episode:

- Trump’s emergency powers & the collapse of democratic guardrails

- Trump’s tariffs pushing India closer to China and Russia

- The new authoritarian alliance: China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea

- How tariffs hurt poor countries and weaken global democracy

- GOP betrayal of small-government and free-market conservatives

- Democrats’ failures on crime & the debate over federal troops

- The immigration divide and partisan polarization in America

- Government shutdown threats and America’s economic instability

- Jobs, interest rates, and why the economy will decide the next election

Chapters:

00:00 - Rewriting American Democracy

05:13 - Introduction

08:42 - India’s Prime Minister Modi at Xi’s Parade: A Warning for America

14:17 - The New Axis of Authoritarians: China, Russia, Iran & More

17:20 - Is the U.S. Already in a Cold War With China?

21:23 - Trump’s Foreign Policy: Tariffs, Allies, and Global Fallout

25:46 - Which Government Thrives in an Economic Crisis?

33:16 - Tariffs, Politics & The World Economy at Risk

35:27 - Trump vs Free Markets: How He Breached Private Industry

43:28 - Trump’s Federal Troops in Democratic Cities

52:47 - Where Republicans and Democrats Secretly Agree

58:38 - Government Shutdown: Should Democrats Fight or Fold?

1:09:01 - America’s Economy in Crisis: Jobs, Inflation & Deficits

1:16:56 - Final Remarks and Conclusion