The Battle for Liberalism

Episode #169

On this week’s episode, Bill and Phil ponder Donald Trump selling Bibles, discuss the backlash against the liberal international order, and consider whether the US should utilize illiberal actions to defend that liberal order.

Links related to this week’s episode:

• “The common lesson from the MSNBC uproar and Trump’s Bible business” by EJ Dionne in The Washington Post

• “Trump’s Bible Stunt Isn’t Brilliant. It’s Insanely Desperate.” by Michael Tomasky in The New Republic

• “Donald Trump, Blasphemous Bible Thumper” by Maureen Dowd in The New York Times

• “How to beat the backlash that threatens the liberal revolution” by Fareed Zakaria in The Washington Post

• “The Age of Amorality” by Hal Brands in Foreign Affairs

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