Conspiracy Theories Strike Back

Episode #227

This week, Bill and Phil discuss the ways that the Epstein case is turning Trump’s supporters against him, then dig into the curious (and troubling) phenomenon of American political institutions ceding power to the Presidency.

Links related to this week’s episode:

• “Trump Discovers MAGA Has No ‘Off’ Switch” by Peter Wehner in The Atlantic

• “Nobody (Not Even Trump) Can Control the Epstein Story” by Charlie Warzel in The Atlantic

• “Trump Claims Sweeping Power to Nullify Laws, Letters on TikTok Ban Show” by Charlie Savage in The New York Times

• “The Supreme Court and Congress cede powers to Trump and the presidency” by Naftali Bendavid in The Washington Post

• “The Court’s Liberals Are Trying to Tell Americans Something” by Aziz Huq in The Atlantic

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