America Trends Podcast

Recent Episodes

EP 595 What Happened to the Vital Center?

Posted October 17, 2022 • 00:40:41

That’s the question posed by our guest in his new book and on this podcast. The notion of a vital center in American politics has been a subject...

EP 594 State Politics Take Center Stage in America

Posted October 12, 2022 • 00:36:25

James Madison conceived of the states in our federalist system as being laboratories for democracy where policy innovations can take place. In an era...

EP 593 How Working Class Young Parents Handle It All

Posted October 10, 2022 • 00:35:23

There is a lot of literature about the sacrifices that professional women make when choosing to have a family. Much has also been written about single...

EP 592 Black Quarterbacks Break Down Stereotypes to Dominate Football

Posted October 5, 2022 • 00:33:35

Discrimination has reared its ugly head in America in so many institutions that it’s remarkable that some people still balk at the term ‘institutional...

EP 591 The Elites and the People Battle for the Soul of the Conservative Movement

Posted October 3, 2022 • 00:31:57

This ain’t Ronald Reagan’s conservative GOP. He favored immigration, international involvement and free trade. So what does the Trump era conservative...