In this podcast, Tim Miller and Tom Nichols explore the potential appointment of Congressman Jared Moskowitz as FEMA director during the Trump administration and his decision to run for re-election. They discuss how Democrats and anti-Trump Republicans can interact with the Trump administration moving forward. The conversation expands to the current state of American politics after the election, addressing the normalization of extreme political appointments and the growing exhaustion and disillusionment among many Americans. They also examine the significant influence of tech oligarchs on political discourse, especially concerning AI regulation. Lastly, they touch on recent global events, including a school shooting in Wisconsin, and the troubling rise of loneliness, which can fuel extremist ideologies through online radicalization.
