David Frum: Leveraging Violence as a Tool of Power
Episode Date: September 12, 2025Trump and the people around him want to use the Kirk assassination to suppress their political opposition. And Trump is clearly laying the groundwork...
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822 episodes transcribedTrump and the people around him want to use the Kirk assassination to suppress their political opposition. And Trump is clearly laying the groundwork...
This country has too many guns and too many crazy people. And the social media oligarchs are fanning the flames of violence by constantly trying to pi...
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Militarizing the nation's capital is not a distraction, and Democrats really need to stop using that term. Trump is trying to seize power, intimidate...