American Breakdown

The latest installment in an ongoing interview series with senior editor Mark Bauerlein. On this episode, David Bromwich discusses his book American Breakdown: The Trump Years and How They Befell Us.

The conversation is embedded below. For your long-term convenience, follow us on SoundCloud or subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher.

Photo by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff via Creative Commons. Image cropped. 

Next
YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE

The Dreadful Christ of Pär Lagerkvist

Peter J. Leithart

It’s dangerous to meet a god,” says the disgraced Pythia in Pär Lagerkvist’s The Sibyl. Her observation…

The Possibility of Possibility

Midge Goldberg

"Might could” is a Southern expression meaning “maybe I could” or “I might be able to,” conveying…

The False Promise of No Contact

Noelle Mering

Around the time nineteen-year-old Alice began cutting ties with her family, she announced on social media that…