About this episode
The Trump administration is making radical, unprecedented changes to American institutions. By doing so, it is seeking to transform the American political system as well. To explain Donald Trump’s project, and to talk about where it might be going, The Atlantic ’s Anne Applebaum is returning to host a new season of Autocracy in America . She’ll introduce listeners to Americans whose lives were changed during the administration’s first year, and will ask historians, analysts, and political scientists how new laws and policies might affect the midterm elections in November. Coming January 2026. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices