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Podcast: The Common Good Podcast
Episode: “Fear, Force, and the Erosion of Freedom: Trump’s Disastrous Week in Power
Description: In this week’s episode, Doug and Robb dig into one of the most alarming stretches of the Trump presidency so far. From Trump’s dehumanizing attacks on Somali immigrants to a pair of lethal boat strikes in the Caribbean now raising war-crime concerns, the administration is leaning hard on fear and force while dodging accountability. We unpack Trump’s attempt to seize more control over immigration judges, America’s downgrade in global civic-freedom rankings, and a federal judge’s smackdown of Trump’s unlawful freeze on wind-energy permits.
It’s a week that reveals a dangerous governing pattern: escal...