Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Professional Left Podcast Episode 899: The President Takes A Bribe (Lots of Bribes)


"Poverty wants some, luxury many, and avarice all things. -- Seneca


The Professional Left Podcast with Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 899 | The President Takes A Bribe (Lots of Bribes)

May 13, 2025

This week on The Professional Left, we're asking the question that's suddenly on everyone's mind: "Does motivated reasoning have any limits?" When a president accepts a $400 million jet as a "gift" from Qatar and his administration floats suspending habeas corpus, are we finally reaching a tipping point?

We'll explore why even some of the most devoted right-wing voices are squirming uncomfortably as Trump's corruption moves from the shadows into broad daylight. Is this his "Katrina moment," or just another Tuesday in America's descent into authoritarianism?

Join us for a deep dive into cults, corruption, and the Constitution as we continue broadcasting from the Cornfield Resistance. Plus, what a little-known DC Comics villain can teach us about the emotional spectrum of greed in politics today.

Links for this episode: 

Oxford Research Encyclopedias, 'Motivated Reasoning and Politics' https://oxfordre.com/politics/politics/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.001.0001/acrefore-9780190228637-e-923

Capitol Fax, Former Gov. Jim Edgar: Last hundred days ’scariest of my life’. https://capitolfax.com/2025/05/08/former-gov-jim-edgar-last-hundred-days-scariest-of-my-life/ 

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