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The Cross Section

The Cross Section

Written by: Paul Waldman
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Slicing politics open to peer inside its disturbing innards and determine how it all works2026 Paul Waldman Political Science Politics & Government
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  • RIP, separation of church and state

    RIP, separation of church and state
    Jul 17 2025

    The IRS recently decided that it's perfectly fine for churches and other houses of worship to endorse candidates, upending 70 years of established law. It's just one of the ways the Christian right and the Republican Party have successfully demolished the separation of church and state, which we used to think was a central pillar of the American political system. Paul discusses the carnage with Sarah Posner, author of Unholy: How White Christian Nationalists Powered the Trump Presidency, and the Devastating Legacy They Left Behind.
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    34 mins
  • Everything has changed

    Everything has changed
    Jul 30 2024

    Ayelet and Paul unpack Democrats' bright new dawn, with Kamala Harris now their presumptive nominee. Is she a better candidate than she was four years ago? Will Democrats now be united forever? And what's the deal with JD Vance and the childless cat ladies?
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    42 mins
  • The Supreme Court: Horrifying Nightmare, or Nightmarish Horror?

    The Supreme Court: Horrifying Nightmare, or Nightmarish Horror?
    Mar 20 2024

    Just how bad is the Supreme Court? Can anything be done about it? Ayelet and Paul are joined by Sarah Lipton-Lubet, president of Take Back the Court, to discuss how and why the Supreme Court is doing such damage to the country, why so many Democrats are so cowardly in confronting it, and what the solution might be.
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    50 mins
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