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The Court of History

by Sidney Blumenthal, Sean Wilentz

Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz, renowned political historians, invite you into their conversations with the most cutting edge and authoritative guests at the crossroads of political, history and the constitutional crisis. 

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Trump Throws GOP Overboard as He Tanks Presidency!!!

Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz discuss Sidney’s column in the Guardian on Trump’s “lowest stage of imperialism,” his grift in Venezuela, plot to seize Greenland and t

Sep 15
42 min

Trump Just Miscalculated Bad...

Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz speak with Norm Ornstein, top political scientist, on the Republican implosion in the polls, Trump’s negative image, his economic ignor

Sep 11
33 min

Trump Furious as Poll Numbers turn Fatal!!!

Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz speak with Norm Ornstein, top political scientist, on Trump’s horrible poll numbers, his plans to subvert elections, fight with Senate

Sep 10
31 min

Supreme Court Majority Traps Themselves with Despicable Ballroom Ruling!!!

Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz speak to Leah Litman, professor and associate dean at the University of Michigan Law School, author of “Lawless,” about the Supreme Cou

Sep 10
30 min

Trump WH Betrayed by Fox as Loyalist Fired from Network?!?!

Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz delve into the firing of Fox News anchor Maria Bartiroma, the resignation of Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll, VP JD Vance’s turn at

Sep 10
41 min

Trump Panics as Vance Undermines MAGA!??!

Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz speak with the author of “Why Postliberalism Failed,” James M. Patterson of the University of Tennessee and Thomas D. Howe of Princeton

Sep 9
35 min

MAGA set to Implode as Vance Backstabs Trump?!?!

Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz speak with the authors of “Why Postliberalism Failed,” James M. Patterson of the University of Tennessee and Thomas D. Howe of Princeto

Sep 9
33 min

The Man Trump Lost When He Needed Him the Most...

In the FOURTH PART of the special Court of History series on Donald Trump’s malevolent mentor Roy Cohn, Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz speak with Kai Bird, author of

Sep 5
52 min

Trump in Crisis as It All Slips Away...

Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz discuss Sidney’s column in The Guardian, “Trump’s midterm campaign theme is unrequited love,” the crisis of his cult of personality, hi

Sep 2
30 min

The Shadowy Figure Who Created the Trump World...

In the THIRD PART of the special Court of History series on Donald Trump’s malevolent mentor Roy Cohn, Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz speak with Kai Bird, author of “

Sep 2
45 min

Maggie Haberman Tells All on Trump's 2028 Scheme...

Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz speak with Maggie Haberman, White House correspondent for the New York Times, on her new book, “Regime Change,” how Trump plays JD Vanc

Aug 31
36 min

Maggie Haberman Tells All on Trump's Inner Circle!!!

Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz speak with Maggie Haberman, White House correspondent for the New York Times, on her new book, “Regime Change,” the secret role of Natl

Aug 31
31 min

Trump's Undermining of U.S. Military Finally Cracks...

Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz speak with Representative jason Crow (D-CO), of the House Armed Services and Intelligence committees, on how Trump has trashed the US m

Aug 31
30 min

The Dark Origins of Trump’s Mentor Exposed...

In the SECOND part of a special four part series on Donald Trump’s malevolent mentor Roy Cohn, Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz speak with Kai Bird, author of “American

Aug 28
35 min

What Trump learned from Roy Cohn...

In the first part of a special four part series on Donald Trump’s malevolent mentor Roy Cohn, Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz speak with Kai Bird, author of “American

Aug 27
31 min

Trump Runs Scared as his Manosphere Falls Apart!!!

Sidney Blumenthal speaks with Sean Wilentz about his article in The New Republic on the creation of the manopshere for Trump’s 2024 election, the Tate Brothers, Barron Tr

Aug 26
42 min

Judge Luttig Exposes Trump's Last Minute Scheme to Save Himself!!!

Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz speak with former federal judge, J. Michael Luttig, on the ultimate Trump ploy to steal the midterm elections, refuse to seat newly ele

Aug 25
40 min

Trump Faces Instant Check Mate ahead of Elections!!!

Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz speak with Ian Bassin, executive director of Protect Democracy, who conducted war games with dozens of Democratic senators on how to an

Aug 24
59 min

Inside the Rise and Power of Tech Oligarchs in Trump Administration

In part one of a series on the rise and power of the tech oligarchs, Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz speak up with Gil Duran, author of "The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley

Aug 22
39 min

Trump White House Captured by Tech Oligarchs

In part two of a series on the rise and power of the tech oligarchs, Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz interview Gil Duran, author of “The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fas

Aug 22
34 min

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