The State of American Politics – Summer 2022

Beyond Your News Feed: Understanding Contemporary Politics

This episode features our knowledgeable and insightful team of American politics experts, Professor Adam Myers and Professor Matt Guardino to discuss the state of American politics this summer of 2022. The last few weeks have produced a variety of interesting topics for us to talk about – all with implications for the upcoming midterm national elections this fall. Most directly, states across the nation have been holding primaries to select candidates for the fall elections, including candidates for Congress and for state offices. In recent weeks, the House Select Committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol has held several news making and fascinating public hearings. And if that were not enough, as its term ended, the US Supreme Court released several blockbuster decisions on guns, abortion, environmental regulation, and public prayer reflecting the muscle and ambition of the Courts solid conservative majority. Matt, Adam and podcast host, Bill Hudson, ruminate about these topics and their implications for American democracy.