"On this week's episode of The David Frum Show, David opens with his reflections on the recent shootings in Minneapolis. He argues that these killings, alongside ICE's warrantless home raids and mistaken detentions, and the reports of deaths in custody, are not isolated abuses but signs of a rapidly deepening crisis in American democracy, one in which basic rights and due process are applied unevenly and increasingly contested."
"Frum and Brooks discuss the origins of the term neocon, what the neocons got right, and why they should be listened to today. Brooks describes how America's problems long predate Trump, and why elections alone cannot fix what has been lost. Together, Frum and Brooks explore whether the country is capable of moral renewal, what rebuilding would actually require, and why recovery, if it comes at all, will be slow, difficult, and deeply personal."
"Finally, David ends the episode with his thoughts on Death by Lightning, a television series on Netflix based on the assassination of President James Garfield, and how, when watching historical dramas, we need to look back on the past with a contextual lens, one that we should bring to our present too."
Recent shootings, ICE warrantless home raids, mistaken detentions, and deaths in custody indicate interconnected abuses pointing to a democratic crisis where rights and due process are applied unevenly. A majority of Americans recoil from these actions while a determined minority defend them, raising questions about a path back from moral and political impasse. The roots of current problems long predate the current presidency, and elections alone cannot fully repair the damage. Rebuilding democratic norms will require moral renewal that is slow, difficult, and deeply personal. Historical dramas invite contextual reflection that should inform present judgments.
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