Gary Gerstle is the Paul Mellon Professor of American History Emeritus and Paul Mellon Director of Research at the University of Cambridge. He is the author and editor of more than ten books, including two prize-winners, American Crucible: Race and Nation in the Twentieth Century (2017) and Liberty and Coercion: The Paradox of American Government from the Founding to the Present (2015). His most recent book, The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order: America and the World in the Free Market Era (2022), was chosen as a Best Book of 2022 by the Financial Times and Prospect Magazine. He has also testified before the US Congress on immigration matters. This podcast covers:
- What has Biden achieved during his administration?
- Shifting the power from markets to the state
- Why is Biden unpopular? Replacing him?
- Trump’s capture of the Republican party
- Historic examples of ex-Presidents re-running
- What happens if Trump gets convicted
- Autocracy and Trump
- What checks and balances does the US have?
You can find Gary’s latest book here: The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order. You can follow Gary on X and see his work on his homepage.
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