

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:
- How Trump won
- Inflation vs threat to democracy
- How migrant issue was nationalised
- Will Trump commit to mass deportations? Historic parallels
- How will Trump differ from first term?
- Two groups of republicans; JD Vance vs Elon Musk
- Executive power vs checks and balances
- Reforming civil service and Andrew Jackson’s failure
- Can Trump be the next FDR or Reagan?
- Trump’s relationship to rule of law
- What next after Trump?
- Future of Democrats
You can follow Gary on X and see his work on his homepage.