333: Gaudy and Banal with Paul Goldberger

<div>James and Al hype Trump’s falling approval ratings, explain why even die-hard Republicans are starting to abandon him, and call out MAGA’s war on higher education, before giving us some good news about why there might be reasons for hope and change.  Then, they welcome architectural expert Paul Goldberger to discuss Trump’s war on our nation’s heritage as represented by our historical structures, and lay out why these buildings are so crucial to our sense of self and trust in our institutions.  They also dive into why our public buildings represent our democracy, and why their preservation is so important to our ideals and future..<br /><br />Email your questions to James and Al at <a href="mailto:POLITICSWARROOM@GMAIL.COM">politicswarroom@gmail.com</a> or tweet them to<a href="http://www.twitter.com/@politicon"> @politicon</a>.  Make sure to include your city– we love to hear where you’re from!<br /><br /><strong>Watch Politics War Room &amp; James Carville Explains on </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@PoliticsWarRoomOfficial"><strong>YouTube @PoliticsWarRoomOfficial</strong></a> <br /><br /><strong>More from James and Al:</strong><br /><br /><strong>Get </strong><a href="https://politicon.attn.tv/p/z6Z/landing-page"><strong>text updates</strong></a><strong> from Politics War Room and Politicon.</strong><br /><br /><strong>Watch Politics War Room &amp; James Carville Explains on </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@PoliticsWarRoomOfficial"><strong>YouTube @PoliticsWarRoomOfficial</strong></a><br /><br /><strong>James Carville &amp; Al Hunt have launched the </strong><a href="http://www.politicswarroom.com/"><strong>Politics War Room Substack</strong></a><br /><br />Get updates and some great behind-the-scenes content from the documentary <strong>CARVILLE: WINNING IS EVERYTHING, STUPID</strong> by following James on X <a href="https://x.com/JamesCarville?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">@jamescarville</a> and his new TikTok <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@realjamescarville">@realjamescarville</a><br /><br /><strong>Check Out Andrew Zucker’s New Politicon Podcast: </strong><a href="https://www.politicon.com/podcast-title/the-golden-age/"><strong>The Golden Age</strong></a><br /><br /><strong>Get More From This Week’s Guest: </strong><br /><br /><strong>Paul Goldberger: </strong><a href="https://x.com/paulgoldberger">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://paulgoldberger.com/">Website</a> | <a href="https://www.newschool.edu/parsons/faculty/paul-goldberger/">Parsons School of Design</a> | <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/paul-goldberger">New Yorker</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Paul-Goldberger/author/B001HD34KC?ref=ap_rdr&amp;isDramIntegrated=true&amp;shoppingPortalEnabled=true">Author</a><br /><br /><strong>Please Support Our Sponsors:</strong><br /><br /><strong>Quince:</strong><br />Upgrade your fall fashion and get 365-day returns and free shipping on high-quality, stylish, and affordable clothing you’ll wear for years to come when you go to <a href="http://quince.com/warroom">quince.com/warroom</a><br /><br /><strong>Green Chef:</strong><br />Get 50% off your 1st month, then 20% off for 2 months with free shipping when you use code <strong>50WARROOM</strong> at <a href="http://greenchef.com/50warroom">greenchef.com/50warroom</a><br /><br /><br /></div>