Checks and Balance: Well enough alone?
October 27, 2023
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October 27, 2023
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<p>On foreign policy, trade and immigration, the Republican Party wants America to push the world away. This is a departure, but also a return to what the party <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/10/26/the-republican-party-no-longer-believes-america-is-the-essential-nation?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=checksandbalance&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">used to believe</a>. How did the Republican Party go from isolationism to internationalism and then back again? And what does that mean for <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/10/26/american-power-indispensable-or-ineffective?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=checksandbalance&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">America’s foreign policy</a>?</p><br /><p>John Prideaux hosts with Charlotte Howard and Idrees Kahloon. They’re joined by Kevin Roberts, president of the Heritage Foundation, and<em> The Economist</em>’s Edward Carr.</p><br /><p>Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ now and get 50% off your subscription with <a href="https://www.economist.com/podcastsplus-checks" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">our limited time offer</a>. If you’re already a subscriber to The Economist, you’ll have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit <a href="https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">our FAQs page</a> or <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48TlDbL-4vU" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">watch our video</a> explaining how to link your account.</p><br /><p>For full access to print, digital and audio editions, as well as exclusive live events, subscribe to <em>The Economist </em>at <a href="http://economist.com/USpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">economist.com/uspod</a>. </p><br /><p>Podcast transcripts are available upon request at podcasts@economist.com. We are committed to improving accessibility even further and are exploring new ways to expand our podcast transcript offering.</p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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