Paul Starr – Liberal Revolution, Conservative Revenge

<p>The Glenn Show is almost entirely audience-supported. Become a subscriber and join the conversation at <a href="https://glennloury.substack.com" target="_blank">https://glennloury.substack.com</a></p><p><strong>Video Links</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHDTw-TgOeA" target="_blank">0:00</a> Paul: The past shows us there’s a basis for hope for this country<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHDTw-TgOeA&#38;t=220s" target="_blank">3:40</a> The origins of Paul’s new book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/American-Contradiction-Revolution-Revenge-1950s/dp/0300282435" target="_blank"><em>American Contradiction: Revolution and Revenge from the 1950s to Now</em></a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHDTw-TgOeA&#38;t=667s" target="_blank">11:07</a> Is the push-pull between liberation struggles and institutional resistance a uniquely American phenomenon?<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHDTw-TgOeA&#38;t=811s" target="_blank">13:31</a> Ground News ad<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHDTw-TgOeA&#38;t=939s" target="_blank">15:39</a> The black freedom struggle as a template for change<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHDTw-TgOeA&#38;t=1297s" target="_blank">21:37</a> From civil rights to progressive overreach<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHDTw-TgOeA&#38;t=1471s" target="_blank">24:31</a> Can the Democrats take back lost ground? <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHDTw-TgOeA&#38;t=1858s" target="_blank">30:58</a> Paul: Trump’s immigration crack-downs are acts of political revenge <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHDTw-TgOeA&#38;t=2153s" target="_blank">35:53</a> The social triumph and political tragedy of immigration<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHDTw-TgOeA&#38;t=2754s" target="_blank">45:54</a> How modern media fragmented American society<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHDTw-TgOeA&#38;t=3179s" target="_blank">52:59</a> Paul: We need to restrain executive power<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHDTw-TgOeA&#38;t=3459s" target="_blank">57:39</a> The importance of remembering our past without being shackled by it</p><p>Recorded November 20, 2025</p><p><strong>Links and Readings</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/American-Contradiction-Revolution-Revenge-1950s/dp/0300282435" target="_blank">Paul’s new book, </a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/American-Contradiction-Revolution-Revenge-1950s/dp/0300282435" target="_blank"><em>American Contradiction: Revolution and Revenge from the 1950s to Now</em></a></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Deaths-Despair-Future-Capitalism-Anne/dp/069119078X" target="_blank">Anne Case and Angus Deaton’s book, </a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Deaths-Despair-Future-Capitalism-Anne/dp/069119078X" target="_blank"><em>Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism</em></a></p><p><a href="https://documents.alexanderstreet.com/d/1000687209" target="_blank">Pauli Murray and Mary Eastwood’s article, “Jane Crow and the Law: Sex Discrimination and Title VII”</a></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Abundance-Ezra-Klein/dp/1806158965" target="_blank">Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson’s book, </a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Abundance-Ezra-Klein/dp/1806158965" target="_blank"><em>Abundance: How We Build a Better Future</em></a></p><p><a href="https://prospect.org/2024/12/04/2024-12-04-social-triumph-political-tragedy-immigration/" target="_blank">Paul’s </a><a href="https://prospect.org/2024/12/04/2024-12-04-social-triumph-political-tragedy-immigration/" target="_blank"><em>American Prospect</em></a><a href="https://prospect.org/2024/12/04/2024-12-04-social-triumph-political-tragedy-immigration/" target="_blank"> article, “The Social Triumph and Political Tragedy of Immigration”</a></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Creation-Media-Political-Origins-Communications/dp/0465081940" target="_blank">Paul’s book, </a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Creation-Media-Political-Origins-Communications/dp/0465081940" target="_blank"><em>The Creation of the Media: Political Origins of Modern Communication</em></a></p> <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://glennloury.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">glennloury.substack.com/subscribe</a>