Episode

E244 - The Party of Chaos w/ Paul Heideman

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American Prestige
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Apr 14, 2026
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4670
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Summary

Subscribe now to skip the ads and get all of our episodes. Danny and Derek welcome to the show writer Paul Heideman to talk about the transformation of the Republican Party from the main party of business interests to a fragmented, personality-driven coalition. They discuss the historical relationship between Republicans and capital, the disorganization of American employers, the political economy of the 1970s crisis, Reagan-era fragmentation, Gingrich and fundraising, globalization and bipartisan neoliberalism in the 1990s, the Koch network and Tea Party, Republicanism after Romney, the conditions that enabled Trump’s rise, and much more. Read Paul’s book Rogue Elephant: How Republicans Went from the Party of Business to the Party of Chaos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices