# Media Failure and Democracy’s Crisis: with Michael Tomasky

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Podcast: [The Mary Trump Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mary-trump-podcast-7148777)
Published: 2026-07-29T19:24:56+00:00
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## Resource

Mary speaks with Michael Tomasky about his new novel, Killing Baby Hitler , a darkly comic, genre-bending time-travel story exploring authoritarianism, history, and the dangers of the present. They also examine how corporate media normalized Donald, why the press still struggles to cover him honestly, and what Democrats must do to defend American democracy. Michael Tomasky is a veteran political journalist, author, and editor of The New Republic and Democracy: A Journal of Ideas . Follow Michael Tomasky and subscribe to his newsletter, Fighting Words : https://newrepublic.substack.com/p/michael-tomasky-newsletter-subscribe Pick up Killing Baby Hitler wherever books are sold. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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