# Is America Capable of Renewal?

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Podcast: [To The Contrary with Charlie Sykes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/to-the-contrary-with-charlie-sykes-7201870)
Published: 2026-07-07T09:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/to-the-contrary/episodes/6a4c484a0f098230b2d7958b
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Duration seconds: 2908

## Resource

Legal analyst and Talking Feds host Harry Litman joins Charlie to talk about the state of American democracy 250 years after independence, recent Supreme Court decisions and their implications, and Trump's unparalleled corruption. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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