Freak Out and Carry On

This week, Ron and Heather analyze President Trump's first speech at the United Nations. With Susan Glasser from Politico. They look at the long history of internationalism versus isolationism in the United States, from the League of Nations to the United Nations.

Ron and Heather talk to Dana Milbank, from the Washington Post, about Jeff Sessions' contentious Senate hearing and the historical tension that attorneys general, from Mitchell Palmer to Alberto Gonzalez, have faced. Do they serve the president or the American people?

Ron and Heather wrap up Freak Out and Carry On, reviewing the year that was. Thanks to all our listeners!

Ron and Heather speak with Yahoo News’ Matt Bai about the Senate Republicans’ health care bill. They discuss the secrecy with which it was drafted, the history of the G.O.P.'s relationship to health care, and the bill's implications for Republicans in the 2018 mid-term elections.

This week on Freak Out And Carry On, Ron Suskind and Heather Cox Richardson talk with Tom Gjelten, of NPR. They discuss President Trump's ideas about immigration, and how they fit into the long debate over which people are allowed to come to America.