2732 - Zionist Macklemore Cancellation Backfires, What it Takes To Build a Democratic State w/ K Sabeel Rahman
Summary
Sam Seder interviews Cornell law professor K. Sabil Rahman on rebuilding the administrative state, focusing on automating benefit delivery and strengthening regulatory enforcement. The show also covers Ed Sheeran dropping Macklemore from his tour under pressure from billionaire stadium owners, sparking debate on censorship and corporate power. Additional segments address the EU’s proposed associate membership for Canada, massive unpaid federal employee costs, and the Senate’s failed vote on the Clarity Act.
Topics discussed
Sponsor: Sundays air-dried dog food
Show Report: News headlines and Matt's return
Introduction: Repairing government and policy series
Ed Sheeran drops Macklemore over Robert Kraft pressure
Transition to interview with K. Sabil Rahman
Sponsor: Trees.com online nursery
Rahman: Overview of dismantling the administrative state
Rahman: Restructuring delivery of material benefits
Rahman: Historical barriers and political will
Rahman: Court reform and democratic agenda
Rahman: Protecting citizens from corporate harm
Rahman: Building policy plans for 2028
Panel: Competing policy outfits and personnel
Promo: Palestinian film screening in NYC
Sponsors: Just Coffee Co-op and Left Reckoning
Fun Half: Mitch McConnell and Alpha Males skit
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