Feb 12, 2021
The U.S. Senate must decide whether to convict Donald Trump of high crimes and misdemeanors in the aftermath of the January 6th insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Two intellectual heavyweights on opposite sides of the aisle join host Ciaran O'Connor for a penetrating exchange. The conversation begins with the merits and constitutionality of Trump's second impeachment and ends with a deeper discussion of the role of cultural and racial grievance in political polarization—and how we might move forward together.
Lawrence Mead is a conservative political scientist,
an author, and a professor of politics and public policy at New
York University. William Galston is a former professor at the
University of Maryland, a former policy advisor to President Bill
Clinton, and a senior fellow at the Brookings Institute who writes
a column for The Wall Street Journal.
Twitter: @BillGalston, @braverangels