Letters and Politics

2018 Midterm Elections: Results and Reactions

The day after the election, some of the predictions in the large picture have been confirmed where the Democrats would take control of the House of Representatives, while the Republicans extended their lead in the Senate. For analysis about these results we are joined by Thomas Frank, Barbara Arnwine, and Geoffrey Kabaservice.

Guest:

Thomas Frank is a political analyst, historian, and journalist. He has written several books, most notably “What’s the Matter with Kansas?; “Listen, Liberal” and his latest Rendezvous with Oblivion: Reports from a Sinking Society.

Barbara Arnwine is the President & Founder of the Transformative Justice Coalition and is internationally renowned for her work on racial justice, voting rights, women’s rights, economic and environmental justice issues.  Barbara Arnwine is President Emeritus of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights.

Geoffrey Kabaservice is a Republican historian and the Director of Political Studies at the Niskanen Center, a Think Tank in Washington D.C. He is the author of several book including Rule and Ruin and The Guardians.

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