The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer

The Roots of Trump’s Dictator Fetish

Mar 24, 2024
Guest
Jacob Heilbrunn
Author Jacob Heilbrunn discusses Trump's admiration for dictators, exploring historical roots and parallels with mainstream beliefs. Topics include Trump's fascination with foreign autocrats, Patrick J. Buchanan's influence, German history parallels, Kennan's controversial views, and Trump's political evolution.
Ask episode
Chapters
Transcript
Episode notes
1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
Trump's Fascination with Dictators
02:28 • 21min
3
Exploring the Influence of a Key Figure on Old Right Arguments
23:41 • 2min
4
Unraveling German History and Its Modern Parallels
25:34 • 6min
5
Exploring Kennan's Controversial Views and U.S. Policy Alignment with Dictators
31:47 • 3min
6
Trump's Political Evolution and Ideological Affiliations
34:42 • 8min