Takaichi Sanae’s gamble to call a general election has paid off. How will the prime minister’s thumping victory change Japan? New legislation in Republican states could imperil academic freedom. And why “Taxi Driver” resonates 50 years after the film’s release.
Guests and host:
Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”
Noah Sneider, East Asia bureau chief
Rebecca Jackson, Southern correspondent
Andrew Miller, author of The Economist’s Back Story column on culture
Topics covered:
Japan’s election
University censorship in America
Fifty years of “Taxi Driver”
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The Intelligence from The Economist