Free and Fair Elections

Andra Watkins writes that under Project 2025, "If the President’s agenda is to decree that anyone who votes for candidates other than himself and his party are committing voter fraud, that is what the DOJ will criminalize and prosecute."

How do we fact check in an ocean of lies? In this episode Rick is joined by Bill Adair, the founder of PolitiFact and a professor at Duke University, to discuss the growing epidemic of political lying, especially within the Republican Party. They explore the history of political dishonesty, the role of conservative media in amplifying misinformation, and the challenges of fact-checking in an era dominated by figures like Donald Trump. The conversation highlights the danger that widespread deception poses to democracy and addresses the role of new technologies, like deepfakes, in further distorting truth in political discourse. Bill's book, Beyond the Big Lie: The Epidemic of Political Lying, Why Republicans Do It More, and How It Could Burn Down Our Democracy, available now.

Former Navy SEAL and VFRL President Dr. Dan Barkhuff and Iraq veteran Jason Belcher are joined by Steve Kornacki, MSNBC host, political correspondent, and author who discusses the implications of the shift in American politics from all politics being local to every election being national.

Strong Dem Electoral Performances We Saw in 2022 Showing Up Again This Year

Former Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan talks with Ken about the quality of American life, divisions within both parties and how American culture has made a turn for the worse over the last few decades.

Former Fed. Prosecutor Elie Honig joins Rick to talk about investigations into Trump, Biden and just about everything else in DC right now. They also discuss the big DOJ decisions coming, and Honig's new book, "Untouchable: How Powerful People Get Away With It." And hear Rick at his finest slamming the latest name onto the Enemies List.