338 | How to Fix America's "Underpants Gnomes" Problem with Frank DiStefano

The Realignment
03/02/2023 1h 12min Episodio 354
338 | How to Fix America's "Underpants Gnomes" Problem with Frank DiStefano

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Subscribe to The Realignment to access our exclusive Q&A episodes and support the show: https://realignment.supercast.com/.REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/PURCHASE BOOKS AT OUR BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignmentFrank's Realignment-Themed YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@FrankDiStefanoEmail us at: [email protected] Distefano, author of The Next Realignment: Why America's Parties Are Crumbling and What Happens Next, joins The Realignment to discuss his reaction to "The Realignment Live," how a South Park episode about underwear-stealing gnomes from the 1990s explains the American political system's blinds pots, the central "debate" that defines the realignment moment, and how politicians can evolve to meet the moment. 

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