Is it authoritarianism yet? Many may be asking this question about America, but Jeffrey Kopstein thinks we should be asking a different one.

He joins Steve and Janice Stein to discuss his book "The Assault on the State,” if Trump is turning America into a “family business,” the global shift from the rule of law to the rule of men, how Trump and Viktor Orban and Benjamin Netanyahu are following in Putin’s footsteps, and why when modern states collapse it can lead to arbitrary rule by authoritarian "fathers" and their extended households.

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Interim leader of the NDP Don Davies joins the Everything Political panel to discuss the NDP’s worst election in its entire history, if they should dismantle the party, if they leaned too heavily into identity politics, how the NDP needs to “reclaim their roots,” and where they go from here.

Davies is joined by Everything Political panelists: former Conservative Party MP Tony Clement and former Liberal MP Martha Hall Findlay.

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After Trump’s meetings with Putin and Zelensky, is the Ukraine war any closer to peace? Is Putin serious about ending the war – and accepting security guarantees for Ukraine? Or is he playing a longer game?

Steve is joined by Janice Stein and a special guest to discuss the state of the Ukraine war, land swaps, Article 5, and whether Canada should pursue closer ties with Russia.

Today’s guest is Zach Paikin. He is a Research Fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and Senior Fellow at the Institute for Peace and Diplomacy. He is also Steve’s son.

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