To the Point
Trump‘s Wall and the Politics of ‘Us Versus Them’
Politically, Trump’s great wall may not be worth the government shutdown. But it appeals to his base, including evangelical Christians.
By Warren Olney • • 57m ListenAmerica’s divide over immigration is at least as old as Ronald Reagan’s administration. Now, President Trump has taken his campaign pledge of a border wall (built with Mexico’s money) into the White House. Trump may be a “sinner,” but Jerry Falwell, Jr. says nothing will shake the support of his Moral Majority.
Trump’s base is further enlarged by white fear of cultural and demographic change. We’ll hear that globalization is raising similar issues in Western Europe. Brexit is the prime example. Is Prime Minister May taking her country “off the cliff.”
Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Andrea Brody
Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast
Robert Jones
Public Religion Research Institute
Wendy Brown
Professor of Political Science at UC Berkeley and author of the 2010 prize winning book " Walled States, Waning Sovereignty"
Ed Luce
Financial Times