Checks and Balance: Trump! Here we go again

Donald Trump’s first term in office was characterised by chaos. MAGA Republicans are already working to ensure the sequel, should there be one, is a more orderly affair. How exactly would a second Trump term be different from the first?The Heritage Foundation’s Paul Dans gives us a glimpse of the new right’s administration-in-waiting. We find out how an act of violence created the modern civil service. And former FERC Commissioner Bernard L. McNamee envisions a conservative energy policy. John Prideaux hosts with Charlotte Howard and Idrees Kahloon.You can now find every episode of Checks and Balance in one place and sign up to our weekly newsletter. For full access to print, digital and audio editions, as well as exclusive live events, subscribe to The Economist at economist.com/uspod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.