'BradCast' 3/17/2023 (Encore: Profs Tarah Williams and Andrew Bloeser on Americans seeking strongmen politicians)
Encore: original air-date 3/8/2023. On today's 'BradCast':\xa0 Much of U.S. politics these days warrants more mockery and less outrage, but some areas warrant more concern than Americans may yet appreciate. House Republicans' trumped-up 'investigations' are going very poorly, and have been quickly debunked by House Democrats. Mockery is effective in countering Fox News host Tucker Carlson's silly, cherry-picked videos falsely portraying the January 6 Capitol Insurrection, which have been so ridiculous that even top elected Republicans and other Fox News hosts are pushing back. But a fascinating new study finds significant proportions of Americans, across the entire political spectrum, are increasingly supportive of authoritarianism and anti-democratic actions like crackdowns on political opponents and shutting down news organizations. Allegheny College political science professor TARAH WILLIAMS and ANDREW BLOESER, Director of the college's Center for Political Participation, explain their surprising new research, the concept of 'stealth democracy', what it all means going forward, and actions that can help protect our democracy and strengthen democratic values in America.