Is politics a playground for insiders? Is government a “good old boys club” — a system that operates by a different set of rules than the ones they impose on the rest of us? Is it a swamp? A circus? A charade? A house of cards? Is it all just a game? Polls show that this is exactly the way millions of Americans view their government and it’s why confidence in institutions is at a record low. People don’t trust the government.
But what is the truth? How do the good people survive in an atmosphere that seems so very intoxicating? How do they reject the seductions? The power. The prestige. The special privileges.
Today we’ll meet a man who spent much of the last 20 years challenging that system. As an outsider, he’s got a rare view of what life is like inside the halls of power.
Special guests: Matt Brouillette & Rep. Greg Rothman
Up Next in Season 2 (2021)
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State of Independence: Confronting Se...
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State of Independence: Public Grace -...
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State of Independence: The Faith of W...
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