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Brooks and Capehart on censorship and authoritarianism

Season 2025 Episode 262 | 11m 18s

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart of MSNBC join William Brangham to discuss the week in politics, including the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s show and whether the government is taking another dangerous step into censorship and authoritarianism.

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