Ep 1029: Elois And Morlocks and MAGAs, Oh My!

Episode 1029 uses H.G. Wells’ Eloi and Morlocks from “The Time Machine” to explain how the Republican intellectual class spent decades designing policy in comfortable think tanks while ignoring the ugly, racist work being done below them to actually win elections. Driftglass and Blue Gal trace how Heritage Foundation types like Sarah Longwell claim total surprise at today’s GOP, despite living through Rush Limbaugh’s reign, the Tea Party’s open racism, and three Trump elections in a row. The ...