{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/57cc3c7d-b0fd-4930-9279-4e84c75df457/653c00a8238f610012c2b649?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Checks and Balance: Well enough alone?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a834d4d9a8af874246/1698852049392-af662dbecf74bb2867f59a51d6f97d30.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>On foreign policy, trade and immigration, the Republican Party wants America to push the world away. This is a departure, but also a return to what the party <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/10/26/the-republican-party-no-longer-believes-america-is-the-essential-nation?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=checksandbalance&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">used to believe</a>. How did the Republican Party go from isolationism to internationalism and then back again? And what does that mean for <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/10/26/american-power-indispensable-or-ineffective?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=checksandbalance&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">America’s foreign policy</a>?</p><p><br></p><p>John Prideaux hosts with Charlotte Howard and Idrees Kahloon. They’re joined by Kevin Roberts, president of the Heritage Foundation, and<em> The Economist</em>’s Edward Carr.</p><p><br></p><p>Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ now and get 50% off your subscription with <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/podcastsplus-checks\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">our limited time offer</a>.&nbsp;If you’re already a subscriber to The Economist, you’ll have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit <a href=\"https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">our FAQs page</a> or <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48TlDbL-4vU\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">watch our video</a> explaining how to link your account.</p><p><br></p><p>For full access to print, digital and audio editions, as well as exclusive live events, subscribe to <em>The Economist </em>at <a href=\"http://economist.com/USpod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">economist.com/uspod</a>.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Podcast transcripts are available upon request at podcasts@economist.com.&nbsp;We are committed to improving accessibility even further and are exploring new ways to expand our podcast transcript offering.</p>","author_name":"The Economist"}