{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6970d4769448a95f22559f23/6a4518cfa222b71c5bc8ee34?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Birthright citizenship reaction: hysterical, borderline insane","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6970d4769448a95f22559f23/1782913238430-8772eeba-4d5d-49d5-8f8d-3e06c547b2e3.jpeg?height=200","description":"<ul><li>Donald Trump has been thwarted by the Supreme Court over his plan to end birthright citizenship, prompting passionate reactions on both left and right. One Maga influencer has called for a ban on pregnant women travelling to the US and for the sterilisation of foreign visitors. Is the <em>Trump v Barbara</em> Supreme Court ruling evidence that the reports of the death of American democracy have been exaggerated?</li><li>As America celebrates its 250th birthday at a time of bitter divisions in US politics, are there reasons to be cheerful about, well, the state of it?</li><li>And another left-wing, anti-Israel candidate wins a Democratic primary. Melat Kiros, who has won her primary in Colorado, has said that calls for the elimination of the Israeli state should not be conflated with antisemitism. What does her win tell us about the direction of travel for the left in America, and about the future of relations between Israel and the US?</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Katy Balls,&nbsp;Washington editor and columnist at The Times and The Sunday Times</p><p>Gerard Baker, columnist at The Times and editor at large at The Wall Street Journal</p><p><br></p><p>Producers: Euan Dawtrey, Harry Kitson</p><p>Executive producer: Molly Guinness</p><p><br></p><p><strong>00:00</strong> - Introduction: The State of It USA</p><p><strong>00:43</strong> - Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Ban</p><p><strong>05:07</strong> - King Charles, the Magna Carta, and Executive Power</p><p><strong>06:14</strong> - The Maga Meltdown and the \"USSR\" Comparison</p><p><strong>11:09</strong> - The Dangerous Precedent of Executive Overreach</p><p><strong>13:32</strong> - America at 250: Celebrating a Deeply Divided Nation</p><p><strong>18:03</strong> - The American State Fair and Polarised Realities</p><p><strong>21:05</strong> - The Rise of Anti-Israel Sentiment on the Left and Right</p><p><br></p><p>Picture: Getty Images</p><p>Audio: Reuters, 9News</p>","author_name":"The Times"}