Margaret Sullivan’s New Podcast Grapples With Democracy on the Brink: “We’re in a Scary Place”

SCOTUS’s Scary Schedule • Trump’s Bad Alibis • Hunter Fesses Up [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( Margaret Sullivan’s New Podcast Grapples With Democracy on the Brink: “We’re in a Scary Place” Good morning from the Hive newsroom! Can journalism lift democracy out of disarray? Brian Stelter [probes]( the question in his sit-down with media maven Margaret Sullivan ahead of her new podcast’s unveiling. “I think everyone can understand that if a democracy is going to function and is going to endure,” she contends, “the citizens need to have a common basis of facts.” Zooming out from media, Michael Waldman, the president of the Brennan Center for Justice, joins Bess Levin and Claire Howorth on the [latest episode]( of Inside the Hive to unpack an upcoming Supreme Court decision that could do democracy a whole lotta damage. Plus, Levin [catalogues]( all of Donald Trump’s most laughable alibis in the Department of Justice’s classified-documents probe. Thanks for reading. [Margaret Sullivan’s New Podcast Grapples With Democracy on the Brink: “We’re in a Scary Place”]( By [Brian Stelter]( [The veteran media writer talked to Vanity Fair about exploring the fallout of Watergate and January 6 for her new Substack show, American Crisis, and whether journalism can help get the country out of this mess.]( [Read more button](   [The Supreme Court’s “Unexploded Neutron Bomb” Among the Upcoming Rulings]( By [Claire Howorth and Bess Levin]( [The Brennan Center’s Michael Waldman joins Inside the Hive to discuss an impending SCOTUS decision—plus the Clarence Thomas–John Roberts originalism spectrum.]( [Read more button](   [Donald Trump’s Best (a.k.a. Worst) Excuses for Hoarding Classified Documents at Mar-a-Lago]( By [Bess Levin]( [From claiming he was simply too busy to comply with a government subpoena to the whole I-can-declassify-documents just “by thinking about it” defense.]( [Read more button](   [Hunter Biden to Plead Guilty in Justice Department Probe]( By [Abigail Tracy]( [The Justice Department has inked a deal with the president’s son to plead guilty to two counts of tax misdemeanors. Biden will also face a charge—but not prosecution—for the illegal purchase of a handgun, according to a Tuesday court filing.]( [Read more button](   [Donald Trump Swears It Was His Idea for Ivanka and Jared to Ditch Him in a Second Administration]( By [Bess Levin]( [It definitely has nothing to do with the former first daughter and son-in-law wanting nothing to do with him.]( [Read more button](   Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn](   This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe](newsletter=vf) Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2023 Condé Nast