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Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and Culture


Mar 22, 2023

Will Donald Trump get indicted? He seems to think so and has called on supporters to protest. And as that unfolds, his Proud Boys supporters are turning their trials into shambolic spectacles. Top it off with the reports that Trump tried in a second phone call to get the results of the Georgia vote overturned in 2020 and you have a trifecta of rough road ahead for the former president. What exactly is going on with banks?  Two in the US fail, while Credit Suisse, one of Switzerland’s biggest banks, gets bought out by a rival. Are we seeing a repeat of 2008? Two tales of abortion rights. The North Dakota Supreme Court blocks a ban in that state, while Wyoming, a couple of states over, bans the medication abortion pill, or at least tries to.