This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.wethefifth.com • Don’t mess with the Zoran • The opacity of hope • Inspiration is overrated • Wait, what if none of these proposals actually work… • The return of identity politics? • Is offline politics “additive, human, humane, and empathetic?” • The Dem doom loop • The online left vs. Jon Lovett vs. reality • Purity tests, left and right • The one thing that didn’t shock Hillary Clinton • Harvey Milk died so you could be governor • The right denounces its loony fringe. Sort of. • Has the left done the same? • Has Jon’s baggage shifted to the right on anything? Well… • Can you be buddies with Barack? • Is it bad to have an enormous Nazi tattoo on your chest? Prefer to watch & chat together with other members of the Fifthdom? An UNLOCKED version of this episode premieres over on our YouTube channel at 10am EST. Subscribe , why dontcha? Catch Jon Lovett in Washington DC on Nov 7 for Crooked Con – a chance to hear from smart people inside and outside the Crooked universe about how to galvanize a pro-democracy movement. Get tickets to see The Fifth Column live in Burbank, CA on Sunday, Nov 23rd at Flappers Comedy Club . Follow The Fifth Column YouTube: @wethefifth Instagram: @we.the.fifth X: @wethefifth TikTok: @wethefifth Facebook: @thefifthcolumn