Overview

A government employee discovers that the cause of the tensions between the two political parties is a race of extraterrestrial insects eating the brains of the politicians.

Details

45 min CBS Canceled TV-14 US EN 197 votes

Episodes

• E01 The Insanity Principle: How Extremism in Politics Is Threatening Democracy in the 21st Century29. 06. 2026
• E02 Playing Politics: Living Life in the Shadow of the Budget Showdown -- A Critique29. 06. 2026
• E03 Goring Oxes: How You Can Survive the War on Government Through Five Easy Steps29. 06. 2026
• E04 Wake Up Grassroots: The Nine Virtues of Participatory Democracy, and How We Can Keep America Great by Encouraging an Informed Electorate29. 06. 2026
• E05 Back to Work: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Congress and How It Gets Things Done (and Often Doesn't)29. 06. 2026
• E06 Past as Prologue: Notes Toward a Post-Reagan Theory of Party Alliance, Tribalist, and Loyalty29. 06. 2026
• E07 The Power of Euphemism: How Torture Became a Matter of Debate in American Politics29. 06. 2026
• E08 The Path to War Part One: The Gathering Political Storm29. 06. 2026
• E09 Taking on Water: How Leaks in D.C. are Discovered and Patched29. 06. 2026
• E10 The Path to War Part Two: The Impact of Propaganda on Congressional War Votes29. 06. 2026
• E11 Six Points on the New Congressional Budget: The False Dichotomy of Austerity vs. Expansionary Policies29. 06. 2026
• E12 Talking Points Toward a Wholistic View of Activism in Government: Can the Top Rebel?29. 06. 2026