"American Authoritarianism" with Matt Welch

What do you make of a U.S. government that snatches people off the street and disappears them into Central American prisons, forever, with no trial, and no way to appeal? Matt Welch is a libertarian journalist. He's no wild-eyed, Trump-loathing leftie. Fresh off the back of his appearance on Bill Maher, Matt joined Josh on Josh's streaming TV show, Szeps Live, to riff about Elon, DOGE, government effectiveness, abundance liberalism, high-speed rail, Orbán, Erdoğan, el Salvador, the Supreme Court, and, ultimately, whether America is sliding towards an illiberal, MAGA-tinged, Hungary-style democratic authoritarianism. Follow Matt over at The Fifth Column , and catch Szeps Live every Tuesday at 9pm ET here on Substack. Thanks to Karin Manley , Zac Gross , Evan , Flip Sasser , madasawethen , and all the other beautiful faces for tuning into the livestream with Matt Welch ! See you next time. Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode .