SUBSCRIBE & SUPPORT THE SHOW: realignment.supercast.comThis episode and our expanded coverage are made possible thanks to our Supercast subscribers. If you can, please support the show above.REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignmentEmail us at: realignmentpod@gmail.comIra Shapiro, former ambassador, trade negotiator, Senate staffer, and author of The Betrayal: How Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans Abandoned America, Broken: Can the Senate Save Itself and the Country, and The Last Great Senate: Courage and Statesmanship in Times of Crisis, joins The Realignment to discuss the structural problems, personalities, and trends that ail a U.S. Senate unable to address the country's biggest problems.