Claudia Franziska Brühwiler

Grüezi Amerika. Views from the Sister Republic

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Since January 20, 2025, we are officially in the era of Trump 2.0. But is it, will it be any different from Trump 1.0? And what do the events across the Atlantic mean for us in Europe? My name is Claudia Franziska Brühwiler, and I am a professor of American Political Thought and Culture at the University of St. Gallen.  This podcast will take a closer look at current events through the lens of American history, politics, and culture. Sometimes, I will keep it short and share with you my analysis, thoughts, or some background story to what is happening. At other occasions, we will hear from gue...

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Episode 54 – The State of the Economy before the Midterms 25.10.2026

Every election cycle we hear it again: “It’s the economy, stupid!” But while the state of the economy is often decisive for voter decisions, voters currently have diverging opinions on how the US economy is doing. According to YouGov, over 60% of voters believe that the state of the economy is worsening, though a part of the President’s base believe that life has become more affordable. Meanwhile,...

Episode 53 – MedicAid & Co. Der amerikanische Wohlfahrtsstaat 18.10.2026

TANF, Chip, MedicAid und SNAP: Wer den amerikanischen Sozialstaat verstehen will, muss sich – wie einst beim New Deal – durch eine Buchstabensuppe von Akronymen löffeln. Nicht nur das Geflecht an unterschiedlichen Sozialprogrammen ist schwer zu verstehen, sondern insgesamt auch die Logik dahinter. Immer wieder stellt sich zudem die Frage nach der Wirkung: Auch wenn 2025 wiederum die Armutsrate lei...

Episode 52 – «Founding Frenemies». Gründerväter im Zwiegespräch 20.09.2026

Wäre es Fiktion, fänden wir es kitschig: Am 4. Juli 1826, dem 50. Jahrestag der Unabhängigkeitserklärung, sterben der zweite und der dritte Präsident der Vereinigten Staaten. Die Gründerväter John Adams (1735-1826) und Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) waren einst im gemeinsamen Kampf für die amerikanische Unabhängigkeit und die Verfassung. Doch als sie im ersten Kabinett George Washingtons dienen, ent...

Episode 51 – Glaube und Macht. Amerikas Katholiken 03.09.2026

Noch zur Gründungszeit waren Amerikas Katholiken eine Minderheit, die in vielen der ehemaligen Kolonien von der politischen Teilhabe ausgeschlossen waren. Doch schon im frühen 19. Jahrhundert wurde ihre Kirche zur mitgliederstärksten im Land, was sie bis heute geblieben ist: Rund ein Fünftel der Amerikaner sind römisch-katholisch . Allerdings spiegelte sich dies lange nicht in politischer Macht: J...

Episode 50 – The Five Stages of Grief and Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’s Legacy 07.07.2026

Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance: the five stages of grief are nowadays part of popular knowledge, so much so that they have been spoofed several times in The Simpsons . It is less known that it was a Swiss-American psychiatrist who defined “DABDA.” Elisabeth Kübler-Ross was born a century ago in Zurich (July 8, 1926) where she would be among the few female medical students be...

Episode 49 – Soccer in a Football Nation II – Going the College Route 12.06.2026

While the odds of the United States men's national soccer team winning the 2026 FIFA World Cup are much lower than many Americans believe, the women’s team (USWNT) has long been a force to be reckoned with. The USWNT won the World Cup four times and became five times Olympic champions. Mia Hamm, Megan Rapino, and Abby Warmbach are household names – and they all honed their skills as college player...

Episode 48 – Soccer in a Football Nation I – US Soccer History 31.05.2026

On June 11, the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off with Mexico playing against South Africa. While Mexico, Canada, and the United States are hosting this World Cup together, the majority of matches will take place on American soil in stadiums that have originally been built for different sports. Already the fact that Americans call the world’s favorite sports “soccer” underlines its peculiar status in...

Episode 47 – Ein neues transatlantisches Verhältnis? 22.05.2026

Manche Menschen sind nicht einfach Zeitzeugen, sondern Mitgestalter ihrer Zeit und deren Umbrüche: Egils Levits, 1955 geboren in der Lettische Sozialistische Sowjetrepublik, erlebte die Ausweisung seiner Familie nach Deutschland, studierte dort und fasste Fuss als Jurist – um dann 1990 in seine alte Heimat zurückzukehren und deren demokratische Zukunft mitzuprägen. Neben vielen anderen Stationen d...

Episode 46 – Trumponomics 2.0 08.05.2026

Uncertainty on the tariff front, the war in Iran with the blockage of the strait of Hormuz, and a dissatisfied population: 61 percent of Americans feel that the economy is getting worse , and many wonder how the president wants to turn the situation around prior to the Midterm elections on November 3. Is there anything in the toolbox of Trumponomics 2.0 that can remedy the current situation? Or ar...

Episode 45 – Der amerikanische Traum «made in China»? 26.04.2026

Als der Historiker und Autor James T. Adams 1931 den Begriff des «amerikanischen Traums» prägte, war dieser in materieller Hinsicht für die Mehrheit der Amerikaner tot: Das Land steckte inmitten der Grossen Depression, statt auf Aufstieg hoffte man in erster Linie auf Überleben. Gerade deshalb betonte Adams, dass es beim amerikanischen Traum um mehr gehe als ein schickes Auto oder andere Besitztüm...

Episode 44 – A Pyrrhic Victory for the US and Israel? 10.04.2026

In late February, Israeli airstrikes—soon joined by the United States—targeted key sites across Iran, triggering a chain reaction that has reshaped the Middle East almost overnight. Iran retaliated with missile and drone attacks across the region and, in a move with massive global implications, closed the Strait of Hormuz, sending shockwaves through energy markets and international trade. At the s...

Episode 43 – Special Episode: The US Strikes against Iran 04.03.2026

The President who had promised an end of “forever wars” and of unnecessary entanglements has greenlit strikes against Iran. Since February 28, Iran is under US and Israeli attack; Ayatollah Khamenei was among the first of the Irani leadership to be killed. President Trump has called on the Iranian people to “take back their country” and has promised the operation to be concluded within five weeks....

Episode 42 – Special Episode: The Trouble with Chagos 27.02.2026

Disputes over territory seem to be the new norm in transatlantic relations: after fears over the world’s largest island Greenland rattled the entirety of Europe, the fate of a small archipelago in the Indian Ocean has worsened US-UK relations. In 2024, the United Kingdom reached an agreement with Mauritius, transferring sovereignty over the Chagos archipelago to the latter. Earlier, President Trum...

Episode 41 – Trump, Tariffs, and the Court 23.02.2026

It's a landmark case: in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump (2026), the Supreme Court declared Donald J. Trump's tariff regime unconstitutional. Specifically, the Court holds that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not authorize the President to impose tariffs. Expectedly, the President denounced the decision and the three conservative Justices who went with the 6:3 majori...

Episode 40 –Henry Wirz, Swiss War Criminal of the Civil War 15.02.2026

Nov. 10, 1865: Heinrich “Henry” Wirz is executed as only one of three men tried, convicted, and executed for war crimes during the Civil War – a Swiss who had fought for the Confederacy. As Captain, he had been in charge of Andersonville Prison, a prisoner-of-war camp in Georgia, and he would be held responsible for the dire conditions under which Union soldiers were held there: “45,000 Union sold...

Episode 39 – Grönlandträume 23.01.2026

«We need Greenland» – nicht zur Miete, sondern als Besitz, erklärte US-Präsident Donald J. Trump mehrfach, zuletzt auch am World Economic Forum in Davos. Doch dann löste sich die Anspannung: Ein Abkommen mit der NATO sei in Sicht, verkündete er nur Stunden nach einer Rede, in der er zwar einen Militärschlag zur Besitzergreifung ausgeschlossen, den Besitzanspruch aber nochmals unterstrichen hatte....

Episode 38 – Drugs and the Donroe Doctrine 14.01.2026

On January 3, 2026 US troops captured Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro at his home in Caracas. The political heir of Hugo Chávez had been in office for nearly thirteen years, resorting to electoral fraud and suppressing the opposition to stay in power. During his time in government, around nine million people fled Venezuela. U.S. prosecutors accuse him and the Venezuelan government of a cocain...

Episode 37 – Die Schweizer Wirtschaftsbeziehungen zu den USA nach einem Jahr Trump 2.0 11.01.2026

Das Verhältnis zwischen der Schweiz und den USA scheint nach einem Jahr unter Donald Trump 2.0 angespannt, kühl und unsicher. Ausgerechnet zum Nationalfeiertag erreichte die Schweiz die Botschaft, dass die Zollverhandlungen gescheitert, das für das Land weiterhin schlechtere Handelsvoraussetzungen als beispielsweise für die EU-Mitgliedstaaten gelten würden. Auch die Einigung vom November wurde nic...

Episode 36 – ‘tis the Season to Watch Christmas Movies! 21.12.2025

What gets you in a festive mood? For some it’s the lights and mulled wine, wrapping gifts and decorating their home – and for others it’s a Christmas movie! But what is a Christmas movie, anyway? Let’s discuss this with my colleague Professor Suzanne Enzerink! She picks the most American, the most iconic, and the most underrated American Christmas movie. Suzanne had joined us earlier for Episode 1...

Episode 35 – JFKs Mörder, QAnon & Co.: Amerikas Liebe zu Verschwörungstheorien 08.12.2025

Die Amerikaner waren nie auf dem Mond. Die CIA tötete John F. Kennedy. Die Illuminati kontrollieren alles. George Soros finanziert illegale Einwanderer, um Amerika zu destabilisieren. Dank QAnon wissen wir alle, was im Keller einer Washingtoner Pizzeria passiert. Und natürlich wurde Donald Trump 2020 um den Wahlsieg betrogen. Dies ist nur eine kleine Auswahl der Verschwörungstheorien, die in Ameri...

Busting Free Market Myths With Jacob Soll – A Joint Episode of "Grüezi Amerika", "Ohne Senf" and "SQUARE Talks" 18.11.2025

"The Free Market" has been a dominant concept in 20th century political and economic discourse – so dominant in fact that it has remained unquestioned. It has become both ambition and panacea as is reflected by the conditionalities of development banks. Let the "invisible Hand" reign supreme and all shall be well, seems to be the mantra. Yet in the 21st century, even the US right, once stalwart de...

Episode 33 – As Ohio Goes, So Goes the Nation? 09.11.2025

"As Ohio goes, so goes the nation," thus the old saying: Ohio is reputed to be a microcosm of the US. Since 1896, the majority of Ohioans voted for the presidential winner on all but three occasions. The last time the nation decided differently was in 2020 when Trump won Ohio by 8 points but lost overall. Political observers were quick to declare that Ohio was no longer a representative state, ign...

Episode 32 – Making a Home in America 26.10.2025

Owning a home, surrounded by a white picket fence – that’s what many consider part of the proverbial American dream. However, Americans are increasingly pessimistic that they will ever become homeowners - they are aware that significantly more people are looking for houses than the market has on offer: there is a shortage of over 4.7 million homes. In addition, nearly a third of American household...

Episode 31 – «The Business of Human Emotion». Ins Taylorverse mit Jörn Glasenapp 08.10.2025

«I’m in the business of human emotion,» erklärte sie letztens im Podcast ihres Verlobten – ein Business, das sie beherrscht wie niemand zuvor: Taylor Swift ist die erste Person, die mit ihrer Musik allein eine Milliarde Dollar verdient hat; kein Musiker hat mehr American Music Awards gewonnen; als einzige durfte sie viermal einen Grammy für das Album des Jahres entgegennehmen; kein Song auf Platz...

Episode 30 – «This is not who we are». Gewalt in Amerika 28.09.2025

«This is not who we are – we are good people», war nicht nur Präsident Joe Bidens Reaktion auf Auswüchse politischer Gewalt, sondern ist ein vielgehörter Satz, wann immer es in den USA zu Massenschiessereien oder politischen Attentaten kommt. Seit der Ermordung des Politaktivisten Charlie Kirk dominiert jedoch die Angst vor zunehmender Gewaltbereitschaft: Zwar lehnen in beiden politischen Lager e...

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