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Koppelman on the Special Session, the Dallas Convention, and Can Gen X Save Us?

North Dakota Representative Ben Koppelman joins Perry Schumacher for an inside look at the issues shaping the state and the nation. Koppelman shares a legislator's perspective on North Dakota's special session, breaking down what happened behind closed doors and why it matters. The conversation shifts to the national stage with a recap of the Midterm Convention in Dallas and a look at Trump's dividend proposal. Perry and Koppelman also tackle a bigger cultural question: can Gen X step up and lead after the damage left by the Baby Boomer generation? The episode wraps with Perry's Perspective, a hard-hitting commentary segment where Perry weighs in on the Lindsay Clancy trial, questioning feminism's failures and men's capitulation in the case. It's a candid, opinionated hour of North Dakota politics and culture.

Ben Koppelman
North Dakota special session
Midterm Convention Dallas
Trump dividend proposal
Gen X leadership
Perry Schumacher
Perry's Perspective
Lindsay Clancy trial
North Dakota politics
conservative commentary

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