In this episode, we explore how andrew jackson rewired american politics. You know, when we usually hear the word democracy, there's this, I don't know, this glowing, almost sacred aura around it. Oh, definitely. Like a pristine Greek temple. Right. You picture the marble columns, everybody politely taking turns to speak at the forum, just, you know, respectfully debating the issues of the day. It's a very comforting ideal. It feels clean and ordered and entirely rational. But historically speaking, that pristine temple is rarely how power actually changes hands. Yeah, I mean you look at how modern politics actually functions and suddenly that temple is completely overrun. It's loud. It's messy. People are screaming at each other. The marble is covered in graffiti and like Someone is selling t -shirts in the lobby. Exactly. It is the absolute defini ...