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	Podcast:		The Axe Files with David Axelrod
	Episode:		Ep. 473 — Barton Gellman
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		01:05:13
	Publish Date:		2022-01-13 09:30:00
	Description:		Journalist Barton Gellman has been questioning power and authority since, as editor of the school paper, he sued his high school for censorship. He has made a career of shining a spotlight on the use and abuse of power, most recently in a series of in-depth warnings for The Atlantic on Trump and threats to American democracy. He joined David to talk about how skepticism towards authority has shaped his career, grappling with the interests of national security versus self-government, and the potentially perilous future he sees for US democracy. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy
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