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Norman Eisen’s love letter to democracy
Episode 37
As we’ve previously discussed, there are a lot of books about democracy filling book store and library shelves right now. Norman Eisen could have wr…
7 years, 4 months ago
Winning the “democracy lottery”
Episode 36
Robin Teater
It’s not the Powerball or the Mega Millions, but this democracy lottery does give people the chance to directly impact information that …
7 years, 4 months ago
From soldier-statesman to the warrior ethos: Gen. Wesley Clark on the military and democracy
Episode 35
Gen. Wesley Clark
We observe Veterans Day this week, a time when people across the United States remember and thank those who have served in the mili…
7 years, 4 months ago
Protecting democracy from foreign interference — recorded live at the National Press Club
Episode 34
Laura Rosenberger
With the midterms this week, all eyes are on the threat of election hacking and interference. Electoral integrity is important, but…
7 years, 5 months ago
Will Millennials disrupt democracy?
Episode 33
Stella Rouse
From cooking to shopping to getting around town, disruption is the name of the game for Millennials. Will they do the same thing to demo…
7 years, 5 months ago
David Frum on developing the habits of democracy
Episode 32
Around the McCourtney Institute, we like to say that we’re “partisans for democracy.” We can think of few people who better embody that notion today …
7 years, 5 months ago
When states sue the federal government
Episode 31
It seems like every few weeks, we see headlines about states banding together to block actions taken by the federal government. You might even remem…
7 years, 5 months ago
How “if it bleeds, it leads” impacts democracy
Episode 30
Peter Enns
The problems with the prison system in the U.S. have been well documented, but what’s not talked about nearly as often is how things got t…
7 years, 5 months ago
A story about democracy, told through 20 million traffic stops
Episode 29
The lights flash in your rearview mirror as the police car comes up behind you. A sinking feeling forms in the pit of your stomach as the officer ap…
7 years, 6 months ago
Breaking the silence in Syria
Episode 28
We’ve talked before on this show about the importance of a free press, but this week’s episode brings a whole new meaning to the term. In 2014, Abda…
7 years, 6 months ago