Democracy Paradox
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My name is Justin Kempf. Every week I talk to the brightest minds on subjects like international relations, political theory, and history to explore the democracy from every conceivable angle. Topics like civil resistance, authoritarian successor parties, and the autocratic middle class challenge our ideas about democracy. Join me as we unravel new topics every week.
Democracy Paradox
17m ago
I think that if you got rid of the Electoral College, in the short run, there would be losers. But it hasn't always been the same group and it hasn't always been the same party.
Alexander Keyssar
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Democracy Paradox
5d ago
You actually have to fight in every generation, if you want to preserve liberalism. It's not just going to preserve itself. It's not just the end of history. It isn't just the final resting place of humanity - not by any stretch of the imagination. It's a continual struggle.
Robert Kagan
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Democracy Paradox
2w ago
People in Congress are leaders in their communities and people in some parts of this country are, in my opinion, being led astray.
Rep. Mikie Sherrill
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Democracy Paradox
2w ago
What does it mean to empower women politically in a context in which the dominant party is engaged in democratic backsliding or other forms of illiberal and exclusionary politics? Would you still want more women to be part of that party?
Saskia Brechenmacher
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Democracy Paradox
1M ago
We have to reconstruct the foundations of our democracy, building on the past, not repudiating everything we're building on it.
Bruce Ackerman
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Bruce Ackerman is the Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale. He is well known a ..read more
Democracy Paradox
1M ago
We thought we were strengthening the militaries in the Cold War. In fact, the political effects of those strengthened militaries ended up leading to a longer-term deterioration and instability.
Adam Casey
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Democracy Paradox
1M ago
Whoever you vote for, Biden or Trump at this point, you are voting for a radically different vision of American foreign policy.
Alexander Ward
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Alexander Ward is a national security reporter at Politico and a member of the Council on Foreign ..read more
Democracy Paradox
1M ago
All this stuff about half of America just won't listen to this. You're just not trying. You're just not trying. I fear in America people don't try to reach people in echo chambers.
Peter Pomerantsev
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Peter Pomerantsev is a Senior Fellow at J ..read more
Democracy Paradox
2M ago
Without an elected government, without a government that truly represents... a lot of things are imperiled - rights, democracy, freedom, certainly peace. I think that's another kind of challenge as we go into this year of widespread elections. It's not just about preserving democracy. It's also laying the foundation for peace.
Yana Gorokhovskaia
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Democracy Paradox
2M ago
As a writer I had the space to try to humanize him without sanitizing him. That was my mission: to try to see the world from behind his eyes in order to explain his otherwise inexplicable behavior.
Steve Coll
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Steve Coll is a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist who has served as Presid ..read more