Open System for Democracy: Landon Mascareñaz & Doannie Tran | Future Hindsight
Landon Mascareñaz and Doannie Tran are co-authors of The Open System: Redesigning Education and Reigniting Democracy. Education is our greatest democracy-building endeavor. We discuss rebuilding trust...
7 Aug 202345min
Where do busy people find the time to participate in democratic self-government? | Politics in Question
In this week’s episode of Politics In Question, Kevin Elliott joins Lee and James to talk about how busy people can make democracy work for them. Elliott is a political scientist and Lecturer in Ethic...
2 Aug 202349min
A deep dive on parties and political reform | Democracy Works
Americans want electoral reforms so that they can have more choice in elections. Recent surveys show that 20 to 50 percent of Americans are open to a new electoral system, while demand for a third par...
31 Jul 202341min
Peeling back the curtain on local government | When the People Decide
When Linda Harris began working at city hall in her hometown of Decatur, Georgia, she noticed that the relationship between local government leaders and their constituents was often tense, or nonexist...
26 Jul 202325min
For the Love of Cities. Peter Kageyama | How Do We Fix It?
Why do we connect emotionally with some places and not others? Why does that matter? What does loving the place you live in have to do with healing the partisan divide? We explore these questions and ...
24 Jul 202327min
Todd Rose - Collective Illusions: Conformity, Complicity, and the Science of Why We Make Bad Decisions | Talkin Politics & Religion
First, can we talk about polling? Todd Rose can! Todd and his team at Populace are figuring out how to do better surveys to get more accurate information. No, really. It’s all about methodology. And w...
19 Jul 20231h 7min
Hal Brands Thinks China is a Declining Power... Here's Why that's a Problem | Democracy Paradox
Hal Brands is the Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Professor of Global Affairs at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. He is the coauthor (with Michael Beckley) of Danger Zone: ...
17 Jul 202354min
Citizens and Their Obligations: Richard Haass | Future Hindsight
Dr. Richard Haass is the President of the Council on Foreign Relations and the author of The Bill of Obligations: Ten Habits of Good Citizens. We discuss how we, as citizens, can fulfill our role in t...
12 Jul 202353min
