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Democracy Manifest
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Length:
83 minutes
Released:
Dec 8, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
Jonathan Rauch, beloved scholar at the otherwise hated Brookings Institution, returns to the Remnant for some spirited kvetching about primaries, polarization, and the state of democracy. He and Jonah also mix in some ruminations on the Republican Party’s dysfunction, the nature of racism in contemporary American society, and how identity politics radicalizes people. Be ready with your bingo cards.Show Notes:- Jonathan’s page at Brookings- Jonathan’s previous Remnant appearance- Jonathan’s latest book, The Constitution of Knowledge- Jonathan and Ray La Raja: “Too Much Democracy Is Bad for Democracy”- “Toward a More Responsible Two Party System”- Elaine Kamarck: “Is democracy failing and putting our economic system at risk?”
Released:
Dec 8, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Episode 3: Whatabout-ism: Remnant host Jonah Goldberg continues his quest to get comfortable with this strange medium. Back by popular demand is Senator Ben Sasse (R-Cornhuskers) to explain why we can’t have nice things. Jonah responds to listener feedback and also tells us what he thinks about “whatabout-ism.” He also spends maybe a little too much time talking … Continue reading Episode 3: Whatabout-ism→ by The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg