Democracy on the Brink?

Episode #1

Bill and Phil discuss the state of democracy in America and some of the more concerning warning signs that political scientists see around us. In the second half, they investigate why some people are willing to abandon their principles to remain close to power, analyze the logic behind the Supreme Court’s recent LGBTQ decision, and debate whether John Bolton is a villain, a hero, or something else altogether.

Bill and Phil mentioned the following articles and books in this week’s episode:

• “America’s Democratic Unraveling” by Daren Acemoglu in Foreign Affairs

• “This is How Democracies Die” by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt in The Guardian

• “History Will Judge the Complicit” by Anne Applebaum in The Atlantic