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The Health of American Democracy

The Health of American Democracy

Update: 2025-09-05
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Caitlin and Trent speak with Jacob T. Levy, Tomlinson Professor of Political Theory at McGill University, about the state of democracy in the U.S. How did we get here? What are the tools and motivations of the people working to dismantle the institutions that make us a democratic nation? Is there a way out of it?


Resources:


Jacob's website: https://jacobtlevy.com/


Jacob's book: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/rationalism-pluralism-and-freedom-9780198717140


Jacob's work with Niskanen Center: https://www.niskanencenter.org/author/jacob-t-levy/


That GAP ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwzF26o0AuU


Subsequent Abercrombie ad: https://youtube.com/shorts/14sXRgWTfdk?si=CWT_dEqXzbE77H8C

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