Democracy Paradox

A podcast by Justin Kempf - Tuesdays

201 Episodes

  1. Disinformation is a Threat to Democracy Says Barbara McQuade

    Published: 3/26/2024

  2. Grading Biden's Foreign Policy with Alexander Ward

    Published: 3/19/2024

  3. Peter Pomerantsev on Winning an Information War

    Published: 3/12/2024

  4. Is Democracy Still in Decline? Yana Gorokhovskaia on the Freedom in the World Report

    Published: 3/5/2024

  5. When We Misread Dictators... Steve Coll on Saddam Hussein and the American Invasion of Iraq

    Published: 2/27/2024

  6. Why is the Immigration System Broken? Jonathan Blitzer on How American Foreign Policy in Central America Created a Crisis

    Published: 2/20/2024

  7. The Surveillance State in China Began With Mao Says Minxin Pei

    Published: 2/13/2024

  8. After a Coup, Can the Constitutional Order Be Repaired? Adem Abebe on Rebuilding Constitutions in West Africa

    Published: 2/6/2024

  9. Can Poland Repair its Constitutional Democracy? Tomás Daly Believes it Can

    Published: 1/30/2024

  10. Simon Shuster on Zelensky in War and Peace

    Published: 1/23/2024

  11. Marcela Rios Tobar on the Failed Constitutional Process in Chile

    Published: 1/16/2024

  12. Kurt Weyland on the Resilience of Democracy

    Published: 1/9/2024

  13. Is a New Jim Crow Emerging in India? Ashutosh Varshney Gives a Warning

    Published: 1/2/2024

  14. Does Democracy Rely on a Civic Bargain? Josiah Ober Makes the Case

    Published: 12/26/2023

  15. Is Islamism Democratic? Sebnem Gumuscu on Islamist Parties in Egypt, Tunisia, and Turkey

    Published: 12/19/2023

  16. Can America Fight Back Against the Authoritarian Economic Statecraft of China? Bethany Allen Believes We Can

    Published: 12/12/2023

  17. Does Democracy Die in Darkness? Katlyn Carter on Transparency and Secrecy in Early Representative Governments

    Published: 12/5/2023

  18. How Can Democracy Survive in an Age of Discontent? Rachel Navarre and Matthew Rhodes-Purdy on Populism and Political Extremism

    Published: 11/28/2023

  19. Rachel Schwartz on How Guatemala Rose Up Against Democratic Backsliding

    Published: 11/21/2023

  20. Who is Alexey Navalny? David Herszenhorn Paints a Picture

    Published: 11/14/2023

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Is it possible for a democracy to govern undemocratically? Can the people elect an undemocratic leader? Is it possible for democracy to bring about authoritarianism? And if so, what does this say about democracy? ​​My name is Justin Kempf. Every week I talk to the brightest minds on subjects like international relations, political theory, and history to explore 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.