Democracy Paradox

A podcast by Justin Kempf - Tuesdays

201 Episodes

  1. Leadership is Not a Formula Says Moshik Temkin

    Published: 11/7/2023
  2. Patricia Evangelista Says The Philippines is an Example of What Happens When Autocrats and Dictators Rise and We Let Them

    Published: 10/31/2023
  3. Cenk Uygur is Running an Unorthodox Campaign for President

    Published: 10/24/2023
  4. Shadi Hamid on Democracy, Liberalism, and the Middle East

    Published: 10/17/2023
  5. Branko Milanovic on Different Visions of Inequality

    Published: 10/10/2023
  6. Yascha Mounk Warns Against a Misguided New Ideology

    Published: 10/3/2023
  7. Heather Cox Richardson on History, Conservatism, and the Awakening of American Democracy

    Published: 9/26/2023
  8. Daniel Ziblatt on American Democracy, the Republican Party, and the Tyranny of the Minority

    Published: 9/19/2023
  9. Is Reunification Still Possible? Victor Cha and Ramon Pacheco Pardo on Korea

    Published: 9/12/2023
  10. Deng Xiaoping is Not Who You Think He is. Joseph Torigian on Leadership Transitions in China and the Soviet Unio

    Published: 9/5/2023
  11. Robert Kaplan on the Politics of the Past and Future of the Greater Middle East

    Published: 8/29/2023
  12. Is India Still a Democracy? Rahul Verma Emphatically Says Yes

    Published: 8/22/2023
  13. Cass Sunstein on Interpreting the US Constitution

    Published: 8/15/2023
  14. Marc Plattner Has Quite a Bit to Say About Democracy

    Published: 8/8/2023
  15. Is McKinsey and Company a Threat to Democracy? Michael Forsythe Shares His Reporting

    Published: 8/1/2023
  16. Sergei Guriev Revisits Spin Dictators

    Published: 7/25/2023
  17. Berk Esen and Sebnem Gumuscu on the Disappointing Elections in Turkey... or How Democratic (or Autocratic) is Turkey Really?

    Published: 7/18/2023
  18. Hal Brands Thinks China is a Declining Power... Here's Why that's a Problem

    Published: 7/11/2023
  19. Natasha Wheatley Raises Some Really Difficult Questions About Sovereignty

    Published: 7/4/2023
  20. Sebastian Edwards on the History of Neoliberalism in Chile

    Published: 6/27/2023

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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.