Is This Democracy

40 Episodes

1. 20. Walter Huss and the History of Republican Radicalization, From the 1950s to Today – with Seth Cotlar

   Published: 3/30/2023
2. 19. The Legal Fate of Donald Trump – and What Republicans Really Mean When They Say “Law and Order”

   Published: 3/22/2023
3. 18. The War on Public Education Is Escalating – with Jennifer Berkshire

   Published: 3/16/2023
4. 17. There Is No “Free Speech Crisis” On Campus – and the Latest in Fox News vs Democracy

   Published: 3/10/2023
5. 16. A Conversation on Critical Race Theory and Democracy - with Victor Ray (Part II)

   Published: 3/8/2023
6. 15. A Conversation on Critical Race Theory and Democracy - with Victor Ray (Part I)

   Published: 3/2/2023
7. 14. The Reactionary Crusade Against Trans Rights Is an Assault on Democracy – and Some Thoughts on the Idea of a “National Divorce”

   Published: 2/23/2023
8. 13. The Murder of Tyre Nichols, the Authoritarian Takeover of Florida Education, and the Case *for* Teaching “CRT”

   Published: 2/3/2023
9. 12. Six Burning Questions About the State of Democracy

   Published: 1/27/2023
10. 11. America’s Racial (Counter-) Reckoning – and some reflections on the latest “scandal” involving classified documents

    Published: 1/20/2023
11. 10. Republican Extremism, MAGA Nihilism, and the rise of Ron DeSantis

    Published: 1/13/2023
12. 9. Chaos in the House! And What We Expect from American Democracy in 2023

    Published: 1/5/2023
13. 8. How Do We Save Democracy from Donald Trump? (And a proper dissection of the terms “culture wars” and “identity politics”)

    Published: 12/23/2022
14. 7. We Need to Talk About Centrism

    Published: 12/16/2022
15. 6. Where to Put Trump in the History of Modern Conservatism (and Why Republicans Don’t Do “Soul-Searching” After Lost Elections) – with Nicole Hemmer!

    Published: 12/9/2022
16. 5. What Does “Democracy” Even Mean, And Why Conservatives Don’t Want to Be Conservatives Anymore (Oh, and the meeting of white supremacists at Mar-a-Lago)

    Published: 12/2/2022
17. 4. The Rogue Court, the Threat of Rightwing Political Violence – and Discussing Politics Over Thanksgiving

    Published: 11/25/2022
18. 3. Elon Musk, Donald Trump – and Should Journalists Be Rooting for Democracy?

    Published: 11/18/2022
19. 2. The State of Democracy After the Midterms (Still bad; Could have been way worse)

    Published: 11/11/2022
20. Episode 1 - November 4, 2022

    Published: 11/4/2022