Democracy Works

The Democracy Works podcast seeks to answer that question by examining a different aspect of democratic life each week — from voting to criminal justice to the free press and everything in between. We interview experts who study democracy, as well as peop

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From soldier-statesman to the warrior ethos: Gen. Wesley Clark on the military and democracy

Posted November 12, 201800:39:41

We observe Veterans Day this week, a time when people across the United States remember and thank those who have served in the military. While the military...

Protecting democracy from foreign interference — recorded live at the National Press Club

Posted November 5, 201800:32:37

With the midterms this week, all eyes are on the threat of election hacking and interference. Electoral integrity is important, but as you’ll hear...

Will Millennials disrupt democracy?

Posted October 29, 201800:37:44

From cooking to shopping to getting around town, disruption is the name of the game for Millennials. Will they do the same thing to democracy? Millennials,...

David Frum on developing the habits of democracy

Posted October 22, 201800:40:25

Around the McCourtney Institute, we like to say that we’re “partisans for democracy.” We can think of few people who better embody that notion...

When states sue the federal government

Posted October 15, 201800:29:49

It seems like every few weeks, we see headlines about states banding together to block actions taken by the federal government. You might even remember...