Podcasts about Levitsky

After being sworn in as the 47th president, President Donald Trump quickly altered American government – and political discourse. He issued a slew of executive orders that affected how American government functions and he spoke about officers of the government, federal agencies, executive power, the press, the Constitution, and the rule of law in ways that surprised citizens, journalists, and many scholars. Postscript has devoted three podcasts to how professional historians have assessed Trump's actions. Today, we look at how political scientists understand the second Trump presidency and how they have organized to amplify their concerns. Over 1200 trained political scientists signed a statement that lays out alarming changes to American government – and today's podcast features the incoming president of the American Political Science Association, Dr. Susan Stokes, to discuss the statement and what it means for so many political scientists to sign it. With her forthcoming book, The Backsliders: Why Leaders Undermine Their Own Democracies (Princeton University Press), Sue Stokes is the perfect person to assess democratic erosion and autocracy. Our conversation provides insights into the state of American politics, resources for people who want to oppose democratic erosion, and particular suggestions for teachers – and sneak peak into her new book. Dr. Susan Stokes is the Tiffany and Margaret Blake Distinguished Service Professor of political science and Director of the Chicago Center on Democracy at The University of Chicago. She is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She is co-director of Bright Line Watch, a group of political scientists who monitor democratic practices, their resilience, and potential threats. Dr. Stokes has spent her career unpacking how democracy functions in developing societies, distributive politics, and comparative political behavior. Her books include Brokers, Voters, and Clientelism: The Puzzle of Distributive Politics (Cambridge, 2013), and Why Bother? Rethinking Participation in Elections and Protests, co-authored with S. Erdem Aytaç (Cambridge, 2019). Mentioned: Statement signed by over 1200 political scientists (closed for signatures) Bright Line Watch: political scientists monitor democratic practices, resilience, and potential threats APSA “take action” suggestions (really helpful if you are calling or writing your leaders) APSA public statements and letters Nancy Bermeo, “On Democratic Backsliding,” Journal of Democracy (2016) Timothy Snyder, On Freedom (2024) and On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century (2017) Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt, Tyranny of the Minority: How to Reverse an Authoritarian Turn, and Force a Democracy for All (2024), New Books Interview with Levitsky and Ziblatt by Karyne Messina Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt, How Democracies Die (2018), New Books Interview with Daniel Ziblatt by Jenna Spinelle Brendan Nyhan's work and commentary Democratic Erosion Consortium (nonpartisan effort with resources) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

After being sworn in as the 47th president, President Donald Trump quickly altered American government – and political discourse. He issued a slew of executive orders that affected how American government functions and he spoke about officers of the government, federal agencies, executive power, the press, the Constitution, and the rule of law in ways that surprised citizens, journalists, and many scholars. Postscript has devoted three podcasts to how professional historians have assessed Trump's actions. Today, we look at how political scientists understand the second Trump presidency and how they have organized to amplify their concerns. Over 1200 trained political scientists signed a statement that lays out alarming changes to American government – and today's podcast features the incoming president of the American Political Science Association, Dr. Susan Stokes, to discuss the statement and what it means for so many political scientists to sign it. With her forthcoming book, The Backsliders: Why Leaders Undermine Their Own Democracies (Princeton University Press), Sue Stokes is the perfect person to assess democratic erosion and autocracy. Our conversation provides insights into the state of American politics, resources for people who want to oppose democratic erosion, and particular suggestions for teachers – and sneak peak into her new book. Dr. Susan Stokes is the Tiffany and Margaret Blake Distinguished Service Professor of political science and Director of the Chicago Center on Democracy at The University of Chicago. She is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She is co-director of Bright Line Watch, a group of political scientists who monitor democratic practices, their resilience, and potential threats. Dr. Stokes has spent her career unpacking how democracy functions in developing societies, distributive politics, and comparative political behavior. Her books include Brokers, Voters, and Clientelism: The Puzzle of Distributive Politics (Cambridge, 2013), and Why Bother? Rethinking Participation in Elections and Protests, co-authored with S. Erdem Aytaç (Cambridge, 2019). Mentioned: Statement signed by over 1200 political scientists (closed for signatures) Bright Line Watch: political scientists monitor democratic practices, resilience, and potential threats APSA “take action” suggestions (really helpful if you are calling or writing your leaders) APSA public statements and letters Nancy Bermeo, “On Democratic Backsliding,” Journal of Democracy (2016) Timothy Snyder, On Freedom (2024) and On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century (2017) Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt, Tyranny of the Minority: How to Reverse an Authoritarian Turn, and Force a Democracy for All (2024), New Books Interview with Levitsky and Ziblatt by Karyne Messina Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt, How Democracies Die (2018), New Books Interview with Daniel Ziblatt by Jenna Spinelle Brendan Nyhan's work and commentary Democratic Erosion Consortium (nonpartisan effort with resources) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/political-science

After being sworn in as the 47th president, President Donald Trump quickly altered American government – and political discourse. He issued a slew of executive orders that affected how American government functions and he spoke about officers of the government, federal agencies, executive power, the press, the Constitution, and the rule of law in ways that surprised citizens, journalists, and many scholars. Postscript has devoted three podcasts to how professional historians have assessed Trump's actions. Today, we look at how political scientists understand the second Trump presidency and how they have organized to amplify their concerns. Over 1200 trained political scientists signed a statement that lays out alarming changes to American government – and today's podcast features the incoming president of the American Political Science Association, Dr. Susan Stokes, to discuss the statement and what it means for so many political scientists to sign it. With her forthcoming book, The Backsliders: Why Leaders Undermine Their Own Democracies (Princeton University Press), Sue Stokes is the perfect person to assess democratic erosion and autocracy. Our conversation provides insights into the state of American politics, resources for people who want to oppose democratic erosion, and particular suggestions for teachers – and sneak peak into her new book. Dr. Susan Stokes is the Tiffany and Margaret Blake Distinguished Service Professor of political science and Director of the Chicago Center on Democracy at The University of Chicago. She is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She is co-director of Bright Line Watch, a group of political scientists who monitor democratic practices, their resilience, and potential threats. Dr. Stokes has spent her career unpacking how democracy functions in developing societies, distributive politics, and comparative political behavior. Her books include Brokers, Voters, and Clientelism: The Puzzle of Distributive Politics (Cambridge, 2013), and Why Bother? Rethinking Participation in Elections and Protests, co-authored with S. Erdem Aytaç (Cambridge, 2019). Mentioned: Statement signed by over 1200 political scientists (closed for signatures) Bright Line Watch: political scientists monitor democratic practices, resilience, and potential threats APSA “take action” suggestions (really helpful if you are calling or writing your leaders) APSA public statements and letters Nancy Bermeo, “On Democratic Backsliding,” Journal of Democracy (2016) Timothy Snyder, On Freedom (2024) and On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century (2017) Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt, Tyranny of the Minority: How to Reverse an Authoritarian Turn, and Force a Democracy for All (2024), New Books Interview with Levitsky and Ziblatt by Karyne Messina Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt, How Democracies Die (2018), New Books Interview with Daniel Ziblatt by Jenna Spinelle Brendan Nyhan's work and commentary Democratic Erosion Consortium (nonpartisan effort with resources) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/politics-and-polemics

After being sworn in as the 47th president, President Donald Trump quickly altered American government – and political discourse. He issued a slew of executive orders that affected how American government functions and he spoke about officers of the government, federal agencies, executive power, the press, the Constitution, and the rule of law in ways that surprised citizens, journalists, and many scholars. Postscript has devoted three podcasts to how professional historians have assessed Trump's actions. Today, we look at how political scientists understand the second Trump presidency and how they have organized to amplify their concerns. Over 1200 trained political scientists signed a statement that lays out alarming changes to American government – and today's podcast features the incoming president of the American Political Science Association, Dr. Susan Stokes, to discuss the statement and what it means for so many political scientists to sign it. With her forthcoming book, The Backsliders: Why Leaders Undermine Their Own Democracies (Princeton University Press), Sue Stokes is the perfect person to assess democratic erosion and autocracy. Our conversation provides insights into the state of American politics, resources for people who want to oppose democratic erosion, and particular suggestions for teachers – and sneak peak into her new book. Dr. Susan Stokes is the Tiffany and Margaret Blake Distinguished Service Professor of political science and Director of the Chicago Center on Democracy at The University of Chicago. She is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She is co-director of Bright Line Watch, a group of political scientists who monitor democratic practices, their resilience, and potential threats. Dr. Stokes has spent her career unpacking how democracy functions in developing societies, distributive politics, and comparative political behavior. Her books include Brokers, Voters, and Clientelism: The Puzzle of Distributive Politics (Cambridge, 2013), and Why Bother? Rethinking Participation in Elections and Protests, co-authored with S. Erdem Aytaç (Cambridge, 2019). Mentioned: Statement signed by over 1200 political scientists (closed for signatures) Bright Line Watch: political scientists monitor democratic practices, resilience, and potential threats APSA “take action” suggestions (really helpful if you are calling or writing your leaders) APSA public statements and letters Nancy Bermeo, “On Democratic Backsliding,” Journal of Democracy (2016) Timothy Snyder, On Freedom (2024) and On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century (2017) Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt, Tyranny of the Minority: How to Reverse an Authoritarian Turn, and Force a Democracy for All (2024), New Books Interview with Levitsky and Ziblatt by Karyne Messina Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt, How Democracies Die (2018), New Books Interview with Daniel Ziblatt by Jenna Spinelle Brendan Nyhan's work and commentary Democratic Erosion Consortium (nonpartisan effort with resources) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Since taking office, President Trump has taken aim at the constitutional order. By conducting mass firings of civil servants, investigating and prosecuting rivals and critics and pardoning insurrectionists, Trump has plunged the country into what political scientist Steven Levitsky argues is an authoritarianism that, unlike a full dictatorship, allows for opposition but deploys “the machinery of government to punish, harass, co-opt, or sideline their opponents—disadvantaging them in every contest, and, in so doing, entrenching themselves in power.” And this playbook has been used in countries like Hungary, El Salvador, India, Turkey and others. We talk to Levitsky and historian Anne Applebaum about the lessons other countries can teach us about recognizing authoritarianism at home. Guests: Anne Applebaum, author, "Autocracy, Inc.: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World"; staff writer for The Atlantic and a Pulitzer-prize winning historian. She is also a Senior Fellow at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and the SNF Agora Institute. Steven Levitsky, professor of government, Harvard; co-author of "Why Democracies Die" and "Tyranny of the Minority: Why American Democracy Reached the Breaking Point." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A month into U.S. President Donald Trump's second term in office, many are alarmed by what they see as emerging signs of democratic erosion. In a new essay, called “The Path to American Authoritarianism,” the scholars Steven Levitsky and Lucan Way make the case that such alarm is justified—that the administration's early moves could herald an irreversible transformation of the U.S. political system, with major implications for global democracy. Drawing from their research on democratic decline worldwide, Levitsky and Way argue that the United States faces a particular kind of risk that many observers miss—a form of so-called competitive authoritarianism, in which elections continue but the state apparatus is weaponized against opposition. Levitsky is David Rockefeller Professor of Latin American Studies and Professor of Government at Harvard University and a Senior Fellow for Democracy at the Council on Foreign Relations. Way is Distinguished Professor of Democracy at the University of Toronto Distinguished Professor of Democracy in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. They are the authors of Competitive Authoritarianism: Hybrid Regimes After the Cold War. In a special bonus episode, they speak with senior editor Eve Fairbanks about the global playbook for authoritarian regimes—and the stakes for American democracy. You can find sources, transcripts, and more episodes of The Foreign Affairs Interview at https://www.foreignaffairs.com/podcasts/foreign-affairs-interview.

We are thrilled to bring you the newest episode of our monthly special in cooperation with the Journal of Democracy. In the framework of this new partnership, authors discuss outstanding articles from the latest print issue of the Journal of Democracy. In this conversation, Harvard professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt examine the various types of countermajoritarian institutions and reflect on which are democracy-enhancing and which can potentially subvert democracy. Levitsky and Ziblatt show the connections between the strong countermajoritarian features of the U.S. political system and its ongoing democratic backsliding. They also consider how the trade-offs between countermajoritarianism and democratic stability have played out across the globe. The conversation is based on Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt's article “When Should the Majority Rule?” which has been published in the January 2025 (36/1) issue of the Journal of Democracy.

We're in strange times. In the U.S., we're finding ourselves in a situation in which the possibility of genuine democratic retrenchment and some version of presidential authoritarian dictatorship is a real possibility. There's a lot to consider as the liberal democracy we've become accustomed to could erode right before our eyes in the near future. Steve Levitsky is a professor of government at Harvard and serves as the director of the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies. Levitsky is also a New York Times bestselling author of numerous books including, “How Democracies Die” and “Tyranny of the Minority: Why American Democracy Reached the Breaking Point,” which he co-authored with Daniel Ziblatt. He joins WITHpod to discuss entering into a new era, the uncertainty of this moment, the process by which a democracy might backslide into something that's less democratic and resisting the erosion. 

American voters have elected a President with broadly, overtly authoritarian aims. It's hardly the first time that the democratic process has brought an anti-democratic leader to power. The political scientists Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt, who both teach at Harvard, assert that we shouldn't be shocked by the Presidential result. “It's not up to voters to defend a democracy,” Levitsky says. “That's asking far, far too much of voters, to cast their ballot on the basis of some set of abstract principles or procedures.” He adds, “With the exception of a handful of cases, voters never, ever—in any society, in any culture—prioritize democracy over all else. Individual voters worry about much more mundane things, as is their right. It is up to élites and institutions to protect democracy—not voters.” Levitsky and Ziblatt published “How Democracies Die” during Donald Trump's first Administration, but they argue that what's ailing our democracy runs much deeper—and that it didn't start with Trump. “We're the only advanced, old, rich democracy that has faced the level of democratic backsliding that we've experienced. . . . So we need to kind of step back and say, ‘What has gone wrong here?' If we don't ask those kinds of hard questions, we're going to continue to be in this roiling crisis,” Ziblatt says.

American voters have elected a President with broadly, overtly authoritarian aims. It's hardly the first time that the democratic process has brought an anti-democratic leader to power. The political scientists Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt, who both teach at Harvard, assert that we shouldn't be shocked by the Presidential result. “It's not up to voters to defend a democracy,” Levitsky says. “That's asking far, far too much of voters, to cast their ballot on the basis of some set of abstract principles or procedures.” He adds, “With the exception of a handful of cases, voters never, ever—in any society, in any culture—prioritize democracy over all else. Individual voters worry about much more mundane things, as is their right. It is up to élites and institutions to protect democracy—not voters.” Levitsky and Ziblatt published “How Democracies Die” during Donald Trump's first Administration, but they argue that what's ailing our democracy runs much deeper—and it didn't start with Trump. “We're the only advanced, old, rich democracy that has faced the level of democratic backsliding that we've experienced…. So we need to kind of step back and say, ‘What has gone wrong here?' If we don't ask those kinds of hard questions, we're going to continue to be in this roiling crisis,” Ziblatt says.

America is undergoing a massive experiment: It is moving, in fits and starts, toward a multiracial democracy, something few societies have ever done. But the prospect of change has sparked an authoritarian backlash that threatens the very foundations of our political system. Why is democracy under assault here, and not in other wealthy, diversifying nations? And what can we do to save it? With the clarity and brilliance that made their first book, How Democracies Die, a global bestseller, Harvard professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt offer a coherent framework for understanding these volatile times. They draw on a wealth of examples—from 1930s France to present-day Thailand—to explain why and how political parties turn against democracy. They then show how our Constitution makes us uniquely vulnerable to attacks from within: It is a pernicious enabler of minority rule, allowing partisan minorities to consistently thwart and even rule over popular majorities. Most modern democracies—from Germany and Sweden to Argentina and New Zealand—have eliminated outdated institutions like elite upper chambers, indirect elections, and lifetime tenure for judges. The United States lags dangerously behind. In Tyranny of the Minority: How to Reverse an Authoritarian Turn, and Forge a Democracy for All (Crown, 2024), Levitsky and Ziblatt issue an urgent call to reform our politics. It's a daunting task, but we have remade our country before—most notably, after the Civil War and during the Progressive Era. And now we are at a crossroads: America will either become a multiracial democracy or cease to be a democracy at all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

America is undergoing a massive experiment: It is moving, in fits and starts, toward a multiracial democracy, something few societies have ever done. But the prospect of change has sparked an authoritarian backlash that threatens the very foundations of our political system. Why is democracy under assault here, and not in other wealthy, diversifying nations? And what can we do to save it? With the clarity and brilliance that made their first book, How Democracies Die, a global bestseller, Harvard professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt offer a coherent framework for understanding these volatile times. They draw on a wealth of examples—from 1930s France to present-day Thailand—to explain why and how political parties turn against democracy. They then show how our Constitution makes us uniquely vulnerable to attacks from within: It is a pernicious enabler of minority rule, allowing partisan minorities to consistently thwart and even rule over popular majorities. Most modern democracies—from Germany and Sweden to Argentina and New Zealand—have eliminated outdated institutions like elite upper chambers, indirect elections, and lifetime tenure for judges. The United States lags dangerously behind. In Tyranny of the Minority: How to Reverse an Authoritarian Turn, and Forge a Democracy for All (Crown, 2024), Levitsky and Ziblatt issue an urgent call to reform our politics. It's a daunting task, but we have remade our country before—most notably, after the Civil War and during the Progressive Era. And now we are at a crossroads: America will either become a multiracial democracy or cease to be a democracy at all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/political-science

America is undergoing a massive experiment: It is moving, in fits and starts, toward a multiracial democracy, something few societies have ever done. But the prospect of change has sparked an authoritarian backlash that threatens the very foundations of our political system. Why is democracy under assault here, and not in other wealthy, diversifying nations? And what can we do to save it? With the clarity and brilliance that made their first book, How Democracies Die, a global bestseller, Harvard professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt offer a coherent framework for understanding these volatile times. They draw on a wealth of examples—from 1930s France to present-day Thailand—to explain why and how political parties turn against democracy. They then show how our Constitution makes us uniquely vulnerable to attacks from within: It is a pernicious enabler of minority rule, allowing partisan minorities to consistently thwart and even rule over popular majorities. Most modern democracies—from Germany and Sweden to Argentina and New Zealand—have eliminated outdated institutions like elite upper chambers, indirect elections, and lifetime tenure for judges. The United States lags dangerously behind. In Tyranny of the Minority: How to Reverse an Authoritarian Turn, and Forge a Democracy for All (Crown, 2024), Levitsky and Ziblatt issue an urgent call to reform our politics. It's a daunting task, but we have remade our country before—most notably, after the Civil War and during the Progressive Era. And now we are at a crossroads: America will either become a multiracial democracy or cease to be a democracy at all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/critical-theory

America is undergoing a massive experiment: It is moving, in fits and starts, toward a multiracial democracy, something few societies have ever done. But the prospect of change has sparked an authoritarian backlash that threatens the very foundations of our political system. Why is democracy under assault here, and not in other wealthy, diversifying nations? And what can we do to save it? With the clarity and brilliance that made their first book, How Democracies Die, a global bestseller, Harvard professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt offer a coherent framework for understanding these volatile times. They draw on a wealth of examples—from 1930s France to present-day Thailand—to explain why and how political parties turn against democracy. They then show how our Constitution makes us uniquely vulnerable to attacks from within: It is a pernicious enabler of minority rule, allowing partisan minorities to consistently thwart and even rule over popular majorities. Most modern democracies—from Germany and Sweden to Argentina and New Zealand—have eliminated outdated institutions like elite upper chambers, indirect elections, and lifetime tenure for judges. The United States lags dangerously behind. In Tyranny of the Minority: How to Reverse an Authoritarian Turn, and Forge a Democracy for All (Crown, 2024), Levitsky and Ziblatt issue an urgent call to reform our politics. It's a daunting task, but we have remade our country before—most notably, after the Civil War and during the Progressive Era. And now we are at a crossroads: America will either become a multiracial democracy or cease to be a democracy at all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

America is undergoing a massive experiment: It is moving, in fits and starts, toward a multiracial democracy, something few societies have ever done. But the prospect of change has sparked an authoritarian backlash that threatens the very foundations of our political system. Why is democracy under assault here, and not in other wealthy, diversifying nations? And what can we do to save it? With the clarity and brilliance that made their first book, How Democracies Die, a global bestseller, Harvard professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt offer a coherent framework for understanding these volatile times. They draw on a wealth of examples—from 1930s France to present-day Thailand—to explain why and how political parties turn against democracy. They then show how our Constitution makes us uniquely vulnerable to attacks from within: It is a pernicious enabler of minority rule, allowing partisan minorities to consistently thwart and even rule over popular majorities. Most modern democracies—from Germany and Sweden to Argentina and New Zealand—have eliminated outdated institutions like elite upper chambers, indirect elections, and lifetime tenure for judges. The United States lags dangerously behind. In Tyranny of the Minority: How to Reverse an Authoritarian Turn, and Forge a Democracy for All (Crown, 2024), Levitsky and Ziblatt issue an urgent call to reform our politics. It's a daunting task, but we have remade our country before—most notably, after the Civil War and during the Progressive Era. And now we are at a crossroads: America will either become a multiracial democracy or cease to be a democracy at all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/politics-and-polemics

America is undergoing a massive experiment: It is moving, in fits and starts, toward a multiracial democracy, something few societies have ever done. But the prospect of change has sparked an authoritarian backlash that threatens the very foundations of our political system. Why is democracy under assault here, and not in other wealthy, diversifying nations? And what can we do to save it? With the clarity and brilliance that made their first book, How Democracies Die, a global bestseller, Harvard professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt offer a coherent framework for understanding these volatile times. They draw on a wealth of examples—from 1930s France to present-day Thailand—to explain why and how political parties turn against democracy. They then show how our Constitution makes us uniquely vulnerable to attacks from within: It is a pernicious enabler of minority rule, allowing partisan minorities to consistently thwart and even rule over popular majorities. Most modern democracies—from Germany and Sweden to Argentina and New Zealand—have eliminated outdated institutions like elite upper chambers, indirect elections, and lifetime tenure for judges. The United States lags dangerously behind. In Tyranny of the Minority: How to Reverse an Authoritarian Turn, and Forge a Democracy for All (Crown, 2024), Levitsky and Ziblatt issue an urgent call to reform our politics. It's a daunting task, but we have remade our country before—most notably, after the Civil War and during the Progressive Era. And now we are at a crossroads: America will either become a multiracial democracy or cease to be a democracy at all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As protests rage in Venezuela and allegations of electoral fraud mount, Steve Levitsky, Professor of Government at Harvard University and Director of the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, discusses the challenging situation.

For this episode of Trump's Trials, host Scott Detrow speaks with Daniel Ziblatt and Steven Levitsky, the authors of How Democracies Die and Tyranny of the Minority.The Supreme Court's landmark decision ruling that president's enjoy broad immunity from criminal prosecution stunned many constitutional experts. Ziblatt and Levitsky see it as the latest move that has put America's democracy in danger of "collapse." In this episode we dive into the state of America's democracy and what can be done to save it. Follow the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify for new episodes each Saturday.Sign up for sponsor-free episodes and support NPR's political journalism at plus.npr.org/trumpstrials.Email the show at trumpstrials@npr.org.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

"I feel like I'm a writer because I'm obsessed with words and people and relationships".YES, CHEF! Sofya Levitsky-Weitz is here! A playwright and screenwriter who splits her time between Brooklyn and Los Angeles, Sofya is an executive producer, story editor, and writer on FX's "The Bear." She also has writing credits on "Gaslit" (Starz) and "The Dropout" (Hulu). Her acclaimed play "This Party Sucks" has been optioned for stage and screen by Mark Gordon Pictures and is set for production later this year.Let's go behind the scenes of "The Bear" and see how the writer's room operates. We'll explore her creative processes, industry relationships, and what drives her passion for writing. Catch Sofya's virtual live Q&A at Story Summit + this summer, July 15th. Head to StorySummit.us for more info.Produced by Brian Landwehr and Bailey Patterson

Harvard professor Steven Levitsky is the co-author of the 2018 international bestseller, “How Democracies Die.” It's a book that President Joe Biden has cited often.In it, Levitsky and fellow Harvard professor Daniel Ziblatt documented the rise of authoritarian movements and the decline of democracies around the world. But Levitsky was still shocked when Trump supporters launched a violent attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.He thought it wouldn't happen here.The Jan. 6 insurrection inspired Levitsky and Ziblatt to look at why American democracy has receded so quickly. They have a new book, “Tyranny of the Minority,” that seeks to answer this question.Steven Levitsky is the David Rockefeller professor of Latin American studies and professor of government at Harvard University. Levitsky also did not expect that he would witness a crackdown on civil liberties on his own campus and on universities around the country. "These were overwhelmingly peaceful protests, and we get an extraordinary wave of police repression and the arrest of 3600 peaceful protesters,” Levitsky said. “And I think what terrified me the most was there was a consensus ... in the mainstream establishment that this was OK. It was appropriate. Because a national narrative had emerged that these protesters were violent, that they were chaotic, that they were antisemitic, that they were pro-terrorist. It was overwhelmingly not the case. But that justified the repression."Levitsky argued that colleges have long tolerated peaceful student protest but that today's students were being unfairly subject to a “Palestine exception.” During the past month, he tried to mediate between student activists and Harvard's leaders to ensure that students were not punished for speaking out. His efforts failed when Harvard suspended five undergraduates and placed at least 20 more on probation, including barring 13 seniors from graduating in late May.Levitsky says the national erosion of democracy has been accelerated by "the fact that so many mainstream politicians are willing to set aside any commitment to democracy in order to get ahead, to continue their political careers and pursue their political ambitions. That was a terrifying lesson."Lebistky insists that democracy is threatened by minority rule, which is enshrined in the U.S. constitution and institutions like the Electoral College, which is "biased towards sparsely populated territories, and this is allowing the Republican Party to govern without winning national majorities. And when that partisan minority is an increasingly authoritarian party, watch out. We now have a set of institutions that are protecting and empowering the authoritarian minority party."

Donald Trump's 2024 presidential bid “is the most openly authoritarian campaign I've seen [from] any candidate anywhere in the world since World War II”. That's according to Harvard political scientist Steven Levitsky, co-author of the book “How Democracies Die”. Trump's stated plans include seeking revenge on political opponents, purging the federal workforce, ordering mass deportations, and deploying the military domestically. As part of Forum's “Doing Democracy” series, we'll talk with Levitsky and others about why democracy experts are sounding the alarm about a possible second Trump administration, and whether our institutions can withstand the upheaval. Guests: Steven Levitsky, professor of government, Harvard; co-author with Daniel Ziblatt of the New York Times bestseller "How Democracies Die." Their latest book is "Tyranny of the Minority: Why American Democracy Reached the Breaking Point." Lulu Garcia-Navarro, host, "The Interview" podcast, New York Times; former NPR correspondent Eric Cortellessa, reporter, Time magazine - He interviewed Donald Trump for a cover story in April.

Dr. Steve Kempster is an Emeritus Professor of Leadership Learning and Development at Lancaster University Management School and is an Associate Partner of the Regenerative Alliance. He has published broadly on leadership learning, leadership of purpose, and responsible leadership with five books and many articles and chapters. Steve leads the Good Dividends project  (www.gooddividends.com) – formed from an interdisciplinary group of academics drawn from 5 universities in Europe and Australasia – to enable business leaders to develop their business models towards becoming regenerative and realising good growth. His latest book is ‘Good Dividends: Responsible Leadership of Business Purpose'. Recently, Steve has been the director of the Lancaster University Made Smarter and Evolve Digital programmes, which link digitalisation with regenerative outcomes and are funded by the UK government. He is currently co-director of Lancaster University's ‘Good Growth' Programme, which is focused on reframing growth towards regenerative outcomes and building towards a well-being economy. A Quote From This Episode"What we require is evidence...where is the evidence base? How is this all coming together? How can we see the difference from this leadership that's been pursued -  regenerative leadership."Resources Mentioned in This EpisodeOrganization - B for Good LeadersPodcast - The Rest is PoliticsPodcast - The Daily DougBook: Radical Hope by LearBook: How Democracies Die by Levitsky and Ziblatt  Book: How Civil Wars Start by WalterAbout The International Leadership Association (ILA)The ILA was created in 1999 to bring together professionals interested in studying, practicing, and teaching leadership. Plan for ILA's 26th Global Conference in Chicago, IL - November 7-10, 2024. About The Boler College of Business at John Carroll UniversityBoler offers four MBA programs – 1 Year Flexible, Hybrid, Online, and Professional. Each track offers flexible timelines and various class structure options (online, in-person, hybrid, asynchronous). Boler's tech core and international study tour opportunities set these MBA programs apart. Rankings highlighted in the intro are taken from CEO Magazine.About  Scott J. AllenWebsiteWeekly Newsletter: The Leader's EdgeMy Approach to HostingThe views of my guests do not constitute "truth." Nor do they reflect my personal views in some instances. However, they are views to consider, and I hope they help you clarify your perspective. Nothing can replace your reflection, research, and exploration of the topic.

Welcome to a special episode of the Superhumanize Podcast, where we delve into the world of democracy, political science, and the challenges facing modern societies. Today, we have the distinct honor of hosting Steven Levitsky, a luminary in the field of comparative politics and a Harvard University professor renowned for his incisive analysis of democracies and authoritarian regimes.Steven Levitsky is not just an academic authority; he is a pivotal voice in understanding the dynamics of political systems worldwide. As the David Rockefeller Professor of Latin American Studies and Professor of Government at Harvard, Levitsky brings a wealth of knowledge, especially in the realms of democratization, political parties, and the complex interplay between authoritarianism and democracy. His profound insights into these subjects have established him as a go-to expert in understanding the intricacies of political systemsLevitsky's work transcends academic circles, impacting the broader public discourse. He is the co-author of the groundbreaking and New York Times Best-Selling book, "How Democracies Die," a seminal work that examines the conditions leading to the breakdown of democratic systems from within. This book has not only garnered critical acclaim but also sparked crucial conversations about the state of democracies worldwide.His latest book, "Tyranny of the Minority: Why American Democracy Reached the Breaking Point," co-authored with Daniel Ziblatt, takes a hard look at the U.S. Constitution and the challenges it poses in today's political landscape. This work is particularly relevant as we approach the 2024 elections, providing crucial insights into the structural and ideological challenges facing American democracy.In this episode, we will explore Levitsky's profound research and thoughts on democracy's resilience, the evolving nature of authoritarian regimes, and the pressing need for constitutional reforms in the United States.Join us for an enlightening conversation with Steven Levitsky, as we navigate the complex waters of political science and democracy, and understand what it takes to sustain and strengthen democratic institutions in challenging times. This is an episode you won't want to miss, especially for those passionate about the future of our political systems and the role we all play in shaping it.In this episode with Steven Levitsky, you'll discover:-What are the key factors that historically have contributed to the resilience of democracies?...04:30-How the two American political parties have backslid from their founding principles, to the detriment of society...09:00-How to differentiate dystopian fantasy from authoritarian reality...13:15-Why we're living in a state of fear, and what we can do about it...19:25-"We're going to lose at least one generation of Americans who are going to give up and say, I don't live under a democracy"...29:00-The wheels of political change move slowly, and need to be greased often...36:45-The cardinal sin of democracy: everybody has to accept the results of elections, win or lose...39:35-Democracy in America has gradually weakened in the last decades...46:45-Why democracy is NOT in a global retreat worldwide, evidence to the contrary notwithstanding...52:50-And much more...Resources mentioned:Steven's curriculum vitaeSteven's Harvard ProfileSteven's Wikipedia profileBooks by Steven LevitskyP.S. If you enjoy this episode and feel it helps to...

Nesse podcast, você já aprendeu sobre as origens e diferenças da esquerda e da direita. Agora é a hora de conhecer um pouco mais de uma ideologia cada vez mais frequente no nosso cotidiano.  Separe trinta minutos do seu dia e aprenda com o professor Vítor Soares (@profvitorsoares) sobre a Extrema Direita. - Se você quiser ter acesso a episódios exclusivos e quiser ajudar o História em Meia Hora a continuar de pé, clique no link: www.apoia.se/historiaemmeiahora  - Compre o livro "História em Meia Hora - Grandes Civilizações"! https://www.loja.literatour.com.br/produto/pre-venda-livro-historia-em-meia-hora-grandes-civilizacoesversao-capa-dura/  - Compre nossas camisas, moletons e muito mais coisas com temática História na Lolja! www.lolja.com.br/creators/historia-em-meia-hora/  -  PIX e contato: historiaemmeiahora@gmail.com  Apresentação: Prof. Vítor Soares. Roteiro: Prof. Vítor Soares e Prof. Victor Alexandre (@profvictoralexandre)   -   REFERÊNCIAS USADAS:   - BOBBIO, Norberto. Direita e Esquerda: razões e significados de uma distinção política. São Paulo: Editora Unesp, 2012. - LOWY, Michael. Conservadorismo e Extrema-Direita na Europa e no Brasil. Serv. Soc. Soc., São Paulo, n. 124, p. 652-664, out./dez. 2015 - NETO, Odilon. Caldeira. (2020). Neofascismo, “nova república” e a ascensão das direitas no Brasil. Conhecer: Debate Entre O Público E O Privado, 10(24), 120–140. (@odilon.caldeira) - MORAIS, Argus Romero Abreu de. O discurso político da extrema-direita brasileira na atualidade. Cadernos de Linguagem e Sociedade, 20(1), 2019 - SILVA, Adriana Brito; BRITES, Cristina Maria. A extrema-direita na atualidade. Serv. Soc. Soc., São Paulo, n. 119, p. 407-445, jul./set. 2014 - PAXTON, Robert. A Anatomia do Fascismo. Editora Paz e Terra, 2008 - VIZENTINI, Paulo Fagundes. Neonazismo, Negacionismo e Extremismo Político. UFRGS; 1ª edição, 2001 - ZIBLATT, Daniel; LEVITSKY, Steven. Como as democracias morrem. São Paulo: Editora Zahar, 2018.

Dr. Cynthia Cherrey is President and CEO of the International Leadership Association (ILA), a global community committed to increasing quality research, teaching, and leadership practices contributing to the world's common good. As president of a multi-sector and global professional association, she promotes rigor and relevance of leadership at the intersection of theory and practice. Previously, Cynthia was Lecturer in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and Vice President for Campus Life at Princeton University.  She speaks to non-profit and for-profit organizations worldwide and writes in leadership, organizational development, and higher education. Cynthia's interests and research explore new ways to live, work, and lead in a knowledge-driven, interdependent, global culture. Dr. Jim Dennis served as president of McKendree University for more than 25 years. Under his leadership the former chairmain of the board said the following of his leadership while at the University - “The accomplishments achieved as a result of Jim Dennis' leadership have been nothing short of miraculous...Upon his arrival in 1994, he sought to breathe new life and vitality into this institution—and he has done so by every measure. The McKendree University community has been transformed by a more diverse faculty and student body, state-of-the-art facilities, a rich curriculum and presence in the arts, a focus on service, and graduating young men and women who are successful in every field and walk of life.” He also spent 27 years at the University of Southern California and is the co-founder of Cousins Camp (perhaps one of his greatest achievements).Quote From This Episode"There's nothing much better than having grandkids, having them nearby, interacting with them, and being a very small part of their lives. And they don't know, but they're a very big part of our lives...the sheer joy that one gets from interacting with five little kids who are starting on their journey of life and watching them develop and grow. "Resources Mentioned in This EpisodeBook: The Boys in the Boat by BrownBook: How Democracies Die by Levitsky and Ziblatt  Website: David BrooksAbout The International Leadership Association (ILA)The ILA was created in 1999 to bring together professionals interested in studying, practicing, and teaching leadership. Plan for ILA's 26th Global Conference in Chicago, IL - November 7-10, 2024.About The Boler College of Business at John Carroll UniversityBoler offers four MBA programs – 1 Year Flexible, Hybrid, Online, and Professional. Each track offers flexible timelines and various class structure options (online, in-person, hybrid, asynchronous). Boler's tech core and international study tour opportunities set these MBA programs apart. Rankings highlighted in the intro are taken from CEO Magazine.About  Scott J. AllenWebsiteWeekly Newsletter: The Leader's EdgeMy Approach to HostingThe views of my guests do not constitute "truth." Nor do they reflect my personal views in some instances. However, they are views to consider, and I hope they help you clarify your perspective. Nothing can replace your reflection, research, and exploration of the topic.

Steve Levitsky, the David Rockefeller Professor of Latin American Studies and Professor of Government at Harvard University and Director of the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard, discusses the recent landslide election of far-right Javier Milei as Argentina's next president.

In this live recording of Soul of the Nation, Rev. Jim Wallis and the Center on Faith and Justice hosted Harvard University political scientist Steven Levitsky for a discussion on his new book “Tyranny of the Minority.” In the book, Levitsky argues that authoritarianism threatens the foundations of the U.S. political system, which the Constitution prevents from becoming a true multi-racial democracy. Levitsky is co-author of the New York Times bestseller How Democracies Die and the David Rockefeller Professor of Latin American Studies and Professor of Government at Harvard University. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Squarely in the heart of the Trump administration, Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt published a book titled How Democracies Die which proved enormously popular. Celebrities read it. Obama read it. Most people you know probably pretended to have read it. Five years later, Levitsky and Ziblatt are back with a sequel of sorts, arguing that in the United States, democracy might never have been fully alive in the first place, strangled in the cradle by our very own constitution. To explain how their thinking has changed since How Democracies Die and discuss the new book, Tyranny of the Minority, we're thrilled to have on today's podcast Daniel Ziblatt, Eaton Professor of Government at Harvard University and director of the Transformations of Democracy group at Berlin's Social Science Center. In this episode, we poke around into all of the different ways the United States privileges minoritarian politics. Ziblatt explains that a major contribution of Tyranny of the Minority is showing how regular politics interact with our constitution's minoritarianism to create a particularly potent anti-democratic danger for the United States. We discuss the legislative advantage minorities have in the U.S. thanks to our love of holding onto grand old traditions like the filibuster and what that means for statutory interpretation. Democratic backsliding, the advantages of party politics, papal smoke and mirrors–it's all in there. We hope you enjoy. This podcast is generously supported by Themis Bar Review. Referenced Readings How Democracies Die by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt Democratic Justice: Felix Frankfurter, the Supreme Court, and the Making of the Liberal Establishment by Brad Snyder “Inside or Outside the System?” by Eric Posner and Adrian Vermuele After Misogyny: How the Law Fails Women and What to Do about It by Julie Suk The Anti-Oligarchy Constitution: Reconstructing the Economic Foundations of American Democracy by Joseph Fishkin and William Forbath “The Insulation of Local Governance from Black Electoral Power: Northern Cities and the Great Migration” by Jacob Grumbach, Robert Mickey, and Daniel Ziblatt

The first time I posted about the harsh reality of America's collapsing democracy, it seemed like many folks were genuinely surprised to see that America is not actually the Greatest Democracy on Earth. According to the democracy index compiled by the EIU and published annually by The Economist, America is actually a “flawed” democracy. The United States was downgraded from “full” to “flawed” democracy after half of America handed the keys to the White House to a wannabe dictator-con man who immediately began to roll back civil liberties and ignore the rule of law. The Cycle- On Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Sadly, America's not even the best “flawed” democracy. Technically we're only the 6th best “flawed” democracy, one spot behind Israel (a state folks who have been mainlining antisemitic propaganda from Hamas for the past decade describe as an “apartheid state” of “colonizing” “oppressors” committing “genocide.”)That's why the very second I saw the topic Steve Levitsky's and Daniel Ziblatt's latest book, Tyranny of the Minority I knew I had to get them onto the show. In Tyranny, Levitsky and Ziblatt, who are both professors at Harvard and are also the authors of another important book you should definitely read titled How Democracies Die, have put their fingers right onto the pulse of something you need to understand: America's institutions are failing and must be reformed for our democracy to ever flourish again.Our institutions were brilliant constructs of an 18th century world and a newly born country with one common fear among its creators: too much consolidation of federal power. Thus, America's Constitution was constructed to remove the creation of policy from the direct control of its chief executive, which is why most Americans are familiar with the terms “checks and balances” and “separation of powers” even if they'd be hard-pressed to specify what it means exactly, or how it actually works, in any meaningful way. So concerned with the centralization of national power were the Founding Fathers that they codified checks and balances and separation of powers within each branch of government too.As America is painfully learning right now, the House of Representatives was given sole “first mover” power in the appropriations process even though the “power of the purse” was granted to Congress at large. We can not fund the government without the House of Representatives which is why having it closed for 3 weeks while the Republican Party fights over custody of the kids is so damaging to our domestic and foreign policy interests. Its why federal judicial appointments and treaty approval power belongs solely to the Senate. Its why Chief Justice John Marshall wasn't laughed out of the room when he asserted that the judicial branch had a “right of review” of actions taken by the legislative and executive branches in what went on to be called “judicial review.” Yes, the Founding Fathers were positively OBSESSED about centralized power and did everything they could to gum up the works and force compromise in a system designed with one main goal in mind: to avoid creating a tyranny of the majority. American institutions are designed to have a bias against action. It is very easy to propose legislative goals and very hard to actually enact them. This was true in America's best of times and this, my friends, is not the best of times. Fast forward 236 years and the very same institutional checks and balances that were supposed to protect us from a king have left America all but paralyzed on policy formation. Name a pressing policy problem and you'd be hard pressed to find Congress effectively legislating it despite robust public opinion begging for action on issues like immigration reform, climate change, and gun safety. So what happened? Why have the institutions that served our young Republic so well, for so long, suddenly feel like they're in danger of collapse? Listen and find out. The Cycle- On Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Thank you for reading The Cycle- On Substack. This post is public so feel free to share it. Get full access to The Cycle- On Substack at thecycle.substack.com/subscribe

This episode is a re-release of episode 18 where I interviewed Professor Steven Levitsky, co-author with Daniel Ziblatt of 2018 best-seller "How Democracies Die". He has recently released a new book called "Saving Democracy, Tyranny of the Minority" so I thought it would be a good idea to see how his predictions from 2018 have held up based on more recent events. I've been quite busy over the past few months moving and getting set up in a new city, so I appreciate your patience with my recycled content. More new stuff is on the way! Dr. Levitsky is the David Rockefeller Professor of Latin American Studies and Professor of Government and Director of the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard University. As more and more people are worrying about the ongoing erosion of long-standing political norms we explore the question, 'should we take US democracy for granted?'. Are there parallels between our current politics and the historical rise of autocracies? What are the factors that have contributed to the polarization of political discourse? What is the price of democracy? Join me on Facebook at https://facebook.com/AlScottRational Support the podcast at https://patron.podbean.com/TheRationalView #podcast #therationalview #evidencebased #democracy #trump #elections #freedom #liberty #fascism #polarization #politics #gerrymandering

2023 has been an amazing year for prog in all forms, but especially in the number of amazing debuts that have been released.  One of the best of them so far has belonged to The Anchoret, who brought out their special blend of rock, metal and jazz in the form of their amazing debut, It All Began With Loneliness.  Ed Levitsky, the mastermind behind the band, sat down to talk with me about the genesis of the band and the album, as well as his new software!

Jonathan Levitsky, an M&A and PE partner at Debevoise & Plimpton, discussed clerking on the Supreme Court, working on the Kosovo peace accords and transitioning to an M&A and PE practice.

Host Reed Galen is joined by Dr. Steven Levitsky (Professor of Government at Harvard University) to discuss how authoritarianism continues to threaten American democracy, why the GOP continues to publicly embrace authoritarianism while many privately denounce it, and what to expect from Trump, DeSantis, and the rest of the 2024 hopefuls. Plus, is the United States in line for a violent origin of durable authoritarianism? Be sure to pre-order Dr. Levitsky's upcoming book, “Tyranny of the Minority: Why American Democracy Reached the Breaking Point”. If you'd like to connect with The Lincoln Project, send an email to podcast@lincolnproject.us.  

We love APIs. It tells us a little about products and a lot about how various vendors feel about structured automation. In today's episode we'll chat about the FileWave API - what can be done, what can't - and of course, some cool uses in a new age of AI for everything! Our guest is Josh Levitsky, Global Head of Pro Services at FileWave, who gets to tinker with the FileWave APIs often. Hosts: Tom Bridge - @tbridge@theinternet.social Charles Edge - @cedge318 Marcus Ransom - @marcusransom Guests: Josh Levitsky - @jlevitsk Transcript: Click here to read the transcript (brought to you this week by Alectrona) Links: Carmina Burana - 'In Taberna Quando Sumus' - Carl Orff Bulk Update the Enrollment User (auth_username) using API JumpCloud Restart an MDM Device with Kext Paths: JumpCloud API - 2.0 AlmaLinux OS Use the winget tool to install and manage applications | Microsoft Learn Charles' Similarity script to find GPT-3 and GPT-J sources Forums - FileWave Alliance  - Web Forum FileWave Discord Server  - Discord Server Josh Levitsky: josh.levitsky@filewave.com / https://www.linkedin.com/in/jlevitsk  FileWave Product Management - Knowledge Base - FileWave Knowledge Base (atlassian.net) Script to Bulk Update auth/enrollment username and client name from CSV - Knowledge Base - FileWave Knowledge Base (atlassian.net) Sponsors: Kandji Kolide dataJAR Alectrona Watchman Monitoring If you're interested in sponsoring the Mac Admins Podcast, please email podcast@macadmins.org for more information. Get the latest about the Mac Admins Podcast, follow us on Twitter! We're @MacAdmPodcast! The Mac Admins Podcast has launched a Patreon Campaign! Our named patrons this month include Weldon Dodd, Damien Barrett, Justin Holt, Chad Swarthout, William Smith, Stephen Weinstein, Seb Nash, Dan McLaughlin, Joe Sfarra, Nate Cinal, Jon Brown, Dan Barker, Tim Perfitt, Ashley MacKinlay, Tobias Linder Philippe Daoust, AJ Potrebka, Adam Burg, & Hamlin Krewson  

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O Roda Viva desta semana discute as ameaças à democracia brasileira com o cientista político Steven Levitsky. Professor em Harvard, nos Estados Unidos, Levitsky é referência em estudos sobre a América Latina e um dos autores do best-seller “Como as Democracias Morrem”. Para Steven Levitsky, se as forças democráticas tirarem Bolsonaro do poder, e o Brasil se reconciliar com a sua democracia, o impacto em toda a América Latina será positivo. A bancada de entrevistadores conta com Daniel Bramatti, editor do Estadão Verifica; Janaína Figueiredo, repórter especial do Jornal O Globo; Joel Pinheiro, filósofo e economista; Ju Wallauer, apresentadora do podcast Mamilos; e Natalia Viana, diretora-executiva da Agência Pública. A apresentação é de Vera Magalhães.

Bob is a journalist, public intellectual, and the author of many books, including The Moral Animal, Nonzero, The Evolution of God, and Why Buddhism Is True. He’s written for countless magazines, including The New Republic, where he co-wrote the TRB column with Mickey Kaus. He and Mickey also co-founded Bloggingheads TV, and the two regularly converse on The Wright Show and The Parrot Room. He also has his own Substack, the Nonzero Newsletter.Bob is quite simply brilliant, and his books have been very influential in the development of my own thinking. Empirical but spiritual, he’s one of a kind.You can listen to the episode right away in the audio player above (or click the dropdown menu to add the Dishcast to your podcast feed). For two clips of my convo with Bob — on what could possibly stop Putin now, and on the danger of humiliating a country — head over to our YouTube page.New transcript just dropped: my convo with Jonathan Haidt over the damage wrought by social media over the past decade. A primer:A listener gives “thanks for producing an interesting, thought-provoking podcast” — then dissents:There was much interesting material in your interview last week with Francis Fukuyama, but there was one major source of disappointment and irritation: your misrepresentation of the ideas of Michel Foucault. Blame Foucault for what you want, but at least try to represent his work truthfully. Contrary to what you asserted, there is no theory of conspiracy in Foucault. On the contrary, he sought to explain that power is exercised in society much less by domination by a few than by influence through diffuse means. He documented how mechanisms of power emerge over time to establish social order in the face of changing economic, social and cultural conditions.  In fact, Foucault sought to answer the question you asked at the end of your interview: if we’re all autonomous, how do we create community? What is it, Foucault asked, that brings order to society at different times, that makes us behave and think in tune with each other, that makes us behave in socially compatible ways, that makes us see ourselves as part of society, and how do we deal with those who seem to deviate from prescribed ways of being and acting? There’s no conspiracy there. There is the steady construction, by numerous people looking to make life more manageable, more productive, etc., of intellectual, institutional and practical means of bringing some order to things and of getting individuals to internalize that order. Here’s a clip from the Fukuyama episode that’s getting a lot of views:Next, a long dissent over last week’s column, “Can A Cult Become A Movement?”:You wrote: “A figure who could mimic Trump’s broader f**k-it-all style, and focus on substantive policy more than Trump does, and have a record of actually getting s**t done, could conceivably co-opt the Trump populism without the Trump baggage.”You must be joking. How do you propose for Trump’s successor to “mimic Trump’s broader f**k-it-all style” — the “it” apparently including democratic norms, the U.S. Constitution, and America’s 200-plus-year tradition of peaceful transitions of power? Trump doesn’t have “baggage.” Not telling your fiancée that you’ve fathered a child during a drunken one-night stand is “baggage.” What Trump has is a proven willingness to burn everything to the ground rather than do the right thing when said right thing involves any damage to his ego. And here’s the kicker: Trump would not have been able to do what he did had it not been for the approval of the GOP.You seem to believe that Trump is the problem, and as soon as he goes away, we can all get back to normal and pretend the Trump presidency never happened. Sorry to shout in all caps, but this is really freaking important: TRUMP IS NOT THE PROBLEM. TRUMP IS A SYMPTOM.Trump is a symptom of a political party that (with very, very few honorable exceptions) wants to grab onto power and hold onto it, ethics be damned. They stood by while Trump spread vicious lies, tried to pressure a secretary of state into altering vote counts, incited a riot (complete with chants of “Hang Mike Pence”), and continues to act like a victim who has been wrongfully deprived of his throne. Had some combination of his cabinet members and GOP congresspeople told him, “Shut up, you clown, what you’re doing is wrong,” January 6 would not have happened. As Bill Maher said on his show, “It’s time to admit that the Republicans don’t just hate the Democrats; they hate democracy. They hate the player and the game!”And you want them back in the White House? Because Biden is old and decrepit and something about trans children and CRT and inflation? I’m sorry to say it, but you sound like Trump apologists back in 2016: “Yes, Trump did some bad things, but Hillary’s emails! And Benghazi!11!!!11”As for the Democrats, I highly recommend this piece by your fellow Substacker Freddie de Boer. To summarize: Democrats suffer from a “worst of both worlds” scenario. On Twitter and in the media, they are the woke fanatics who want to cancel you for using the wrong pronoun and to teach your children that all cis-het white Americans are the Antichrist. In Congress, they are a coalition of woke activists, centrists, and everyone in between, forced to plead with Romney, Collins, and Manchinema to get anything done. The former is more conspicuous than the latter, and so the average voter gets a mental image of Democrats as crazy extremists, while actual progressives are tearing their hair out in frustration with not being able to save the climate and implement universal childcare.Also, I am well and truly flabbergasted by your juxtaposition of “How awful that innocent children have been murdered with a gun! We must do something about the easy availability of guns in our country!” with “Wouldn’t it be swell if Governor DeSantis [who received an A rating from the NRA] became our President in 2024!”Face, meet palm; head, meet desk.Mr. Sullivan, I know you’re a conservative, and I don’t expect you to be happy about the Democrats’ positions on taxes and abortion and whatnot. But please, for the love of all that is holy, do not let that blind you to the danger that the GOP represents. To answer the question in your headline — Can A Cult Become A Movement? — no. No, it cannot. Not if you want America to remain a democracy. As any longtime reader will know, I have no brief for the GOP. I’ve been harshly criticizing it for decades. I would vote for any Democrat rather than Trump, who remains a profound threat to what’s left of liberal democracy. And even if you think Trump represents the real GOP, I don’t think you can argue that his personal vileness, demagogic genius, and insatiable narcissism didn’t also make a difference. And the fact is: we have two parties, the Democrats have completely bungled their opportunity to recapture a vacated center, and I profoundly oppose their ever-leftward social authoritarianism. As for my reader’s defense of the Biden Dems, it’s no defense. The president knew how slim his Congressional majority was, and instead of working from the center out, as he promised, proposed the biggest spending package in decades, has echoed every extreme left position, from abortion to race to immigration to sex changes for children, misjudged the economy by funneling more borrowed money into an overheated economy with supply restraints, and committed the US to a long war of attrition in Europe which Russia believes it cannot lose. There is no one I can see who can replace him who isn’t even further to his left. I voted for Biden, a moderate. I got a woke extremist who cannot command the country’s attention and clearly hasn’t a clue what’s going on in the country. Do you think he understands why and how he may be pushing more Latinos into the GOP camp? I don’t. Pragmatically speaking, in other words, I’m pretty sure the Dems have handed the country over to the GOP for the foreseeable future, and so I’m trying to see how that can somehow save us from a second Trump term. At this point, that’s my main hope. I’m not happy — but DeSantis could be the least awful option in that context. Do you want Biden to run for a second term? It would be “Weekend at Bernie’s,” but not funny.Another reader recommends a book:I was reading your “Rumblings of Rome” piece and couldn’t stop thinking about How Democracies Die by Levitsky and Ziblatt. According to them, democracies are based on a series of unwritten norms of political restraint followed by all the players. They call this “institutional forbearance” and consider it one of the two pillars of a healthy democracy. (The other is “mutual tolerance.”) Money quote:Forbearance means “patient self-control; restraint and tolerance,” or “the action of restraining from exercising a legal right.” For our purposes, institutional forbearance can be thought of as avoiding actions that, while respecting the letter of the law, obviously violate its spirit. Where norms of forbearance are strong, politicians do not use their institutional prerogatives to the hilt, even if it is technically legal to do so, for such action could imperil the existing system.According to the authors, institutional forbearance legitimizes democracy and keeps it going, but once the players start violating the norms, things fall apart. It’s an awesome book and I recommend it to everyone.It is also happening right here right now. It’s a textbook case of the extinction of liberal democracy. Trump was and is incapable of functioning in such a system, and he made everything far far worse. But the Democrats’ response — to shift drastically to the left and to assault our entire system as illegitimate because it doesn’t reflect majority rule in every respect — has made things worse. The response of the Dems to the GOP view that the system is rigged is to argue that the system is rigged in another way — by white supremacy. Both parties are now run by their extremes which do not believe in the rules more than they believe in their agenda. And Biden’s decision to move far to the left of Obama — when he was elected to do the opposite — has told voters like me that voting Democrat means enabling the far left’s seizure of government as well as every other major institution and corporation.Another reader has a truce proposal for the culture wars:I have always voted for Dems because I’m pro-choice. Right now, I’d vote for someone sane who says, “How about we ban assault weapons in exchange for no abortions after 16 weeks?” I’d be in favor of that — with a heavy heart, since it entails giving up a huge chunk of liberty for women. But it might mean less death all around. Everyone loses something and gains something. But who am I kidding? Not going to happen in our lifetimes. Nope. That kind of horse-trading — like building a border wall in return for amnesty — is only accomplished by a liberal democracy. And that’s now extinct in this country. Get full access to The Weekly Dish at andrewsullivan.substack.com/subscribe

Harvard professor Steven Levitsky, author of How Democracies Die, says, "Our politicians have not yet come to grips with the fact that the house is on fire, that our democracy is directly threatened. And that if we don't behave as if there is a crisis, if we don't step outside of the box of normal politics, we will lose. Or at least, we are at risk of losing our democracy."In order to preserve our democracy in the face of attacks by White Christian nationalists, Rev. Jim Wallis says that we need to build a "multi-faith, multiracial, and multi-generational” movement. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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In this previously recorded episode from August, Bhavik and Harsha talk to Dr. David Levitsky, Assistant Professor at Cornell University, about his cutting edge research in the field of Nutrition and the efficacy of the new weight loss program using Caloric Titration. However, that's not it. From getting personal from our own weight loss journeys to finding out what you are truly passionate about, our conversation with Dr. David Levitsky takes twists and turns to create one of the most thought-provoking yet grounded episodes yet.

If you find yourself saying, perhaps of a political speech, “Well, that's just rhetoric”, you are getting things exactly wrong. That's according to my guest today, Philip Collins, former chief speechwriter to Tony Blair and author of “When They Go Low, We Go High: Speeches That Shape the World - and Why We Need Them”. Phil is an old friend of mine and irritatingly good at very many things: he's a philosopher, lecturer, policy wonk, journalist (now for both the New Statesman and the Evening Standard), and much else besides. I think of him now as “Mr. Rhetoric”. Phil believes that rhetoric is essential to the functioning of democracy and, now, to its saving. We talk about Donald Trump, Tony Blair, Boris Johson, Barack Obama, Martin Luther King, Abraham Lincoln, Pericles, sophistry, the role of emotion in political persuasion, the need for enchantment - and the importance of paying our respects. Philip Collins Philip Collins is a British journalist, author and academic. He served as the chief speechwriter for Prime Minister Tony Blair from 2004-2007, after serving as the director of The Social Market Foundation, an independent think tank in the UK. Collins is the founder and writer-in-chief at The Draft, a writing and rhetoric agency, and he also teaches a course on rhetoric at the Blavatnik School of Government at Oxford University. He is a contributing editor at The New Statesman, and a columnist for the Evening Standard.  More Collins We discussed Collins' vastly interesting book, “When They Go Low, We Go High: Speeches That Shape the World - and Why We Need Them” He also authored “Start Again: How We Can Fix Our Broken Politics” and “The Art of Speeches and Presentations,” among other books.   You can follow more of his work on Twitter: @PhilipJCollins1 Also Mentioned  I mentioned the book, “The Liberal Mind,” written by Kenneth Minogue Collins mentioned JP Stern's book “Hitler: The Führer and the People”  Collins also referred to the book “How Democracies Die” written by Levitsky and Ziblatt  The Dialogues Team  Creator: Richard Reeves Research: Ashleigh Maciolek Artwork: George Vaughan Thomas Tech Support: Cameron Hauver-Reeves Music: "Remember" by Bencoolen (thanks for the permission, guys!)

Julie Levitsky, Producer, joins Susan and Ben to discuss Midsommar, a 2019 horror film. Julie shares what it's like having a career at a small production company, trying to keep up with Billy Eichner as he runs down the street, making a new ice cream flavor with Samantha Bee and Ben Cohen from Ben & Jerry's, and how important her early connections were to getting jobs she loves. Julie plays our “Name that Scream” game. Follow Julie on Instagram or IMDB. Leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts to help us reach more listeners. Find out about our guests and upcoming events by following us at Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram, contribute to our Patreon, or shop at lifeinthecredits.com. Life in Our Credits Hosts: Susan Swarner and Ben Blohm Executive Producer: Michelle Levin Logo Art: Melissa Durkin Music Composer and Performer: Steve Trowbridge

El politólogo y profesor de Harvard Steve Levitsky analiza el inicio del gobierno de Pedro Castillo en una entrevista exclusiva para Puente. Levitsky es autor del bestseller “¿Cómo Mueren las Democracias?” y especialista en partidos políticos, regímenes políticos y política latinoamericana. Créditos: Daniel Encinas (Entrevista), Adrián León (Edición de sonido), Francisco Muñante (Diseño gráfico) y María Claudia Augusto y Aarón Quiñón (Preguntas y fact-checking). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/puente-per372/support

Recorded by Rachel Levitsky for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 2, 2021. www.poets.org

Return to work policies are continually in flux in the face of continued uncertainty. No matter what industry you work in, you are likely to look at how big tech is approaching these decisions to see what you can do in your business. Today, Allison Levitsky, Protocol journalist, joins us. Allison covers workplace issues in big tech and has been at the forefront of reporting on the post-pandemic tech workplace. In this episode, Allison shares insights into how some big tech companies are deciding when to return to work. While it is unlikely that these businesses will never physically reopen, many have been trying different models. We talk about vaccine mandates, how companies are enforcing them, and what they are likely to do for employees who choose to not get vaccinated. Rounding off, we also talk about other workplace trends that Allison has seen, along with how people generally feel about returning to work. Tune in to hear it all! Key Points From This Episode: • Get to know today's guest, Allison Levitsky, and how she came to cover workplace issues in tech. • The current decision-making landscape when it comes to return-to-work policies. • How companies are deciding whether or not to return to the office. • What Allison has seen about the factors that influence decision-making when it comes to returning to work. • The growing popularity of vaccine mandates and what this means. • How companies are likely to deal with those who don't want to get vaccinated. • What companies are probably going to do when it comes to getting proof of vaccination. • Dealing with people's health data and privacy; what's happening. • What a hybrid model at companies is likely to look like. • The asynchronous trend Allison is currently seeing. • Companies are starting to realize that if they want to keep their talent, they have to be flexible. • What Allison has seen about how people feel about returning to work.

Could the next presidential election be stolen? Steven Levitsky, professor of government at Harvard University, is concerned that that's precisely what may happen in 2024. Levitsky is co-author, with fellow Harvard professor Daniel Ziblatt, of the international bestseller, How Democracies Die. The book argues that modern democracies are subverted not by military coups, but by weakening key institutions such as the judiciary and the press. Levitsky wrote recently in The Atlantic, “The greatest threat to American democracy today is not a repeat of January 6, but the possibility of a stolen presidential election. Contemporary democracies that die meet their end at the ballot box, through measures that are nominally constitutional. The looming danger is not that the mob will return; it's that mainstream Republicans will ‘legally' overturn an election.” Although Trump failed to overturn the 2020 election results, Levitsky said on The Vermont Conversation, “I see 2020 as a dress rehearsal.” Republicans “appear to not only have the ability, but the interest and the will to overturn an election.” Levitsky and Ziblatt wrote How Democracies Die during the first year of the Trump presidency. Joe Biden carried around a marked-up copy of the book during his 2020 campaign and often cited it. I asked Levitsky, having observed four years of Trump, if he now believes he missed anything when describing how democracies are subverted. “What we missed was the transformation of the Republican party,” he replied. “We didn't view the Republicans as an authoritarian party. …We could not have imagined a majority of House Republicans voting to overturn the election…[or] the vast bulk of the Republican party ultimately condoning Trump's inciting of the January 6 storming of the Capitol. And we could not imagine the Republican party across the country taking steps to prepare in all likelihood to steal or try to steal the 2024 election. That is the behavior…of an authoritarian party.” “Parties become authoritarian when they really come to fear losing,” he asserts, and “a party based almost exclusively on white Christians has a hard time winning elections.”

Today on Boston Public Radio: We begin the show by talking with listeners about the rising death toll of unvaccinated Americans, and whether it's time for mandatory vaccines. Michael Curry explains how communities of color were disparately impacted by the COVID-19 crisis, and shares his thoughts on mandating vaccines. Curry is the president and CEO of the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers and a member of Governor Charlie Baker's COVID Vaccine Advisory Group. He's also a Member of the National NAACP Board of Directors, and the Chair of the Board's Advocacy & Policy Committee. Corby Kummer talks about the introduction of lab-grown foie gras, and the growing number of fine dining establishments eliminating meat from their menus. He also touches on non-compete agreements in the fast food industry. Kummer is the executive director of the Food and Society policy program at the Aspen Institute, a senior editor at The Atlantic and a senior lecturer at the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. Rick Steves discusses catastrophic flooding in Germany, and measures to slow the effects of climate change in Europe. He also shares his experience visiting a working-class Helsinki sauna, calling for tourists to incorporate more local spots into their travels. Steves is an author, television and radio host and the owner of the Rick Steves' Europe tour group. You can catch his television show, "Rick Steves' Europe," weeknights at 7:30 p.m. on GBH 2 and his radio show, “Travel With Rick Steves,” Sundays at 4 p.m. on GBH. Revs. Irene Monroe and Emmett G. Price III share their thoughts on the treatment of Black academics in higher education across the U.S., focusing on the outcry following Price's dismissal from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. They also talk about the NFL's decision to play “Lift Every Voice and Sing” before each game in the 2021-2022 season. Monroe is a syndicated religion columnist, the Boston voice for Detour's African American Heritage Trail, and a visiting researcher in the Religion and Conflict Transformation Program at the Boston University School of Theology. Price is the founding pastor of Community of Love Christian Fellowship in Allston. Together, they host GBH's All Rev'd Up podcast. Then, we ask listeners if they've switched to a plant-based diet. Profs. Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt weigh in on the state of democracy following restrictions on voting rights. They also talk about their recent Atlantic piece, “The Biggest Threat to Democracy is the GOP Stealing the Next Election.”Levitsky is the Director of the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard University. Ziblatt is the Eaton Professor of the Science of Government at Harvard University. They're the authors of “How Democracies Die”. They're currently working on a follow-up of their book.

Lily and Sofya go to EST for the first time in a long time. But is anyone checking on the lights? The water filter? What happened to the shelves? And what was the play, the play they were here to see?   Co-written by Youngblood's Lily Houghton and Sofya Levitsky-Weitz, directed by Jake Beckhard, featuring Jacob Brandt, Lily Houghton, & Sofya Levitsky-Weitz, with sound designer Jack Mullin & sound engineer Caroline Eng.    Help us bring more plays to the table at ESTnyc.org/lunchmoney.

Empata Perú tras empezar perdiendo. El JNE le rechaza 10 apelaciones a Fuerza Popular. Levitsky se queja de Gestión. La aprobación de Sagasti se dispara. Y Castillo va a Mala.Síguenos en Sudaca.peFacebook.com/sudacaperu.peTwitter.com/SudacaPeruLinkedin.com/company/sudaca-perúInstagram.com/sudacaperu/Lima – Perú#Sudaca​​​​ #LoÚltimo​​​​ #Encuestas​​​​ #Elecciones​​​​ #Elecciones2021​​​​ #Perú​​​​ #AlexandraAmes​​ #DavidRivera#Debate

Rachel stops by to tell us all the fun things to do in the high country!

Perdu's English-spoken podcast, Time Lost, focuses on unpublished and unpublishable work. In this third episode of Time Lost, Romy Day Winkel revisits an interview with NYC-based poet Rachel Levitsky, live in Perdu, right before lockdown. Levitsky reads from an unpublished work called ‘Existing Condition’. In the conversation that follows, Rachel and Romy contemplate the possibilities of queer gossip in writing. When facing an increasing pressure to show up autobiographically as a writer, how does one navigate accountability in a generative way?

In the second episode, I read excerpts from the following texts:*How Democracies Die* by Levitsky and Ziblatt -- here are the key signals for authoritarianism*Ballpark: Baseball in the American City* by Paul Goldberger --  finding space for Yankee Stadium*Frederick Douglass* by David Blight -- at the ten year anniversary of the assassination*Queen Victoria* by Lucy Worsley -- Albert's Christmas trees*Readings in Moby-Dick* -- "Meanings of the Sea" by William Hamilton -- water frees

This Fall has been a busy season for democracy, from elections in Bolivia (and the United States) to a resounding vote for a new Chilean constitution. Steve Levitsky, director of the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies and co-author of How Democracies Die, puts it all in context in this podcast.

Liad Suez-Karni and Katia Levitzky get Unguarded about the 2011 strike of the Israel women's basketball league (Jori's rookie season in Israel) which involved limiting the number of American players on the teams in an effort to protect the development of national players and how others tried to pit American players and Israeli players against each other. They also discuss how both sides can help each other improve. Liad was a captain of the Israeli National Team and has played in Poland, France and Israel. Kat was born in Ukrania but is a naturalized Israeli citizen who played in Romania and Israel. They both played at Villanova University and are currently retired. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unguarded/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/unguarded/support

På tirsdag før innspillingen av denne Grønn Torsdag var det presidentvalg i USA. Vi tok en prat på bakgrunn av status. Utenrikspolitisk talsperson Sigrid Heiberg kommer og Jan Fadnes som har doktorgrad i politisk megling og dialog og spesielt stor interesse for amerikansk politikk kommer. Noen referanser fra/etter møtet: Fra Jan Fadnes:Mine bokanbefalinger:James Lindsay, Helen Pluckrose: Cynical TheoriesHenry Kissinger: Diplomacy Annet nevnt:Republikanere mot Trump: The Lincoln ProjectProfessor som mistet jobben på Evergreen College: Bret WeinsteinForøvrig, en god nyhetsside for USA-politikk: politico.com Fra Sigrid Heiberg:Mine anbefalinger for å forstå betre det som foregår i USA var'How democracies die' av Levitsky og Ziblatt'These Truths - a History of the United States' av Jill Lepore'Frihetens Mødre' av Magnus Marsdal Og eg skriv under på Jans anbefaling av å sjekke ut Andrew Yang! Du finn han på diverse podcaster, feks Ezra Klein Show, eller youtube

28/10 2020 I dag har vi med oss CBO Erik Digman Wiklund og CSO Victor Levitsky i Targovax. Vi snakker mye om hva vi har å vente av selskapet framover og spennende samarbeid og preklinisk forskning på nye onkolytiske virus. Takk for lytterspørsmål!

In this episode I talk about some of the feedback I've received from my earlier interview with Dr. Stephen Levitsky, "This is How Liberty Dies". I discuss what Dr. Levitsky spoke about as one of the major drivers behind the polarization of political discourse, and how fear of changing demographics in western society has been used as a wedge in political discourse.   Follow me on https://therationalview.podbean.com/# Comment at https://facebook.com/groups/therationalview Insta https://instagram.com/the_rational_view Twitter https://twitter.com/AlScottRational #therationalview #newpodcast #evidencebased #politics #polarization #fear #polarisation #diversity #democracy #fascism #authoritarian #hatespeech #racism

Justin and Stephen start by reflecting on Breonna Taylor, bureaucracy, and the risk of competitive authoritarianism in American democracy. Megan DeFranza joins to discuss the lived experiences of intersex people and the risk of literal lifelong damage that can come through the lack of understanding. Megan shares how her search for theological truth led her into a place of advocacy for others, and how following Jesus can lead to moments of holy disruption. Megan, Justin, and Stephen discuss the practical consequences of ideas and the role of theologizing in shaping our responses to the world. Megan discusses her new film as well as why she continues to identify as an evangelical. Megan also provides some insight on the complex relationship between Intersex and LGBT experiences. We have show notes for you at profsinrooms.com and find bonus material on Patreon!About Our Guest:Megan DeFranza is a theologian, author, speaker, and film-maker. Author of Sex Difference in Christian Theology: Male, Female, and Intersex in the Image of God (Eerdmans) and a contributing author to several volumes including Two Views on Homosexuality, the Bible, and the Church (published by Zondervan) and most recently Understanding Transgender Identities: Four Views (published by Baker) You can learn more about Megan at www.megandefranza.com.To donate to production costs, visit profsinrooms.com or become a patron.Resources from this episode: Megan DeFranzaMegan on TwitterStories of Intersex and Faith FilmSex Difference in Christian Theology by Megan DeFranzaTwo Views on Homosexuality, the Bible and Church (book)Understanding Transgender Identities: Four Views (book)Competitive Authoritarianism by Levitsky and Way

In this episode of the Political Economy Forum Podcast, Professor Victor Menaldo and Nicolas Wittstock discuss the meaning and virtues of Liberal Democracy and the political earthquakes that Populists have provoked across contemporary democracies. The conversation mentions works by North, Wallis, and Weingast, Levitsky and Ziblatt, John Wallis, Cas Mudde, Magistro and Menaldo, and Munger and Munger, as well as a New York Times op-ed by Victor Menaldo and Seattle Times op-ed by Menaldo. This podcast is produced by Matthew Dagele, Morgan Wack, and Nicolas Wittstock. Our theme music was created by Ted Long. Any questions or feedback, please contact uwpoliticaleconomy@gmail.com

In this episode I interview Professor Steven Levitsky, co-author with Daniel Ziblatt of 2018 best-seller "How Democracies Die". Dr. Levitsky is the David Rockefeller Professor of Latin American Studies and Professor of Government and Director of the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard University. As more and more people are worrying about the ongoing erosion of long-standing political norms we explore the question, 'should we take US democracy for granted?'. Are there parallels between our current politics and the historical rise of autocracies? What are the factors that have contributed to the polarization of political discourse? What is the price of democracy? Join me on Facebook at https://facebook.com/AlScottRational Follow me on Podbean at https://therationalview.podbean.com/# #newpodcast #therationalview #evidencebased #democracy #trump #elections #freedom #liberty #fascism #polarization #politics #gerrymandering

Tal como o Rocky Balboa dos filmes o constitucionalismo brasileiro está numa luta acirrada, com as costas nas cordas do Ringue e cercado por oportunistas e autoritários já passamos muito do décimo segundo assalto e ainda estamos em pé lutando. Perda de confiança no governo, polarização política, desigualdades econômicas, corrupção e grandes desastres políticos, não é de hoje que nosso constitucionalismo vem sendo golpeado, passando por uma crise, ou desidratação como preferem alguns, estamos encarando agora a interpretação criativa de alguns juristas que levantam teses sobre a intervenção militar constitucional, poder moderador e outras teses antidemocráticas, que usam da roupagem da Constituição para atacá-la. As últimas semanas viram o ascender de um debate acalorado nos círculos do Direito sobre o artigo 142 da Constituição Federal, suas implicações na realidade e sua correta interpretação. O Café Democrático não se colocou do lado do debate e resolvemos tentar ajudar um pouco nosso lutador valente, passando pelo histórico de autoritarismo e corrupção no governo brasileiro, pelas teorias mais recentes sobre o constitucionalismo e a democracia, Paulo Schier, Heloisa Câmara e Bruno Lorenzetto entram no ringue no sétimo episódio da Temporada 2020 do Café Democrático! Bom Café e uma excelente audição! Referências de Estudo: - BALCKIN, Jack. Living Originalism - TUSHNET, Mark. Why the Constitucion matters? - LEVITSKY, Steven & ZIBLATT, Daniel. Como as Democracias morrem - VILHENA, Oscar Vieira. A Batalha dos poderes: Da transição democrática ao mal-estar constitucional - SCHWARCZ, Lilia Moritza. Sobre o autoritarismo brasileiro Gostou do episódio? Quer entrar em contato conosco, fazer sugestões ou críticas? Mande um e-mail: cafedemocraticopodcast@gmail.com Episódio #17 Temporada #02 Introdução: Discursos de Mário Covas, Lula, Benedita da Silva e Ulysses Guimarães, música de fundo "Vai Ser Assim", Criolo. Encerramento: "Trem das Onze", Adoniran Barbosa.

POPULISMO - FILOSOFIA POLÍTICA *Apoia-se: https://apoia.se/canaldosocran REFERÊNCIAS 1) Bobbio, NORBERTO. Dicionário de Filosofia Política. 2) Livro 1 - Levitsky, STEVEN. Ziblatt, DANIEL. Como as Democracias Morrem - aMAZON. 3) Livro 2 - MOUNK, Yascha. O Povo contra a Democracia - Companhia das Letras. 4) Artigo sobre Populismo: https://www.historiadomundo.com.br/idade-contemporanea/populismo.htm 5) Documentário Evita pós morte: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wp3vStUKt9A 6) Filme Eva Perón: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYOdyClmuis

POPULISMO - A DANÇA DE CHÁVEZ E O FERMENTO BOLSONARO * Apoia-se: https://apoia.se/canaldosocran * Referências: 1)Escalada de Chávez: https://www.institutoliberal.org.br/blog/solapando-a-democracia-como-hugo-chavez-deu-um-golpe-de-estado-com-fachada-juridica/ 2)Escalada de Chávez: https://gabriel2308.jusbrasil.com.br/artigos/813814799/a-constituicao-e-instrumento-de-legitimacao-dos-atos-governamentais?ref=feed 3) Documentário Venezuela - A sombra de Chávez: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c88ucEyiicA 4) Livro 1 - Levitsky, STEVEN. Ziblatt, DANIEL. Como as Democracias Morrem - aMAZON 5) Livro 2 - MOUNK, Yascha. O Povo contra a Democracia - Companhia das Letras 6) Artigo sobre Populismo: https://www.historiadomundo.com.br/idade-contemporanea/populismo.htm

Tema - Democracia - Teoria Política em Norberto Bobbio. *Apoia-se: https://apoia.se/canaldosocran Referências e indicações: *Bobbio, NORBERTO. Dicionário de Filosofia Política - Pg 319 *Bobbio, NORBERTO. Teoria Geral da política - LIVRO - Quarta parte - Cap 7 e 8 * Levitsky, STEVEN. Ziblatt, DANIEL. Como as Democracias Morrem - aMAZON *Le Bon, GUSTAVE. Psicologia das Multidões *Documentario Democracia Ateniense: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3yVRkvP-w4 *Habermas: https://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-512X2010000100012 *Habermas - Obra para consulta: Teoria do agir Comunicativo *Vídeo: Olavo - Estamento Burocrático - PT ou Bolsonarismo? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uduAyvGxbno *Hoppe, HANS-HERMANN - Democracia o Deus que Falhou

Wie steht es um die Demokratie der Bundesrepublik Deutschland? Das Objekt der Analyse sind die autoritären Bestrebungen der AfD. Auf dem Buch "Wie Demokratien sterben" von Levitsky und Ziblatt aufbauend machen wir heute Politiktheorie. / Shownotes: https://ennoying.de/?p=460 / Social Media: @ennoyingpodcast / Musik und Mix: Torben Budelmann / Feedback: hallo@ennoying.de

It’s time for a democracy check. With the Trump Impeachment Trial over and the 2020 presidential primaries in full bloom, I’ve been thinking a lot about what I imagine many other people are wondering, too: How’s our democracy doing? Are America’s democratic norms still valid? How much more can our institutions take? And this was even before the Roger Stone sentencing reduction news broke. So I decided to dedicate the next two conversations to the topic. The first one looks at democracy itself – coming out of only the third impeachment trial in our 250-plus year history, how stable are we? The second looks forward: If free elections fill the center of a true democracy, how stable is our election process? Both conversations are with previous podcast guests. Today’s is with the two Harvard professors  -- Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt -- who I talked with two years ago and who first brought the issue to national prominence with their New York Times bestseller “How Democracies Die.” As I relistened to our previous podcast – and as I note in this one – it’s crazy how predictive they were about the way things could go. The second podcast will be with Rick Hasen, UC Irvine Law and Political Science professor, creator of the Election Law Blog, and author of the new book “Election Meltdown: Dirty Tricks, Distrust, and the Threat to American Democracy.” Some background on Levitsky and Ziblatt, Professors of Government at Harvard. Levitsky’s research interests include political parties, authoritarianism and democratization, and weak and informal institutions, with a focus on Latin America. Ziblatt’s interests include democratization, state-building, comparative politics, and historical political economy. His focus is on European political development.  Together they’ve spent more than 20 years studying the breakdown of democracies around the globe – places like Germany, Italy, Chile, Venezuela, Peru, among others. Among my questions to them was an update to one of my previous questions: After so much work on shaky democracies in other countries, can they believe even now that somehow our country has become their new laboratory. One editorial note: As you’ll hear, near the end of our conversation, I got Roger Stone – Department of Justice headline alert on my phone just as my guests were talking about Attorney General Barr and the ways in which various manipulations of legal systems can impact a democracy’s health. Talk about real life proving the point in real time. While I interrupted the conversation to ask Daniel and Steven’s reaction, the news had just broken and no one had had time to fully consider what it could mean. And one listening note: Daniel took our call via Skype from Germany. Sometimes his audio is a little digitized, but that’s the price of primary research. For show notes & my newsletter, go to chrisriback.com.

Leaders have so much influence in the lives of those they lead, which is why they should always pay attention to the legacy that they're leaving.   On this episode, I interview Dale Brown, former LSU Basketball Coach and owner of Dale Brown Enterprises:   What we talked about: Dale's role models — his mom and his coach How to build players up with respect and love The letter Dale wrote to Shaquille O'Neal How he led LSU to 17 winning seasons in a row   Check out these resources we mentioned during the podcast: Dale quotes from Booker T. Washington, Oscar Wilde, and Einstein! How Democracies Die by Levitsky and Ziblatt   Check out the full podcast with Dale Brown by clicking here. If you don't use Apple Podcasts as your audio player, you can also find every episode at this link.

Raskolnikov på Vestnorsk teater, boken "How democracies die" av Ziblatt og Levitsky, og det legendariske kultbandet The Story of The Brian Jonestown Massacre

Antoni Gutiérrez-Rubí, assessor de comunicació i consultor polític i Milagros Pérez Oliva, periodista, ens parlen de democràcia i xarxes socials; de la tensió entre dos elements, el bé abundant (la informació) i el bé escàs (l’atenció); de l’acceleració de les nostres vides que es contraposa amb els processos polítics tradicionals…I de l’excés de poder digital: més poder del que sabem, podem i hem d’utilitzar, un poder que, si és capaç de transformar la capacitat deliberativa lenta dels processos polítics, crearà un greu problema.Morozov, Lassalle, Levitsky, Maldonado, sorgeixen en el discurs de Gutiérrez-Rubí com a referències per entendre com moren i com poden ser salvades les democràcies davant els postpulismes, l’excés d’informació i l’amenaça tecnològica. I per deixar clar, sobretot, que la democràcia està amenaçada, que, sense un fort compromís individual, sense l’acció ciutadana directa al marge d’unes institucions acomodatícies, no pot salvar-se. No se salva allò que no es defensa.

Nesse episódio, nossa equipe recebe o Professor e Pesquisador Andrei Ferreira Fredes (http://lattes.cnpq.br/0539856827008791) para um bate-papo sobre liberdade de expressão na internet, o impacto das fake news e as pesquisas acadêmicas realizadas sobre esse assunto. Referências citadas: MILL, John Stuart. Sobre a Liberdade. Porto Alegre: L&PM. 2017. LEVITSKY, Steven; ZIBLATT, Daniel. Como as Democracias Morrem. Rio de Janeiro: Zahar. 2018. O Povo contra Larry Flynt (The People vs. Larry Flynt). Direção: Miloŝ Forman. Estados Unidos, 1996. Privacidde Hackeada (The Great Hack). Direção: Karim Aimer, Jehane Noujaim. Estados Unidos, 2019. STF – ADPF 187. Relator: Ministro Celso de Mello. Data de Julgamento: 15/06/2011, Tribunal Pleno. Data da Publicação: 27/06/2011. STF – HC 82424. Relator: Ministro Moreira Alves. Relator para o acórdão: Ministro Sepúlveda Pertence. Data de Julgamento: 17/09/2003, Tribunal Pleno. Data da Publicação: 30/09/2003.

Hosts Chris and Ken speak to Levitsky about the state of democracy in Latin America, what might have gone wrong in Venezuela, and the future of Argentina.

Hoje eu estou inspirada pra falar para vocês sobre estratégia de despolitização, filantropia e uma figura que representa bem o cenário atual brasileiro: Tabata Amaral, ou como carinhosamente é chamada de "Batata Liberal", que decepcionou muitos brasileiros que a achavam a cara da nova política. Na primeira parte eu vou começar pela despolitização e ao fim eu fecho com a filantropia para costurar meu argumento final sobre como despolitizar debates fazem com que cidadãos caiam na falácia de boas intenções liberais que servem aos interesses de capitalistas. A transcrição do programa está em: https://medium.com/@dimitravulcana/tabata-amaral-despolitiza%C3%A7%C3%A3o-e-filantropia-barata-21ef8af41482Siga Dimitra Vulcana: Twitter: www.twitter.com/dimitravulcana,Instagram: www.instagram.com/dimitravulcana Facebook: www.facebook.com/dimitravulcana/ ---Siga HQ da vida: Twitter: www.twitter.com/hqdavida Instagram: www.instagram.com/hqdavida Facebook: www.facebook.com/doutoradrag/ ¯`•._.••¸.-~*´¨¯¨`*•~-.,-( APOIE O HQ DA VIDA )-,.-~*´¨¯¨`*•~-.¸••._.•´¯ www.padrim.com.br/hqdavidaapoia.se/hqdavidaReferências:MIGUEL, L. F. A reemergência da direita brasileira. In: GALLEGO, E. S. O ódio como política: a reinvenção da direita no Brasil. São Paulo: Boitempo, 2018.LEVITSKY, S; ZIBLATT, D. Como as democracias morrem. Rio de Janeiro: Zahar, 2018.FERNANDES, S. Sintomas mórbidos. São Paulo: Autonomia Literária, 2019.AVELAR, M. O público, o privado e despolitização nas políticas educacionais. In: CÁSSIO, F. Educação contra a barbárie. São Paulo: Boitempo, 2019.AVELAR, M; BALL S, J. Mapping new philanthropy and the heterarchical state: The Mobilization for the National Learning Standards in Brazil. International Journal of Educational Development, 2017.Vídeo Tese Onze sobre despolitização: "Nem esquerda nem direita" e a pós-política Vídeo Doutora Drag sobre direita: Existe ideologia de direita?Descrição da imagem: num primeiro plano Dimitra com um olhar desconfiado, ao fundo a Tabata desesperado e algumas batatas voadoras. A capa possui um recorte meio estralas no céu a esquerda e cores do arco-íris a direita. O título do episódio está na capa.

America's constitutional system of checks and balances has endured for more than two centuries. This is due, in part, to two unwritten political norms: respectful tolerance between opposing political parties, and a measure of restraint by the administration in power. Yet at contentious times in our history, those guardrails of democracy have been put to the test.

Espacio público y derechos humanos, uso de medios del estado, Cómo mueren las democracias, de Levitsky, estrategias de guerra informativa del chavismo en twitter. Venezuela como un estado adelantado. Dónde tener conversaciones en el ciberespacio. Hacemos un montón de referencias sobre un episodio que grabamos y nunca escucharás. Vicente no cree que José Roberto Duque sea una persona. Ley de Protección de Datos en Ecuador, lrotegiendo a los niños de los peligros de la internet. Pornografía. Ayahuasca.

Melvyn Levitsky is a retired State Department foreign service officer. He served, among other posts, as the U.S. ambassador to Bulgaria from 1984 to 1987, and as the political officer at the US Embassy in Moscow from 1972 to 1975. During those years he curated an astounding amount of intelligence about Soviet government oppression, corruption and other activities. Curiously, as Vladimir Putin's "regime" has been implicated in a blatant attempt to interfere in the 2016 presidential election and, again, in the 2018 midterm elections, Levitsky's historical knowledge provides a clever and perceptive blueprint for how to confront a new Cold War.

How does a democracy die? In stops and starts – says our guest this week – and usually, from within. Steve Levitsky is a professor of politics at Harvard and the co-author of the recent bestseller How Democracies Die. Drawing from history and present day (think: Venezuela), Levitsky makes a compelling case for precisely how an autocrat could bring down the pillars of democracy. And Ian presses him on perhaps the most worrying implication of all: is the United States next?   +World Cup + Turkey Elections + Migrants in the Mediterranean.   Let's get to it. Subscribe to the GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your preferred podcast platform, to receive new episodes as soon as they're published.

How does a democracy die? In stops and starts – says our guest this week – and usually, from within. Steve Levitsky is a professor of politics at Harvard and the co-author of the recent bestseller How Democracies Die. Drawing from history and present day (think: Venezuela), Levitsky makes a compelling case for precisely how an autocrat could bring down the pillars of democracy. And Ian presses him on perhaps the most worrying implication of all: is the United States next?   +World Cup + Turkey Elections + Migrants in the Mediterranean.   Let’s get to it.

Democracy is under threat. From Venezuela to Turkey, from Hungary to the Philippines, powerful leaders are rewriting their countries norms and laws to secure power at the expense of their citizens. Professor Steven Levitsky tells us how democracies die – and what the outlook is for America. For More on this Topic: Check out Levitsky’s book with Daniel Ziblatt, How Democracies Die Read their OpEd on threats to democracy

Archived edition of the Public Morality featuring Harvard professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt discuss the recent bestselling book How Democracies Die. Former Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve Board joins me to discuss the debt, the deficit and the economy.

Questions about democracy have been front and center in the United States, especially since the 2016 election. What is the state of democracy both in the United States and around the globe? How are our democratic institutions faring in the modern age — especially given new and emerging threats like “fake news?” In this episode, Julian Zelizer and Sam Wang discuss the overall health of democracy — and whether it’s in danger — with Steven Levitsky, professor of government at Harvard University, and co-author of “How Democracies Die,” with Daniel Ziblatt. Levitsky’s research interests include political parties, authoritarianism and democratization, and weak and informal institutions, with a focus on Latin America. In addition to “How Democracies Die,” he is author of “Transforming Labor-Based Parties in Latin America: Argentine Peronism in Comparative Perspective” (2003), co-author (with Lucan Way) of “Competitive Authoritarianism: Hybrid Regimes after the Cold War” (2010), and co-editor of “Argentine Democracy: The Politics of Institutional Weakness” (2005); “Informal Institutions and Democracy: Lessons from Latin America” (2006); and “The Resurgence of the Left in Latin America” (2011). He is currently engaged in research on the durability of revolutionary regimes, the relationship between populism and competitive authoritarianism, problems of party-building in contemporary Latin America and party collapse and its consequences for democracy in Peru.

I might not have a more important political conversation this year than the one I just had with Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt. You’ll be tempted to look at the title of their book How Democracies Die and – particularly if you sit on the left side of things – think that it’s purely about President Trump. It’s not. Yes, of course, it covers Trump. Specifically, by looking at authoritarians across continents and throughout history, the authors outline four key indicators of Authoritarian Behavior. And, many of you may not be surprised – they find that candidate and President Trump has infringed on all four. But what you’ll also see – more clearly and ominously – is what we might call the Great Softening. What you’ll see is that the weakening of our democracy began long before Donald Trump came down his Trump Tower escalator in 2015 and announced his candidacy.Quite simply, this book will change the way you look at the last 40 years, daily events, our country, and even democracy itself. If you love democracy, you will love this book.Some background: Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt are Professors of Government at Harvard. Levitsky’s research interests include political parties, authoritarianism and democratization, and weak and informal institutions, with a focus on Latin America. Ziblatt’s interests include democratization, state-building, comparative politics, and historical political economy. His focus is on European political development. Together they’ve spent more than twenty years studying the breakdown of democracies around the globe – places like Germany, Italy, Chile, Venezuela, Peru, among others. Now, as you’ll hear, much to their own surprise, our country has become their laboratory. I should add that if you love democracy, this book also might worry you. While the authors make clear that American institutions are incredibly strong – and, indeed, to date they have held up – you’ll also see how things can change and how they can go south. Our days for taking democracy for granted are gone. 

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Our latest Iran Chat is with Dr. David Collier, author of the new book, Democracy and the Nature of American Influence in Iran: 1941-1979.  Dr. Collier is also a research consultant in Washington DC and teaches democracy and democratization in Boston University's Washington DC program. The first half of our conversation focuses on Dr. Collier's usage of linkage and leverage to analyze and better understand the history of the period; the second half addresses how his analysis of the history applies to current issues in US-Iran relations and US foreign policy more generally.  Dr. Collier's book is being published this month; you can purchase a copy on Amazon or Syracuse University Press.   Some excerpts from our conversation are below:   Using Linkage and Leverage to Understand American Influence in Iran "Linkage and leverage [first introduced in a book by Levitsky and Way] have often been used to try to understand external pressure in the processes of democratization... I think it's an interesting model to try to examine how the US can influence other countries in an effective way."  "Linkage looks more at the soft power aspect of how the US can influence other countries based on linkages to the administration or a society in general.  These links can include economic links, social links, political links – the whole spectrum of relationships between one country and another.   Leverage looks more at the hard power aspect of what the US can do in a more active way to promote change in a different country. For example, whether it can offer rewards (e.g., acceptance into international organizations) or punishment (e.g., sanctions, international condemnation) for the behavior of an administration." Whether Increased US Linkage or Leverage Could Have Prevented the Revolution "I think the beginning of the decline of US leverage in Iran, which began after the enactment of the Shah's White Revolution [and which accelerated under Nixon]... I think if the US had maintained its position that without political reform the Shah would eventually succumb to eventual revolution - and if they had been able to work to push the Shah towards political reform rather than economic and social reform (which was the Shah's focus) - that could have led to a more peaceful evolution of the Iranian system.  Maybe it would look more like the British system today where you have a monarch that reins but doesn’t rule.  If the US had been able to apply constant pressure in the 60’s and 70’s, something like that could have occurred.“ US Foreign Policy's Focus on Short-Term Goals "I think the nature of the American political system is that it gives itself to short term thinking and not much to self reflection.  Administrations in the US are always working towards the next election; are always focused on the short term, "what can we do in the next 4 or 8 years," and there isn’t much of an ability to create a long term plan to look at things in more of a historical perspective.  So you do get lots of repetition.   If you wanted to change the system you would have to maybe think about term limits for presidents allowing them to focus on longer terms or [install an advisory body] with a view to history and the goal of focusing the minds of the administration to not repeating the mistakes of the past." "America First": Is it More Honest Foreign Policy? "I think it is.  One of the main problems that faced American-Iranian relations was the lack of interest in the Iranian society in general, the Iranian opposition, and what the Iranian people wanted. So it wouldn’t be helpful to go back to a situation where the US was able to control Iran. I think it would be better if the US had less of a proactive role in trying to control states and did focus more on America first and gave more respect to countries to develop independently.  The current regime in Iran uses American intervention as a reason for their continued presence... they always argue about being wary of American intervention. Maybe if the US withdrew a bit from certain policy areas that could allow Iran in particular to have more of an internal debate over its future rather than always focusing on threats from the external environment.  I think that could be beneficial in a certain way.  I think going back in time to an overly controlling American foreign policy is not the way to go forward."   To support this and other AIC programming, please make a tax-deductible contribution at http://www.us-iran.org/support.

Brian from The Great Metal Debate talks with musician and songwriter Eddy Levitsky of the Canadian metal bands HolloW and Karkaos. www.facebook.com/thegreatmetaldebate www.youtube.com/channel/UCLC0ED1Ri2oNwBQW9All3Yw Have a question for the podcast, or a suggestion for an artist you'd like us to interview? Give us your feedback at: thegreatmetaldebate@gmail.com