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Democracy Chronicles

Andrew Sullivan On Democracy’s Double-Edged Sword

by Jenna Spinelle - October 17, 2019

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Andrew Sullivan discusses the future of American democracy on this week’s episode of the Democracy Works podcast.

Andrew Sullivan, New York magazine contributing editor, Daily Dish founder, and former editor of The New Republic, is a longtime observer of American politics who does not shy away from controversial opinions. On this episode of the Democracy Works podcast, we discuss the tension between liberalism and democracy, and how that tension manifests itself around the world.

The way Sullivan sees it, the “us vs. them” rhetoric and attitudes in our culture have gone so far that the moderating values and virtues of liberalism will no longer be able to intervene. We also discuss the relationship between dignity and identity politics, and the parallels between the United States and the United Kingdom.

Democracy Works is produced by the McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Penn State and WPSU Penn State. New episodes are released every week. Subscribe to the show in your favorite podcast app.

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Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: Education, Internet and Democracy

About Jenna Spinelle

Jenna Spinelle writes for Democracy Chronicles from Pennsylvania. She is a writer, journalism instructor, and host of the Democracy Works podcast, produced by the McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Penn State.

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