Francis Fukuyama joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the pushback against classical thoughts about individual rights, rule of law and equality, and what he sees as the decaying of American institutions.
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Has the digital world broken American democracy?
Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt discusses how tech companies have sowed rifts and how the communication breakdown means we are now being ruled by mob dynamics.
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Can Will Hurd’s Republican Party exist?
Will Hurd explains his view of today’s Republican party and what he sees as its future, and his argument that Washington should appeal to the political middle to represent America more wholly.
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The life of Madeleine Albright
We revisit our 2017 conversation with Madeleine Albright, who passed away this week. Albright made history as the first woman to serve as the U.S. secretary of state.
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Are trans kids safe in Texas?
Karen Brooks Harper discusses the children and parents concerned that seeking gender-affirming care constitutes child abuse and might mean family separation.
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Is democracy in decline globally?
Nicole Bibbins Sedaca, Kelly and David Pfeil discuss the health of democracies amid the rise of authoritarianism – and what can be done to strengthen them.
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A judge’s ideas on fixing the justice system
Judge LaDoris Hazzard Cordell joins us to discuss how racism finds its way into courtrooms – and about her efforts to be fair in an imperfect system.
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A conversation with Sen. Connie Mack
Senator Connie Mack joins us to discuss his years as a Reagan Republican, the social changes he pushed for, and the personal tragedy that led him to seek office in the first place.
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The anonymous tycoons shaping your community
Patrick Wyman, host of the Tides of History podcast, joins us to discuss the more salt-of-the-earth millionaires – whose wealth is derived from familial assets and low-wage workers – and the power they have over their local communities.
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The numbers are in: A look at the 2020 census
NPR’s Hansi Lo Wang joins us to explore what the latest numbers say about the country’s racial makeup – and how this snapshot of America drives everything from federal spending to representation in Congress.
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How The Texas Abortion Law Is Like The Fugitive Slave Acts
Michele Bratcher Goodwin is a chancellor’s professor at the University of California, Irvine and founding director of the Center for Biotechnology and Global Health Policy, and she joins us to talk about how weaponizing the citizenry takes a cue from the Fugitive Slave Acts, and how the practice might affect liberty today.
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How We Politicize The Past
Princeton University historian Matthew Karp joins us to discuss how both sides of the political spectrum have used history lessons for wildly divergent purposes, and what that means for the truth.
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