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Half the Answer #31: The Health of American Democracy

Caitlin M. Green, Trent R. Nelson, Jacob T. Levy

05 Sep 2025 — 1 min read

Caitlin and Trent speak with Jacob T. Levy, Tomlinson Professor of Political Theory at McGill University, about the state of democracy in the U.S. How did we get here? What are the tools and motivations of the people working to dismantle the institutions that make us a democratic nation? Is there a way out of it?

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Resources:

Jacob's website: https://jacobtlevy.com/

Jacob's book: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/rationalism-pluralism-and-freedom-9780198717140

Jacob's work with Niskanen Center: https://www.niskanencenter.org/author/jacob-t-levy/

That GAP ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwzF26o0AuU

Subsequent Abercrombie ad: https://youtube.com/shorts/14sXRgWTfdk?si=CWT_dEqXzbE77H8C

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