The Future of Liberal Democracy

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CNN's John Sutter and CNN.com editor-in-chief John Avlon talk about the state of liberal democracy around the world in 2023. The last couple of years have brought some very good news, but there's still a lot of stories to be worried about says Avlon. "The landscape that we're looking at in any given time shifts," writes Avlon.

John Carey is Professor of Government at Dartmouth College and is a co-founder of Bright Line Watch, a research group which monitors threats to American democracy.

In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and John Carey discuss whether recent publications casting doubt on the extent of democratic erosion have any merit; why many Americans believe the charges against former President Trump to be politically motivated; and why, no matter the outcome, indicting a former president may trigger a cycle of retaliatory prosecutions.

This transcript has been condensed and lightly edited for clarity.

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