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The Good Fight

Jonathan Sumption on the Limits of State Power

Feb 12, 2022
51:45

Jonathan Sumption, Lord Sumption is a British judge, author and historian. He is a former Justice of the United Kingdom Supreme Court and a frequent public commentator.

 

In this week’s conversation, Jonathan Sumption and Yascha Mounk discuss the prospects for democracy in the English-speaking world, the value of judicial oversight, and the power of strong political conventions.


This transcript has been condensed and lightly edited for clarity.


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