Democracy Paradox

Robert Lieberman, Kenneth Roberts, and David Bateman on Democratic Resilience and Political Polarization in the United States

Jan 4, 2022
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 4min
2
Did the Polarization of American Politics Begin With the People?
03:44 • 2min
3
What Is the Difference Between Healthy and Pernicious Polarization?
05:58 • 3min
4
Did Polarization of American Politics Begin the People or Their Leaders?
09:05 • 3min
5
Are the Differences Really Disappearing?
12:12 • 2min
6
Political Polarization in the United States
13:47 • 2min
7
The Politics of Polarization
16:01 • 2min
8
How Congress Hasn't Always Been the Place That Holds Down Democracy
17:48 • 2min
9
The Role of Congress in Democratization
19:40 • 2min
10
Congress Is at Its Best When It Does Nothing
21:30 • 3min
11
Does the President Have the Capacity to Reduce Polarization?
24:19 • 3min
12
Reforming the Judiciary in the United States
27:17 • 2min
13
Do You Think the Democrats Risk the Possibility of Overcorrecting for Their Fear of Republicans?
29:41 • 3min
14
Is American Politics Polarized?
33:05 • 2min
15
Is There Blame on Both Sides?
35:13 • 2min
16
The Institutions That Should Be a Bulwark Against the Pernicious Logic of Polarization
36:55 • 4min
17
We Expect More From Our Institutions
40:34 • 2min
18
Are We Going to Turn Away From Polarization?
43:00 • 2min
19
The Four Threats - Democratic Resilience
45:12 • 3min
20
Can American Democracy Overcome Polarization?
47:55 • 4min
21
The Anti-Democracy Threats Need to Be Defeated or Attenuated
52:03 • 2min
22
Can the United States Survive Rising Polarization?
54:15 • 3min