An inspiring conversation about democracy
Danielle Allen and Ezra Klein discuss what a democratic policy agenda would looks like, how to talk to strangers, and why we need to reform civic education.
September 30, 2019
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An inspiring conversation about democracy
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An inspiring conversation about democracy
Summary
Danielle Allen directs Harvard’s Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics. She’s a political theorist, and a philosopher, and the principal investigator of the Democratic Knowledge Project. I talk about democracy a lot on this show, but it’s her life’s work.
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References:
Talking to Strangers by Danielle Allen
"Building a Good Jobs Economy" by Dani Rodrik and Charles Sabel
Book recommendations:
"Politics and the English Language" by George Orwell
"What America Would Be Like Without Blacks" by Ralph Ellison
Men in Dark Times by Hannah Arendt
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