The Health of American Democracy
September 5, 2025
1 hr 2 min
1
31
Full
31 of 90
Episode 31 · September 5, 2025
The Health of American Democracy
0:00 / 1:02:54
Excerpt playback isn’t available for this episode — use the full-episode link.
Search the Record
Moment search isn’t open for this episode yet
When it opens, you’ll be able to type any phrase and jump straight to the second it was said.
The Logical Leftist Episodes Around September 5, 2025
Episode 31 of 90 — walk the feed in the order it was published.
1:02:54This episodeThe Health of American Democracy
Summary
<p>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?</p><p><br /></p><p>Resources:</p><p><br /></p><p>Jacob's website: https://jacobtlevy.com/</p><p><br /></p><p>Jacob's book: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/rationalism-pluralism-and-freedom-9780198717140</p><p><br /></p><p>Jacob's work with Niskanen Center: https://www.niskanencenter.org/author/jacob-t-levy/</p><p><br /></p><p>That GAP ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwzF26o0AuU</p><p><br /></p><p>Subsequent Abercrombie ad: https://youtube.com/shorts/14sXRgWTfdk?si=CWT_dEqXzbE77H8C</p>
Episode details and artwork are published by the show’s own feed. Sentinel plays short cited excerpts and links every episode back to its publisher.