Terry M. Moe's guest appearances

Terry M. Moe

Indivisible Chicago Podcast

Democracy Paradox

Donald Trump

Lawrence Lessig

David Cole

Josh Fox

Sheryl WuDunn

Michael Dorf

Angus Deaton

Thomas Piketty

Paul Robinson

Nicole Johnson

Dick Durbin

Nic Cheeseman

Jennifer Lee

Aynne Kokas

Ken Davis

OwlTail

INDIVISIBLE CHICAGO PODCAST SHOW NOTES FOR MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 20201. With the current president's assault on democracy, one wonders what the ghosts of those who died in wars to protect our democratic way of life might expect of us.2. For those of us who grew up believing that democratic values would be simply impossible to subvert in this country -- well, Donald Trump, you have our attention. This week, to help explain how we got here and what we need to do now, the authors of the new book Presidents, Populism, and the Crisis of Democracy (University of Chicago Press). William H. Howell is the Sydney Stein Professor in American Politics at the University of Chicago. He is currently chair of the Department of Political Science and Director of the Center for Effective Government. Terry M. Moe is the William Bennett Munro Professor of Political Science at Stanford University and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution.

INDIVISIBLE CHICAGO PODCAST SHOW NOTES FOR MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2020 1. With the current president's assault on democracy, one wonders what the ghosts of those who died in wars to protect our democratic way of life might expect of us. 2. For those of us who grew up believing that democratic values would be simply impossible to subvert in this country -- well, Donald Trump, you have our attention. This week, to help explain how we got here and what we need to do now, the authors of the new book Presidents, Populism, and the Crisis of Democracy (University of Chicago Press). William H. Howell is the Sydney Stein Professor in American Politics at the University of Chicago. He is currently chair of the Department of Political Science and Director of the Center for Effective Government. Terry M. Moe is the William Bennett Munro Professor of Political Science at Stanford University and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution.

183 Presidents, Populism, and the Crisis of Democracy - William G. Howell and Terry M. Moe

Millions of Americans are voting for the President of the United States. Some of you will hear this episode before the election is over. Others will likely listen after the election is over. I hope my conversation with William Howell and Terry Moe will have relevance no matter when you listen. William is Chair of the Department of Political Science at the University of Chicago. Terry is a Professor of Political Science at Stanford University and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. Our conversation explores their book Presidents, Populism, and the Crisis of Democracy. These are familiar topics for regular listeners of Democracy Paradox. William and Terry break from many critics of Donald Trump in their defense of the Presidency as an institution. They have tremendous faith in the Presidency to deliver effective governance.Many ideas have been considered as an antidote to populism. William and Terry believe effective government is the solution to the populist backlash. There is some truth in their argument. But more importantly, democracy must always strive for effective governance. Because unless democratic governance is synonymous with effectiveness, authoritarians have a justification for their rule. Thanks to Apes of the State for permission to use their tracks "The Internet Song" and "Bill Collector's Theme Song." You can find their music on Spotify or their Bandcamp.Please visit my blog at www.democracyparadox.com. I have written 80 reviews of both classic and contemporary works of political science with an emphasis on democracy. This week I reviewed Karl Marx's third volume of Capital. Please visit the website and read my book reviews. And don't forget to subscribe to keep up with future episodes.Support the show

Millions of Americans are voting for the President of the United States. Some of you will hear this episode before the election is over. Others will likely listen after the election is over. I hope my conversation with <a href="https://harris.uchicago.edu/directory/william-howell" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">William Howell</a> and <a href="https://profiles.stanford.edu/terry-moe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Terry Moe</a> will have relevance no matter when you listen. William is Chair of the Department of Political Science at the University of Chicago. Terry is a Professor of Political Science at Stanford University and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. Our conversation explores their book <a href="https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/P/bo58173644.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Presidents, Populism, and the Crisis of Democracy</a>. These are familiar topics for regular listeners of Democracy Paradox. William and Terry break from many critics of Donald Trump in their defense of the Presidency as an institution. They have tremendous faith in the Presidency to deliver effective governance.Many ideas have been considered as an antidote to populism. William and Terry believe effective government is the solution to the populist backlash. There is some truth in their argument. But more importantly, democracy must always strive for effective governance. Because unless democratic governance is synonymous with effectiveness, authoritarians have a justification for their rule. Thanks to Apes of the State for permission to use their tracks "The Internet Song" and "Bill Collector's Theme Song." You can find their music on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/4HemfSCDgnPiHQh8Z6iyd6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify </a>or their <a href="https://apesofthestate.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a>. Please visit my blog at <a href="http://democracyparadox.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.democracyparadox.com</a>. I have written 80 reviews of both classic and contemporary works of political science with an emphasis on democracy. This week I reviewed Karl Marx's third volume of <a href="https://democracyparadox.com/2020/10/31/karl-marx-capitalism-volume-3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Capital</a>. Please visit the website and read my book reviews. And don't forget to subscribe to keep up with future episodes.<a href="https://www.patreon.com/demparadox" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

William G. Howell and Terry M. Moe on the Presidency