Episode 37 - Different Perspectives on Democracy with Jeremi Suri and Rick Kennedy Think with Lucie
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This 'Different Perspectives' episode features Jeremi Suri and Rick Kennedy who will be discussing democracy from a historical perspective, its current state and ways to improve it.
Rick is an Interim State Chair of the Forward Party of Texas and a two time democratic candidate for US House. He’s a self described hater of gerrymandering.
Jeremi is a Mack Brown Distinguished Professor for Global Leadership, History, and Public Policy at the University of Texas at Austin. Recently, he's authored a book on the American Civil War called “Civil War by Other Means: America’s Long and Unfinished Fight for Democracy”. Jeremi is also the host of “This is Democracy” podcast.
Forward Party: https://www.forwardparty.com
Rick Kennedy: https://ballotpedia.org/Rick_Kennedy
Jeremi Suri: https://lbj.utexas.edu/suri-jeremi
Jeremi's book: https://www.amazon.com/Civil-War-Other-Means-Unfinished/dp/1541758544
Jeremi's podcast: https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/this-is-democracy/
Follow this podcast on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube. Handle is @thinkwithlucie
0:10: Introduction
1:18 Historical perspective on democracy
6:50 Direct democracy
8:01 Populism+Caesar and fall of the Roman Republic
13:48 Role of religion in democracy
15:31 Gerrymandering/redistricting explained
22:51 How to get rid of gerrymandering
24:51 Why we should expand Congress
34:01 Importance of new generation
36:19 Why are Puerto Rico and DC not a US state
39:25 What is the filibuster and why it should be eliminated
46:14 Introduction to the Forward Party
50:03 Abortion ban in Texas and media bias
55:05 Open primaries
55:41 What is the viability of a third party? How can the Forward Party succeed?
1:01:34 Forward Party stats
1:02:50 Forward Party strategy+2023 plan
1:07:17 Ranked choice voting
1:13:51 Why is voter turnout low and how to increase it
1:18:15 Mandatory voting-yes or no?
1:22:52 Democracy dollars
1:25:07 Voting as a license
1:28:34 Democracy exam with cash payout
1:32:07 Are we on the brink of a civil war?
1:36:52 How can we make education more accessible
1:39:27 Women’s rights and why were women excluded from voting
1:43:28 Freedom of speech+CRT+Twitter
1:53:16 My new social platform
1:53:53 2024 election outlook
This 'Different Perspectives' episode features Jeremi Suri and Rick Kennedy who will be discussing democracy from a historical perspective, its current state and ways to improve it.
Rick is an Interim State Chair of the Forward Party of Texas and a two time democratic candidate for US House. He’s a self described hater of gerrymandering.
Jeremi is a Mack Brown Distinguished Professor for Global Leadership, History, and Public Policy at the University of Texas at Austin. Recently, he's authored a book on the American Civil War called “Civil War by Other Means: America’s Long and Unfinished Fight for Democracy”. Jeremi is also the host of “This is Democracy” podcast.
Forward Party: https://www.forwardparty.com
Rick Kennedy: https://ballotpedia.org/Rick_Kennedy
Jeremi Suri: https://lbj.utexas.edu/suri-jeremi
Jeremi's book: https://www.amazon.com/Civil-War-Other-Means-Unfinished/dp/1541758544
Jeremi's podcast: https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/this-is-democracy/
Follow this podcast on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube. Handle is @thinkwithlucie
0:10: Introduction
1:18 Historical perspective on democracy
6:50 Direct democracy
8:01 Populism+Caesar and fall of the Roman Republic
13:48 Role of religion in democracy
15:31 Gerrymandering/redistricting explained
22:51 How to get rid of gerrymandering
24:51 Why we should expand Congress
34:01 Importance of new generation
36:19 Why are Puerto Rico and DC not a US state
39:25 What is the filibuster and why it should be eliminated
46:14 Introduction to the Forward Party
50:03 Abortion ban in Texas and media bias
55:05 Open primaries
55:41 What is the viability of a third party? How can the Forward Party succeed?
1:01:34 Forward Party stats
1:02:50 Forward Party strategy+2023 plan
1:07:17 Ranked choice voting
1:13:51 Why is voter turnout low and how to increase it
1:18:15 Mandatory voting-yes or no?
1:22:52 Democracy dollars
1:25:07 Voting as a license
1:28:34 Democracy exam with cash payout
1:32:07 Are we on the brink of a civil war?
1:36:52 How can we make education more accessible
1:39:27 Women’s rights and why were women excluded from voting
1:43:28 Freedom of speech+CRT+Twitter
1:53:16 My new social platform
1:53:53 2024 election outlook