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Join Spectacles editors Harry and Philip for Bird's Eye and Reflections as they sit to down to explore the news, current events, and big ideas in politics today through the lens of democratic theory. We won't just explain a headline to you, but we'll try to help you make the connections between today's stories and what they all mean for democracy.
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Adam Gurri talks Constitutionality | Focus Interviews
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Adam's Article
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00:00— Getting started, a note on Uvalde
02:00— What are "lawfulness" and "constitutionality"?
05:04— How about "law and order"?
13:11— Can we reform our way forward?
23:42— What about the role of violence in order?
35:12— Is bureaucracy a challenge to lawfulness?
42:00— Wrapping up
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Brent Giannotta talks Democracy Promotion | Focus Interviews
We sit down to discuss how to effectively combat authoritarianism, assist the spread of democracy, and learn from our past foreign policy mistakes.
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00:00 — Getting started
01:01 — How should we deal (or not deal) economically with authoritarian powers?
06:46 — Are we comfortable being as sanguine about China as we are about Russia?
12:32 — What should we do about crucial strategic partners who may be less-than-democratic (or worse)?
18:55 — You said we could have done nation-building in Afghanistan successfully. How?
28:33 — How can we formulate an attractive economic policy package to partners in Asia?
33:52 — What motivates mass shootings? Is it ideology or something else?
42:47 — Wrapping up
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NYT Solar Article
Germany/Russia explainer #1
Explainer #2
Anne Applebaum's article + our discussion of it
Brent's post on Afghanistan
Brent's LA Times on QAnon & ISIL
Brent's Twitter
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Matthew Slaboch talks Progress | Focus Interviews
Professor Slaboch joins us to discuss his book and the topic of "progress." Is it real? If not, what are we to do?
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Professor Slaboch's book, A Road to Nowhere
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Author Daniel Aldrich | Focus Interviews
Professor Daniel Aldrich sits down with us to discuss his most recent book, Black Wave: How Networks and Governance Shaped Japan’s 3/11 Disasters.
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00:00 — Getting started
01:08 — Summarizing the entire triple disaster, as it played out on 3/11/11
05:42 — Why doesn't Aldrich say "natural disaster" & what do "Networks and Governance" have to do with all this?
10:15 — Does Japan's one-party(-ish) democracy have a "clientelism" problem?
18:10 — Is liberal democracy too individualistic to develop the strong communities necessary for disaster resilience?
28:45 — Do democracy's strengths still apply to Covid? Have authoritarian regimes managed the pandemic better?
38:40 — Nuclear energy: is it a matter of bad regulation or just bad technology?
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Mayor Sly James | Focus Interviews
Former Mayor of Kansas City Sly James sits down with us to discuss political leadership, local government, and how to restore faith in American politics.
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The Opportunity Agenda
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Angelica Oung | Focus Interviews
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Angelica's blog, Taipology
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Customer Reviews
Excellent
Philip and Harry provide a thoughtful, insightful and measured take on liberal democracy at large and the smaller issues of day to day politics. This refreshing and nuanced point of view is one I would suggest to anyone.
Fresh Takes
Spectacles provides a refreshing new way to look at and understand American politics, girded with expert knowledge and in-depth research. You won’t regret peering through these glasses
Excellent journalism!
Extremely well written and informative pieces. Harry and Philip are providing diverse and balanced perspectives in their pieces. Their focus on democracy and how to get us back to sanity in politics is refreshing!