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May 31, 2021
Forum Podcast – “Improving democracy through debate” with Mark Alan Smith
In this episode, Professor Mark Alan Smith of the University of Washington speaks to Forum Fellows Morgan Wack and Nicolas Wittstock about reforming democratic political institutions. Specifically, they discuss the concept of deliberative democracy – which seeks to create institutionalized opportunities for citizens to discuss and debate political issues. Improving Democracy through Debate Books and…
May 24, 2021
Forum Podcast: “Anger, Populism, and Modern Economics” with Mark Blyth
Anger, Populism, and Modern Economics In this episode, Dr. Mark Blyth of Brown University discusses his most recent book, Angrynomics, with Forum Affiliate Morgan Wack. In just under an hour, Mark details everything from the history of capitalism and the causes of economic collapse to the rise of contemporary populism and the European Super…
May 17, 2021
Forum Podcast: “Political Economy of Cancel Culture” with Victor Menaldo
Victor Menaldo speaks to Nicolas Wittstock about a political economy approach to explaining the phenomenon of cancel culture. Political Economy of Cancel Culture You can find our “Political Economy Forum” series on Anchor, or directly on iTunes, Spotify, Breaker, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Radio Public, or on Soundcloud. You can also find us by…
May 12, 2021
IP Waiver on Covid-19 vaccine patents: populism, not solutions
By Victor Menaldo Soon after World War I broke out, the U.S. government expropriated several patents from Bayer, a German Chemical and Pharmaceutical company. It then sold them to US Winthrop Chemical Company. Cue America’s sly statesmen gloating with self-satisfaction: take that, Kaiser Wilhelm II. We just showed you! The only problem with this seemingly…
May 10, 2021
Forum Podcast: “Radical Markets for Radical Democracy” with Glen Weyl
Glen Weyl speaks to Forum Fellow Nicolas Wittstock about his work with RadicalXchange and the reform agenda they propose. In his 2018 book with Eric Posner, Glen Weyl suggests radical reforms to private property, the voting system, immigration, antitrust policy, and the way that technology companies handle data. In this podcast, Glen reflects on the…
May 5, 2021
Forum Podcast: “Democratic Backsliding in American States” – with Jake Grumbach
Guest: Jake Grumbach – Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Washington. Jake Grumbach joins Forum Fellows Morgan Wack and Nicolas Wittstock to discuss the indicators and causes of American democratic backsliding. Jake is the author of the forthcoming paper “Laboratories of Democratic Backsliding.” Coverage of the article, which details his development…
April 27, 2021
Beatrice Magistro accepts Postdoc at University of Toronto
Forum Fellow Beatrice Magistro just accepted a postdoc position at the University of Toronto, and the Schwartz Reisman Institute – working in the PEARL lab with Peter Loewen. We congratulate Beatrice and are looking forward to reading the exciting research that she will produce in Toronto!
April 26, 2021
Forum Podcast “Can Taxes Improve Politics?” – with Jonathan Weigel
Guest: Jonathan Weigel, Assistant Professor of International Development at LSE In this episode, Dr. Jonathan Weigel of the London School of Economics discusses his work on taxation and state capacity with Forum Affiliate Morgan Wack. Throughout the episode Jonathan discusses his work aimed at improving the efficacy of tax collection efforts alongside officials in the DRC. He details the…
April 19, 2021
Forum Podcast: “State v the Internet?” with Natasha Tusikov
Guest: Natasha Tusikov – Assistant Professor at York University. In this episode, Natasha Tusikov discusses the co-edited volume “Power and Authority in Internet Governance: Return of the State?” with Forum fellow Nicolas Wittstock. In this book, the authors discuss challenges arising in different areas of internet regulation. Related work and links mentioned: Haggart, Blayne,…
April 15, 2021
James Long on KOMO News – US withdrawal from Afghanistan
Forum co-founder Prof. James Long was interviewed by KOMO News regarding the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. https://komonews.com/news/local/puget-sound-veterans-react-to-us-withdrawing-all-troops-from-afghanistan-by-sept-11
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