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Practical Pluralism: A Series By Persuasion

Danielle Allen on Why Technocratic Liberalism Failed
Yascha Mounk and Danielle Allen discuss democratic backsliding.
 • Yascha Mounk
50:46
Daniel Diermeier on Why Universities Are Their Own Worst Enemies
Yascha Mounk and Daniel Diermeier examine how elite institutions created the backlash that now threatens their future.
 • Yascha Mounk
1:09:10
Teach Students Conservative Thought
The great thinkers on the right must be part of any syllabus that truly serves the next generation.
 • Benjamin Storey and Jon A. Shields
In Defence of Striving
What we can all learn from Texas high school mariachis.
 • Quico Toro
What We Lose When We Can't Talk to Each Other
The past 10 years have done major damage to our social fabric.
 • Eboo Patel
Tom Ginsburg on Whether America Should Adopt a New Constitution
Yascha Mounk and Tom Ginsburg discuss the strengths of the U.S. political system.
 • Yascha Mounk
1:02:35
Irshad Manji on Understanding Each Other in Turbulent Times
Yascha Mounk and Irshad Manji also discuss how to have dialogue with ideological opponents.
 • Yascha Mounk
58:38
How to Have Difficult Conversations
Yascha Mounk and Mónica Guzmán discuss how to speak to people with different views–especially in turbulent times.
 • Yascha Mounk
1:17:50
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