Welcome to Drinks With Defenders! A podcast hosted by two defense attorneys, Addie and Kayla. Each episode we’ll help demystify the complicated world of law and expand on interesting legal topics in a fun and accessible way. Every episode will also feature a drink of the week. So feel free to learn a new cocktail/mocktail with us or sip on one of your favorites!
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Is it possible for a democracy to govern undemocratically? Can the people elect an undemocratic leader? Is it possible for democracy to bring about authoritarianism? And if so, what does this say about democracy? My name is Justin Kempf. Every week I talk to the brightest minds on subjects like international relations, political theory, and history to explore democracy from every conceivable angle. Topics like civil resistance, authoritarian successor parties, and the autocratic middle cla ...
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While some of the pod crew bond over being camp counselors in the past, others take firm stances on their love or fear of sharks. Sean Combs aka Diddy (we'll spare you the rest), his recent pre-trial and incarceration are at the center of this episode. Kayla and Addie break down what put Diddy in jail, the charges he's being accused of and the stag…
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Episode 17 - Kinky Justice with Moxie Rose
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This week we are joined by in-house educator for Mister Pierre Fashion, Moxie Rose! Diving into the world of consent, Moxie Rose breaks down various topics and definitions related to sexual kinks and fetishes. We also discuss how our societies views on sex influences decisions in the court, how different states hold different laws in place regardin…
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Ep. 16 - Season 2 - Episode 10 - Louis Essig of Get a Grip Podcast
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In this episode we're joined by our guest Louis Essig of Get a Grip Podcast. Now celebrating 8 years of sobriety, Louis helps us understand what many defendants go through when battling addictions. Overcoming challenges from a past criminal record, Louis uses his platform to serve as an advocate for those facing addition. We hope you enjoy this con…
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Ep. 15 - Season 2 - Episode 9 - The Truth About Snitches
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In this episode, Addie and Kayla uncover the murky world of criminal informants. They dive into the ethical dilemmas, hidden motivations, and real-life stories behind criminal informant testimonies. With legal insights and expert opinions, this episode reveals the untold truths of the informant game—all while enjoying this week's featured drink. Li…
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The Prosecutor's Podcast Legal Briefs: 113 Talking Law with Drinks with Defenders
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Enjoy a Frisky as Addie and Kayla join hosts Alice and Brett of The Prosecutor's Podcast. We get to talk about the importance of the defense attorney's role in our justice system. Links: prosecutorspodcast.com patreon.com/DrinkswithDefenders drinkswithdefenders.podbean.com instagram.com/drinkswithdefenders If you think Drinks with Defenders has val…
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Ep. 14 - Season 2 - Episode 8 - High Stakes: Trump’s Immunity and the Criminalization of Homelessness
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In this riveting episode of Drinks with Defenders, Addie and Kayla dive into the Supreme Court's recent landmark decisions. They explore the implications of Trump's immunity case and its potential impact on presidential accountability. The conversation then shifts to the controversial criminalization of homelessness, examining the legal and social …
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The Last Episode. Elizabeth Saunders on How Democracies Wage War and Make Peace
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We've often compared democratic national security and autocratic security making in terms of autocratic elites and democratic voters. My argument is not that all democracies are the same, but I do think we ought to be thinking about autocratic elites and democratic elites and voters. Elizabeth Saunders Proudly sponsored by the Kellogg Institute for…
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When Democracy Breaks: Final Thoughts with Archon Fung, David Moss and Arne Westad
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I think we've seen democracies can be unstable. Autocracies are even more unstable. David Moss Made in partnership with the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation Get your copy of When Democracy Breaks or read it open access. Access Episodes Ad-Free on Patreon Make a one-time Donation to Democracy Paradox. Proudly sponsored by the Kell…
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Ep. 13 - Season 2 - Episode 7 - Trial Tactics and Kyle Rittenhouse
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This week Addie and Kayla delve into the high-profile Kyle Rittenhouse case and dissect the intricate trial strategies employed by both the defense and prosecution. We hope this episode helps listeners better understand the significance of witness testimony, and the impact of media coverage on public perception and jury decision-making. Links: patr…
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When Democracy Breaks: Scott Mainwaring on Argentina
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March 24th, 1976 is the coup and it unleashes wild celebrations in establishment Argentina and almost no opposition.... Of course, this unleashed the most ruthless dictatorship in Argentina's history and in recent South American history as well. Scott Mainwaring Made in partnership with the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation Get yo…
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When Democracy Breaks: 1930s Japan with Louise Young
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There's a fog of democratic breakdown where really you cannot see the actual impact of your choices or your actions until after the fact. Louise Young Made in partnership with the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation Get your copy of When Democracy Breaks or read it open access. Access Episodes Ad-Free on Patreon Make a one-time Dona…
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When Democracy Breaks: Ancient Athens with Josiah Ober and Federica Carugati
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What strikes me about that period is that democracy was not inevitable. Federica Carugati Made in partnership with the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation Get your copy of When Democracy Breaks or read it open access. Access Episodes Ad-Free on Patreon Make a one-time Donation to Democracy Paradox. Proudly sponsored by the Kellogg I…
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Alexander Keyssar on Why We Still Have the Electoral College
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I think that if you got rid of the Electoral College, in the short run, there would be losers. But it hasn't always been the same group and it hasn't always been the same party. Alexander Keyssar Made in partnership with the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation Make a one-time Donation to Democracy Paradox. Proudly sponsored by the K…
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Ep. 12 - Season 2 - Episode 6 - WTF is with Harvey Weinstein and Victims Rights
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WTF is up with Harvey Weinstein? What are victims rights and how do they impact criminal defense? Kayla and Addie discuss what it looks like to be the bad guy in peoples eyes while doing your job. Grab a drink and dive in with us! Links: patreon.com/DrinkswithDefenders drinkswithdefenders.podbean.com instagram.com/drinkswithdefenders If you think D…
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Robert Kagan on the Threat of Antiliberalism
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You actually have to fight in every generation, if you want to preserve liberalism. It's not just going to preserve itself. It's not just the end of history. It isn't just the final resting place of humanity - not by any stretch of the imagination. It's a continual struggle. Robert Kagan Access Episodes Ad-Free on Patreon Make a one-time Donation t…
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Rep Mikie Sherrill on Whether the Bipartisan Consensus on Foreign Policy Will Hold and on Threats to American Democracy
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People in Congress are leaders in their communities and people in some parts of this country are, in my opinion, being led astray. Rep. Mikie Sherrill This episode was made in partnership with the Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy Access Episodes Ad-Free on Patreon Make a one-time Donation to Democracy Paradox. Proudly sponsored by …
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Saskia Brechenmacher on Promoting Gender Equality Through Democracy Assistance Aid
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What does it mean to empower women politically in a context in which the dominant party is engaged in democratic backsliding or other forms of illiberal and exclusionary politics? Would you still want more women to be part of that party? Saskia Brechenmacher Access Episodes Ad-Free on Patreon Make a one-time Donation to Democracy Paradox. Proudly s…
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Democracy in a Postmodern Era with Bruce Ackerman
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We have to reconstruct the foundations of our democracy, building on the past, not repudiating everything we're building on it. Bruce Ackerman Access Episodes Ad-Free on Patreon Make a one-time Donation to Democracy Paradox. Proudly sponsored by the Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Learn more at https://kellogg.nd.edu Sponsored by the C…
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Adam Casey on How Military Aid Can Stabilize and Destabilize Foreign Autocrats
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We thought we were strengthening the militaries in the Cold War. In fact, the political effects of those strengthened militaries ended up leading to a longer-term deterioration and instability. Adam Casey Access Episodes Ad-Free on Patreon Make a one-time Donation to Democracy Paradox. Proudly sponsored by the Kellogg Institute for International St…
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Disinformation is a Threat to Democracy Says Barbara McQuade
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We have to care more about truth than tribe. We have to care more about each other than about profit. Barbara McQuade This episode was made in partnership with the Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy Access Episodes Ad-Free on Patreon Make a one-time Donation to Democracy Paradox. Proudly sponsored by the Kellogg Institute for Interna…
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Grading Biden's Foreign Policy with Alexander Ward
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Whoever you vote for, Biden or Trump at this point, you are voting for a radically different vision of American foreign policy. Alexander Ward Access Episodes Ad-Free on Patreon Make a one-time Donation to Democracy Paradox. Proudly sponsored by the Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Learn more at https://kellogg.nd.edu Sponsored by the C…
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Peter Pomerantsev on Winning an Information War
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All this stuff about half of America just won't listen to this. You're just not trying. You're just not trying. I fear in America people don't try to reach people in echo chambers. Peter Pomerantsev Access Episodes Ad-Free on Patreon Make a one-time Donation to Democracy Paradox. Proudly sponsored by the Kellogg Institute for International Studies.…
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Is Democracy Still in Decline? Yana Gorokhovskaia on the Freedom in the World Report
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Without an elected government, without a government that truly represents... a lot of things are imperiled - rights, democracy, freedom, certainly peace. I think that's another kind of challenge as we go into this year of widespread elections. It's not just about preserving democracy. It's also laying the foundation for peace. Yana Gorokhovskaia Ac…
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When We Misread Dictators... Steve Coll on Saddam Hussein and the American Invasion of Iraq
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As a writer I had the space to try to humanize him without sanitizing him. That was my mission: to try to see the world from behind his eyes in order to explain his otherwise inexplicable behavior. Steve Coll Access Episodes Ad-Free on Patreon Make a one-time Donation to Democracy Paradox. Proudly sponsored by the Kellogg Institute for Internationa…
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Why is the Immigration System Broken? Jonathan Blitzer on How American Foreign Policy in Central America Created a Crisis
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Written into the DNA of American immigration policy, which we tend to regard as a kind of domestic policy - and which in many ways it is - has to do with US foreign policy. Jonathan Blitzer This episode was made in partnership with the Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy. Proudly sponsored by the Kellogg Institute for International St…
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The Surveillance State in China Began With Mao Says Minxin Pei
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I think a powerful surveillance apparatus will continue to be a major obstacle to the development of democratic forces, but it will not be the decisive factor. Minxin Pei Proudly sponsored by the Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Learn more at https://kellogg.nd.edu Access Episodes Ad-Free on Patreon Make a one-time Donation to Democracy…
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After a Coup, Can the Constitutional Order Be Repaired? Adem Abebe on Rebuilding Constitutions in West Africa
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As democracy promoters, we also need to pay a lot of attention to the material needs of people... When these material needs are not satisfied, people will be more willing to give nondemocratic forms a chance. Adem Abebe This episode was made in partnership with the Constitution Building Programme at International IDEA Access Episodes Ad-Free on Pat…
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Can Poland Repair its Constitutional Democracy? Tomás Daly Believes it Can
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Poland will be showing us the endless ingenuity of constitutional thinkers who are genuinely committed to democracy in its many forms. Tomás Daly This episode was made in partnership with the Constitution Building Programme at International IDEA Access Episodes Ad-Free on Patreon Make a one-time Donation to Democracy Paradox. Proudly sponsored by t…
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Ep. 11 - Season 2 - Episode 5 - Justin Ackerman
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Fellow public defense attorney and podcaster Justin Ackerman joins Addie and Clark in this week's episode. Justin, a self proclaimed prison abolitionist, helps us understand what it looks like to come alongside a client and help give them their voice back. Addie and Justin also discuss various aspects of specialty courts, question treatment vs jail…
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Simon Shuster on Zelensky in War and Peace
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I think his heart is in the right place. I've talked to him about these things. He's very sensitive to the judgment of history. He knows that. Ukraine has been fighting since long before he became president to be an independent sovereign democracy with freedom of speech. Simon Shuster Proudly sponsored by the Kellogg Institute for International Stu…
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Marcela Rios Tobar on the Failed Constitutional Process in Chile
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When politics has to solve the problems that it has caused, how can politics do that? Marcela Rios Tobar This episode was made in partnership with the Constitution Building Programme at International IDEA Proudly sponsored by the Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Learn more at https://kellogg.nd.edu Access Episodes Ad-Free on Patreon Mak…
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Ep. 10 - Season 2 - Episode 4 - 2023 Legal Woes
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Here's our 2023 year in review! Addie and Kayla break down significant legal stories from the past year. Links: patreon.com/DrinkswithDefenders drinkswithdefenders.podbean.com instagram.com/drinkswithdefenders If you think Drinks with Defenders has value, please consider taking a brief moment to leave a positive review and subscribe on iTunes here:…
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Kurt Weyland on the Resilience of Democracy
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Populist leaders want polarization. They start polarization. They confront. Kurt Weyland Proudly sponsored by the Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Learn more at https://kellogg.nd.edu Access Episodes Ad-Free on Patreon Make a one-time Donation to Democracy Paradox. A full transcript is available at www.democracyparadox.com. Kurt Weyland…
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Is a New Jim Crow Emerging in India? Ashutosh Varshney Gives a Warning
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That's the point here. It's not there yet. But if electorally the BJP keeps winning, this is a prospect that must be faced. Ashutosh Varshney Proudly sponsored by the Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Learn more at https://kellogg.nd.edu Listen ad-free for just a $5/month on Patreon Make a one-time Donation to Democracy Paradox. A full t…
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Does Democracy Rely on a Civic Bargain? Josiah Ober Makes the Case
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What we really need to do is recommit to the idea that this is difficult, it is valuable, and in order to keep this valuable, difficult thing going, we need to basically pay the cost of educating ourselves, educating the next generation, the background knowledge and skills that citizens need if they are to continue to govern themselves... Josiah Ob…
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Ep. 9 - Season 2 - Episode 3 - 99 Problems
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... but the 4th amendment ain't one! This week Addie and Kayla dive into search and seizure law while dissecting one their favorite hype songs. Happy holidays everyone! Links: patreon.com/DrinkswithDefenders drinkswithdefenders.podbean.com instagram.com/drinkswithdefenders If you think Drinks with Defenders has value, please consider taking a brief…
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Is Islamism Democratic? Sebnem Gumuscu on Islamist Parties in Egypt, Tunisia, and Turkey
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If these Islamist organizations want to stay in these contexts and keep playing the democratic game, they need to commit to the democratic game in the longer run. Sebnem Gumuscu Support the podcast on Patreon Make a one-time Donation to Democracy Paradox. A full transcript is available at www.democracyparadox.com. Sebnem Gumuscu is an associate pro…
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Can America Fight Back Against the Authoritarian Economic Statecraft of China? Bethany Allen Believes We Can
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In the past 26 years, to this day, there has not been one major Hollywood production that has gone against a major Chinese Communist Party red line. Not one. Twenty-six years of silence. Bethany Allen Support the podcast on Patreon Make a one-time Donation to Democracy Paradox. A full transcript is available at www.democracyparadox.com. Bethany All…
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Does Democracy Die in Darkness? Katlyn Carter on Transparency and Secrecy in Early Representative Governments
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If we're thinking about democracy as something broader that is producing equality, justice or these kind of things, often those policies that we might describe as democratic policies can emerge from processes that are undemocratic. I think that's uncomfortable for us to think about. Katlyn Carter Support the podcast on Patreon Make a one-time Donat…
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How Can Democracy Survive in an Age of Discontent? Rachel Navarre and Matthew Rhodes-Purdy on Populism and Political Extremism
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I think populism is rather a specific form of discontent. Discontent is the umbrella term. It's this vague sense that the way things are being done is not working. That democracy is not effective. That it's not serving my interests. Matthew Rhodes-Purdy Support the podcast on Patreon Make a one-time Donation to Democracy Paradox. A full transcript …
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Ep. 8 - Season 2 - Episode 2 - Let’s Get Pretextual
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This week on DWD we unpack pretext stops... what does this mean? Who can this happen to? What communities are most impacted by these stops? Addie and Kayla continue to unpack and expose the realities of being a female criminal defense attorney. Links: patreon.com/DrinkswithDefenders drinkswithdefenders.podbean.com instagram.com/drinkswithdefenders …
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Rachel Schwartz on How Guatemala Rose Up Against Democratic Backsliding
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This was an election that was meant to cement authoritarian rule and it became a democratic breakthrough. Rachel Schwartz Access Bonus Episodes on Patreon Make a one-time Donation to Democracy Paradox. A full transcript is available at www.democracyparadox.com. Rachel Schwartz is an assistant professor of international and area studies at the Unive…
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Who is Alexey Navalny? David Herszenhorn Paints a Picture
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It's impossible not to admire somebody who is willing to stand up for their country, for freedom and democracy, for the idea that Russians should be able to chart their own future and have a say in what their government looks like. David Herszenhorn Access Bonus Episodes on Patreon Make a one-time Donation to Democracy Paradox. A full transcript is…
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Leadership is Not a Formula Says Moshik Temkin
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Leadership is not a formula. It's not something that happens in a vacuum. It's not just something that you can declare about yourself. Moshik Temkin Access Bonus Episodes on Patreon Make a one-time Donation to Democracy Paradox. A full transcript is available at www.democracyparadox.com. Moshik Temkin is a Distinguished Visiting Professor of Leader…
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Ep. 7 - Season 2 - Episode 1 - We’re back!
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Here we are! We're back and launching Season 2 of DWD! In this episode we catch up with each and discuss the new direction of the podcast. Links: patreon.com/DrinkswithDefenders drinkswithdefenders.podbean.com instagram.com/drinkswithdefenders If you think Drinks with Defenders has value, please consider taking a brief moment to leave a positive re…
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Patricia Evangelista Says The Philippines is an Example of What Happens When Autocrats and Dictators Rise and We Let Them
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For people like me or just your ordinary Joes who speak of democracy, I thought it meant freedom. I thought it meant a free press. I thought it meant that people would not die on the streets. Patricia Evangelista Access Bonus Episodes on Patreon Make a one-time Donation to Democracy Paradox. A full transcript is available at www.democracyparadox.co…
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Cenk Uygur is Running an Unorthodox Campaign for President
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You could take that populism and turn it negative, which often happens... But populism could also be a wonderful thing where you're actually appealing to what the voters want instead of what the powerful want. Cenk Uygur Access Bonus Episodes on Patreon Make a one-time Donation to Democracy Paradox. A full transcript is available at www.democracypa…
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Shadi Hamid on Democracy, Liberalism, and the Middle East
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Autocracy as we understand it today is a modern creation. I think there we see very few successful examples of modern autocracies that are able to sustain themselves. Shadi Hamid Access Bonus Episodes on Patreon Make a one-time Donation to Democracy Paradox. A full transcript is available at www.democracyparadox.com. Shadi Hamid is a columnist and …
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Branko Milanovic on Different Visions of Inequality
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Writing a book like that makes you really think brutally about the past. It makes you really think about the current time and also how the future would look at you. Branko Milanovic Access Bonus Episodes on Patreon Make a one-time Donation to Democracy Paradox. A full transcript is available at www.democracyparadox.com. Branko Milanovic is a Resear…
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Yascha Mounk Warns Against a Misguided New Ideology
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I really do think that what we've witnessed over the last decades is the emergence of a new ideology that is meaningfully distinct... I think it really is meaningfully distinct from other forms of what is meant to be left wing in the past from other ideological traditions. Yascha Mounk Access Bonus Episodes on Patreon Make a one-time Donation to De…
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