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Podcasts

Bookstack

A podcast of books and ideas, hosted by Richard Aldous

6 Episodes

Can American Democracy Recover after Trump?

Larry Diamond
Can American Democracy Recover after Trump?

Europe to Joe Biden: It’s Not All Sugar and Spice

Josef Joffe
Europe to Joe Biden: It’s Not All Sugar and Spice

BOOKS: A Political History of Backstabbing

Rebecca Burgess
BOOKS: A Political History of Backstabbing

Podcasts

Bookstack: Ian Buruma on America's Special Relationship with the UK

Richard Aldous
Bookstack: Ian Buruma on America's Special Relationship with the UK

Bookstack: Edmund Fawcett on his book Conservatism

Richard Aldous
Bookstack: Edmund Fawcett on his book Conservatism

Bookstack: Mark Salter on Senator John McCain’s Legacy

Richard Aldous
Bookstack: Mark Salter on Senator John McCain’s Legacy

Upcoming Events

Dec. 4, 2020: Joe Horowitz, Angel Gil-Ordoñez, Murray Horwitz, Karen Karbiener, and William Sharp discuss “Walt Whitman and Democracy.”

Dec. 8, 2020: Jessica Drun, Charles Dunst, and Shahn Savino discuss “Will America Defend Taiwan?”

Dec. 11, 2020: Jessica Brandt and Eric Edelman discuss "Offsetting Authoritarian Advances."

Dec. 14, 2020: Aviezer Tucker on "Democracy against Liberalism?"

January, Date TBD: Sheila A. Smith discusses "how Japan sees China — and the U.S."