Civic Forum

By Rory Truex

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Episodes: 26

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Because democracy needs a pod. Informed conversations on democratic erosion and rejuvenation, hosted by Rory Truex, Associate Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University.

Episode Date
Will AI Create Permanent Dictatorships? | Margaret Roberts (UCSD) and Jennifer Pan (Stanford)
Apr 21, 2026
Can the FBI Be Saved? | Asha Rangappa, Yale University
Mar 31, 2026
Bonus Episode: The Prospects for Democracy in Iran | Daniel Tavana, Penn State University
Mar 12, 2026
How Trump Has Changed the Presidency | Julia Azari, Marquette University
Mar 03, 2026
Trump's Authoritarianism: The View from Europe | Marcel Dirsus, The Next Best
Feb 17, 2026
National Security Leaders Sound the Alarm on Trump's Authoritarianism | Steven Cash, Steady State
Feb 03, 2026
Trump and the New International (Dis)order | Paul Poast, University of Chicago
Jan 20, 2026
2025 in Review: Our Authoritarian Year
Jan 07, 2026
Trump, Maduro, and the Crisis in Venezuela | Michael Albertus, UChicago
Dec 16, 2025
Who's Actually Solving Problems in Congress? | Brad Porteus, Bridge Grades
Dec 09, 2025
Laboratories Against Democracy: How the States Became the Front Line of American Authoritarianism | Jake Grumbach, UC Berkeley
Dec 02, 2025
The State and Stakes of U.S.-China Relations | Jessica Chen Weiss, Johns Hopkins SAIS
Nov 24, 2025
The Business Case for Democracy | Daniella Ballou-Aares, Leadership Now
Nov 18, 2025
The Strategy Behind No Kings | Ezra Levin, Indivisible
Nov 11, 2025
How America is Losing the Law | Deborah Pearlstein, Princeton University
Nov 04, 2025
Our Politics Can Be Better | Lee Drutman, New America
Oct 28, 2025
The State of American Science | Holden Thorp, Science Magazine
Oct 21, 2025
The State of American Democracy | Steven Levitsky, Adam Przeworski, Susan Stokes and Daniel Ziblatt
Sep 22, 2025
Do Americans Support Violence and Authoritarianism? | Kevin Arceneaux, Sciences Po
Sep 16, 2025
Tracking American Democratic Decline | John Carey & Brendan Nyhan, Dartmouth College
Sep 08, 2025
Ending the Gerontocracy | Amanda Litman, Run For Something
Aug 25, 2025
What Trump Learned From Orbán | Kim Lane Scheppele, Princeton University
Aug 18, 2025
The Science of Protest | Erica Chenoweth, Harvard University
Aug 14, 2025
What's Ahead For Russia & Ukraine? | Mark Beissinger, Princeton University
Aug 04, 2025
MAGA and Race, What's Different This Time | Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Princeton University
Aug 04, 2025
What's New In Trump's Authoritarian Playbook | Ruth Ben-Ghiat, NYU
Aug 03, 2025