One issue links the political ructions and failures that have afflicted America in 2020: trust – or, rather, the lack thereof. Neither a COVID-19 vaccine nor a new president will solve this problem; only a new social compact can.Our guest today is Danielle Allen, a political theorist and classicist. She is the James Bryant Conant University Professor at Harvard University, and the author of many popular books, including Cuz: The Life and Times of Michael A. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Repairing America’s Broken Social Compact | Danielle Allen

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Repairing America’s Broken Social Compact | Danielle Allen

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