About a year ago, on my WhoWhatWhy podcast, I spoke with Harvard professor Daniel Ziblatt, co-author of the book Tyranny of the Minority. Ziblatt takes a hard look at the institutional inertia and political extremism that is threatening the future of American democracy. 

Ziblatt argues that the nation’s precarious condition is defined by two contrasting views of what George Washington called “the last great experiment for promoting human happiness”:  one that aspires toward a multiracial, multicultural democracy focused on equity and inclusion, and another that leans toward authoritarianism — a dichotomy Ziblatt says is epitomized by the events of January 5 and 6.

In light of this weeks events, it was vital that we hear this conversation once again, right now!

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