Honest Politics

Honest Politics

By Alex GamcsikGovernment
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Honest Politics episodes

  • Democracies Struggle to Handle Pandemics

    Authoritarian governments have built-in advantages when responding to emergencies like SARS and COVID-19.  How can democratic governments compensate and respond effectively? Citation: “Compensating for the Authoritarian Advantage in Crisis Response: A comparative case study of SARS pandemic responses in China and Taiwan,” Journal of Chinese Political Science Vol. 17(3) (September 2012): 313-332. China-Taiwan-SARS-JCPS-Final12-19  Author's website: https://hawksites.newpaltz.edu/schwartj/

    20 min
  • How to Increase Voter Turnout

    This policy analysis to determine how to increase Ohio's voter turnout was a signature accomplishment towards earning my Master's in Public Policy. I highly recommend listening to the first couple minutes, then skipping to the last four and a half minutes, unless you want to hear the less-than-thrilling details of policy analysis and the voting structure in 2016 Ohio. Paper and citations available upon request: [email protected]

    32 min
  • Iowa Pre-Game Show!
    Who will win? Listen to Alex’s analysis and predictions before votes are counted in the Iowa Caucuses. Comments? Email [email protected]. Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg, Elizabeth Warren, Amy Klobuchar, and Andrew Yang compete for the nomination!
    23 min
  • The Limits of Exemplars like Dr. King

    Learn about the limits of exemplars, like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, using this discussion of an academic essay. Email [email protected] with comments or to be a guest (for free). Citation: Hamilton, Brian. 2019. “Navigating Moral Struggle: Toward a Social Model of Exemplarity.” Journal of Religious Ethics 47 (3): 566–82. doi:10.1111/jore.12276.

    19 min

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