PolicyCast

If the Electoral College is a racist relic, why has it endured?

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This is the first episode of PolicyCast's 2020-2021 season. 

Alexander Keyssar is the Matthew W. Stirling Jr. Professor of History and Social Policy at Harvard Kennedy School. An historian by training, he specializes in the exploration of historical problems that have contemporary policy implications.

In this episode, Professor Keyssar discusses his new book: "Why Do We Still Have the Electoral College?" (Harvard University Press, 2020)  He is also the author of the widely-read book: "The Right to Vote: The Contested History of Democracy in the United States" (Basic Books, 2000), for which he was named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.

PolicyCast is hosted by Thoko Moyo, the associate dean for communications at Harvard Kennedy School. 

The podcast is produced and engineered by Ralph Ranalli and co-produced by Susan Hughes. 

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