We speak with NYU professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat about authoritarianism. And following that conversation, law professor Sonja West joins me to discuss the First Amendment and press.

Today on the Public Morality, we speak with Winston Salem Mayor Allen Joines. And following that conversation, writer Scott Woods joins me for a dispassionate discussion about racism. What is it; and perhaps more importantly, what it isn’t.

Professor Karen Cox joins us to discuss what feels like political regression in the state of North Carolina. Ross Harris, executive director of the North Carolina Institute for Political Leadership will talk about the mission of the institute and bringing more civility to our factious political discourse.

We speak with Liz Kennedy from the Center of American Progress about the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the potential voter suppression in 2017. And after that Winston Salem Journal editorial page editor and author of From Rage to Redemption in the Sterilization Age, John Railey returns to discuss a new film that will premiere on PBS later this month focusing on the dark chapter of eugenics in North Carolina.

Our focus is the Declaration of Independence. Is it still a radical idea or has the concept central to the American ethos under going a slow death by way of a thousand cuts?

We speak with John Hudak of the Brookings Institute about white marginalization. Drew Courtney from People for the American Way joins us to discuss President-elect Donald Trumps nominee for Attorney General, Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions.

Veteran Journalist Ray Suarez joins us to discuss diversity or lack thereof in journalism. Rev. Jim Wallis talks about where progressive Christianity should be light of the incoming Donald Trump administration.

Jim Hightower returns to discuss the outlook for progressives regardless of the outcome of the General Election. Bill Blancato joins us to discuss climate change legislation.

Political commentator Joe Tuman returns to discuss the impact that the 2016 presidential election is having on down ballot races, particularly in the Senate. And Winston Salem Directior of Marketing and Communications Ed Mc Neal joins us discuss social media and its effect on the culture and the workplace.

National Public Radio CEO Jarl Mohn discusses his vision for NPR. Dr. Katy Harriger joins us to to talk about the current political discourse in America.