Our guest for episode two is Dr. Max Cameron, a Professor in the Department of Political Science at UBC and Acting Director of the UBC School of Public Policy and Global Affairs. His research focuses on comparative politics, constitutionalism, democracy, and political economy. His book 'Political Institutions and Practical Wisdom: Between Rules and Practice' was published in 2018. Today's conversation is about the way good institutions depend on wise practitioners, especially at a time of excessive partisanship and the hollowing-out of democratic deliberation.