Latest work. All after words programs are available as podcasts. Host its perfect to be with you. I know we talked at the university of california Washington Center several years ago but its nice to see you again and your book, breaking the twoparty doom loop weaves history, Political Science and concrete reforms together and they really for knitting way and in a way that really resonated with me and was a pleasure to read. Its an important book. To pull back a little bit and ask why do you want to write about Political Parties because i know the first book was focused on lobbying. And in th a universe of potentil reform, the electoral college, one of the biggest ones money and politics you chose to focus on th parties as a linchpin. Can you talk about what drew you to the parties and the process . Guest why did i write this book . Because i was worried about american democracy and i saw a hyper partisan ship as a serious problem in the country and wanted to think about if there was so
Welcome to the program for more than 28 years the berlin wall formed the dividing line between freedom and authoritarianism and i do note you can border between democracy and communism but it fell eventually and it fell to people whod had enough the 989 people have been protesting for months in cities across east germany demanding the right to travel and the right to elect a democratic government protests we challenged the communist government like nothing before finally on the 9th of november when crowds began to assemble at the berlin wall the Border Guards had no choice but to allow them to cross into west berlin the wall had fallen. The ideological struggle in berlin from that time is mirrored in protests 9000 miles away in hong kong its residents demanding greater democracy and Voting Rights in a moment well speak to a well known figurehead of these protests joshua walking but heres more on hong kongs fortressed Movement Since its handover to china in 1970. 1997 the beginning of a
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Welcome to the program for more than 28 years the berlin wall formed the dividing line between freedom and authoritarianism and i dont you can border between democracy and communism but it fell eventually and it fell to people whod had enough the 989 people had been protesting for months in cities across the east germany demanding the right to travel and the right to elect a democratic government protests which understood communist government like nothing before finally on the 9th of november when crowds began to assemble at the berlin wall the Border Guards had no choice but to allow them to cross into west berlin the wall had fallen. The ideological struggle in berlin from that time is mirrored in protests 9000 miles away in hong kong its residents demanding greater democracy and Voting Rights in a moment well speak to a well known figurehead of these protests joshua walking but his mall on hong kongs fortressed Movement Since its handover to china in 1970. 1997 the beginning of a ne
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