President Joe Biden listens as Vice president Kamala Harris (L) speaks during an event at the White House with members of the National Governors Association

Can Liberal Democracy Survive?

The Political Scene | The New Yorker | Apr 28, 2022

The past fifteen years have been among the most tumultuous in our history. The tumult is driven by a question whose answer could determine our future: What kind of country do we live in? A buffeted but resilient democracy, or a nation increasingly known among its own citizens for its divisions rather than for its shared commitment to tolerance, equality, and freedom? Evan Osnos, Susan B. Glasser, and Jane Mayer join Dorothy Wickenden to discuss the past, present, and future of the democratic ideal worldwide.

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