Democracy's Resilience to Populism's Threat (Guest: Kurt Weyland)
Download MP3Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Kurt Weyland, Mike Hogg Professor in Liberal Arts at the University of Texas at Austin, to discuss his new book, Democracy's Resilience to Populism's Threat: Countering Global Alarmism. They discuss how populist leaders can only destroy democracy under special, restrictive conditions, which many never face. They also chat about how left-wing populists typically suffocate democracy only when benefitting from huge revenue windfalls, whereas right-wing populists must perform the heroic feat of resolving acute, severe crises.
Get the book here: https://www.cambridge.org/us/universitypress/subjects/politics-international-relations/comparative-politics/democracys-resilience-populisms-threat-countering-global-alarmism?format=HB
Show Notes:
National Constitution Center: Democracy, Populism, and the Tyranny of the Minority (VIDEO)
https://constitutioncenter.org/news-debate/podcasts/democracy-populism-and-the-tyranny-of-the-minority
Get the book here: https://www.cambridge.org/us/universitypress/subjects/politics-international-relations/comparative-politics/democracys-resilience-populisms-threat-countering-global-alarmism?format=HB
Show Notes:
National Constitution Center: Democracy, Populism, and the Tyranny of the Minority (VIDEO)
https://constitutioncenter.org/news-debate/podcasts/democracy-populism-and-the-tyranny-of-the-minority
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Tim Benson
Ill Literacy, the newest podcast from The Heartland Institute, is helmed by Tim Benson, Senior Policy Analyst for Heartland’s Government Relations team. Benson brings on authors of new book releases on topics including politics, culture, and history on the Ill Literacy podcast. Every episode offers listeners the author’s unique analysis of their own book release. Discussions often shift into debate between authors and Benson when ideological differences arise, creating unique commentary that can’t be found anywhere else.
