Western Democracy Is Threatening Suicide
Topics: Politics
Public Release Date: October 03, 2017
Do the populist and nationalist uprisings that led to Donald Trump and Brexit signal Western democracy’s certain decline? Or can recent events be seen as part of a healthy and regenerative antidote to policies that have challenged liberal institutions and marginalized the middle class? Some predict that a resilient liberal world order will rally to triumph over fear, xenophobia and fractured political parties – others say that support for autocratic alternatives is on the rise.
ARGUING YES:
Bernard-Henri Levy: French Philosopher & Journalist
Yascha Mounk: Lecturer, Harvard University & Senior Fellow, New America
ARGUING NO:
Clive Crook: Columnist, Bloomberg View
Kori Schake: Research Fellow, Hoover Institution
MODERATOR-IN-CHIEF:
John Donvan: Emmy award-winning journalist