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Because democracy needs a pod. Informed conversations on democratic erosion and rejuvenation, hosted by Rory Truex, Associate Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University.
Rory Truex hosts Civic Forum, a news show with 28 episodes published.
Across many democracies, workers comprise a majority of the labor force but only a small fraction of elected office-holders. Why does democracy consistently fail the working class? And what can be done to get more worker
On Civic Forum, Rory Truex interviews writer and journalist Jasmine Sun about how Silicon Valley is “bracing for a permanent underclass,” the belief among many AI insiders that AI will increase inequality, reduce economi
Will AI empower dictatorships to exert Orwellian level control over their citizens? In this session of Civic Forum, Rory is joined by two leading experts on China's censorship, propaganda, and surveillance practices, Mar
Rory is joined by ex-FBI special agent and Yale lecturer Asha Rangappa to talk about how the FBI has lost its way. Asha discusses her own experience as an agent, and how the values of Fidelity, Bravery and Integrity are
What the prospects for democracy in Iran? What will happen to the regime after the death of Ayatollah Khamenei? What is the level of support for regime? In this "emergency" episode, Rory is joined by Daniel Tavana, a pro
How has Donald Trump changed the American presidency? How does his challenge to the Constitution fit in context with other backlash presidents like Andrew Johnson and Richard Nixon? In this episode of The Civic Forum, Ro
In this episode of The Civic Forum, Rory speaks with authoritarianism scholar Dr. Marcel Dirsus, author of How Tyrants Fall, about whether the US is entering a period of authoritarianism and what stands out as unique abo
Rory is joined by Ex-CIA official Steven Cash to discuss the threats posed by Donald Trump to American democracy. Cash is the director of the Steady State, a group of former national security professionals dedicated to n
Venezuela... Greenland... Iran... Denmark?. The list of Trump's foreign policy adventures seems to grow by the day. Rory Truex is joined by Paul Poast, Associate Professor at the University of Chicago, to help make sense
In this solo episode, Rory examines the state of American democracy under Donald Trump. He discusses the four distinct chapters in Trump's authoritarian power grab. This episode also explores the resilience of American s
Is Venezuela heading toward regime change? Are the U.S. and Venezuela destined for war? Why is Trump so interested in Venezuela, and what will be the fate of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro? Rory Truex is joined on T
Bridge Grades founder Brad Porteus joins Rory Truex on The Civic Forum to explain how polarization is shaping Congress and why some lawmakers work across the aisle while others fuel division. The conversation breaks down
American democracy isn’t unraveling in Washington—it’s happening in the states. In this episode, Rory Truex talks with political scientist Jake Grumbach, author of Laboratories Against Democracy, about how federalism, on
What does a second Trump term actually mean for U.S.–China relations? Could Washington and Beijing find their way to a political truce, or are we headed toward a sharper, more dangerous phase of rivalry? In this episode
In this episode of the Civic Forum, Rory Truex, an associate professor from Princeton University, discusses the intersection of democracy and the business community with Daniella Ballou-Aares, the founder of The Leadersh
Indivisible's Ezra Levin joins Rory Truex to reflect on No Kings, the Democrats' November 2025 election wins, and where the pro-democracy movement goes from here.
Are America’s courts still capable of protecting the rule of law in the face of Trump's authoritarian power grab? In this episode, Princeton constitutional scholar Deborah Pearlstein joins Rory Truex on The Civic Forum t
New America's Lee Drutman joins Rory Truex to explain how the U.S. two-party system fuels polarization, gridlock, and democratic decline—and how reforms like proportional representation and fusion voting could help fix i
In this week’s episode of The Civic Forum, Rory Truex is joined by Holden Thorp, the Editor-in-Chief of the Science family of journals. They discuss the state of American science and how Trump's attacks on universities m
In this episode of The Civic Forum, Rory leads a conversation with four leading scholars of democratic erosion — Steven Levitsky (Harvard), Adam Przeworski (NYU), Susan Stokes (UChicago), and Daniel Ziblatt (Harvard) — o
Jennifer Pan
Stanford
1 appearance on this show
Marcel Dirsus
author of "How Tyrants Fall: And How Nations Survive"
1 appearance on this show
Brad Porteus
Founder · Bridge Grades
1 appearance on this show
Jessica Chen Weiss
Professor of China Studies and the faculty director of the Institute for America, China, and the Future of Global Affairs at Johns · Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies
1 appearance on this show
Ezra Levin
Indivisible
1 appearance on this show
Lee Drutman
author of 'Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop' · New America Foundation
1 appearance on this show
Susan Stokes
Tiffany and Margaret Blake Distinguished Service Professor, Department of Political Science · University of Chicago
1 appearance on this show
Daniel Ziblatt
Eaton Professor of the Science of Government, Director, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies · Harvard University
1 appearance on this show
Steven Levitsky
author · Harvard University
1 appearance on this show
John Carey
clinical geneticist · support organization for trisomy (SOFT)
1 appearance on this show
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