The Effect of Partisanship on Our Institutions
Dr. Savannah Eccles Johnston has a knack for taking complex Constitutional concepts and explaining them concisely, in language that brings historical and political ideas to life.
Her guest appearance with us was no exception. We discuss what she calls the “dark logic” behind the American presidency and the checks and balances built around it, and what the founders and Abraham Lincoln thought was one of the greatest threats to democracy—a demagogue. And more importantly, how to stop a demagogue from coming to power in the United States.
Listen now:
And exercise the greatest check and balance we have—the right to vote.
You can find Dr. Johnston on Instagram @savypolitics and as the cohost of the new podcast This Constitution.
