September 19, 2024
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*The support for Trump starkly highlights the divisions in the aftermath of the deadly storming of the Capitol and frames the question about whose definition of governance will prevail — or if democracy will prevail at all. “If our political leaders do not stand up in defense of democracy, our democracy won’t be defended,” said Levitsky, one of the Harvard professors whose new book is “Tyranny of the Minority.” “There’s no country in the world, no country on Earth in history, where the politicians abdicated democracy but the institutions held,” he told The Associated Press. “People have to defend democracy.” *
*Part one: a conversation with Prof Ron Pruessen **Will Biden’s ego bring Trump back to the White House?*
*Part two: a conversation with slate reporter Mark Joseph Stern *The Supreme Court Will Decide if Trump Can Run for President. It’s Not Ready for the Fallout Listen online at www.wnhnfm.org/live Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen,defending democracy, Trump, institutions, Harvard Prof Levitsky, Professor Ron Pruessen, U of Toronto, Biden, ego, 2024, Mark Joseph Stern, Slate, 14th amendment, section 3, US Supreme Court