In this episode, my guest was Shadi Hamid. We discussed his arguments about democracy, displayed in his new book, The Problem of Democracy, Liberalism, and the second rise of Donald Trump.
Shadi is a fascinating thinker, and the discussion illuminates fresh ideas about why difference is a good thing, what democracy can bring to the table and the danger of denying representation of differences. I really enjoyed the discussion, and if you have any thoughts, please put them in a comment and subscribe to the pod.
Here is an old post which may make for good prior reading on this subject from my substack
Liberal Homogeneity- a response to Shadi Hamid
This is an experimental essay that may be rubbish. The essay is in part a reflection of my book proposal that I have written and hope to be accepted by a publisher. Please read and let me know on my Twitter @thoughtgenerate what you think. Liberal Democracies are typically cited as the bastions of disagreement. They are the political structures guarant…
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