American Futures (Ken Taylor Memorial Episode)

November 3, 2024

First Aired: December 31, 2023

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When Ken Taylor passed away, he was working on a manuscript titled Farewell to the Republic We Once Dreamed of. Was Ken right to think the American experiment is on the verge of collapse? Are we heading for authoritarian rule, a national divorce, or even a civil war? Or could better days be on the horizon? In Ken’s honor, Josh and Ray devote their end-of-year special to probing the future of the American republic with Barbara Walter from UC San Diego, Tamsin Shaw from New York University, and Rob Reich from Stanford University.

This episode was made possible by contributors to the Ken Taylor Memorial Fund.

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Barbara Walter, Professor of International Relations, UCSD School of Global Policy and Strategy

Tamsin Shaw, Professor of European and Mediterranean Studies and Philosophy, NYU

Rob Reich, Professor of Politicial Science, Stanford School of Education

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