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Tyranny of the Minority: Steven Levitsky

Published: Oct. 12, 2023, 9 a.m.

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Thursday, October 12th, 2023

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Steven Levitsky is Professor of Government at Harvard University. Together with Daniel Ziblatt, he is co-author of How Democracies Die and has just published Tyranny of the Minority. They argue that reforming American institutions to become more democratic will help us achieve a multiracial democracy\\u2014and in the process save democracy itself.\\xa0

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We are on the cusp of a multiracial democracy, but to get there we need to reform our constitution and end counter-majoritarian institutions. Majorities should be empowered to govern. If the majorities are not getting serious consideration in the legislature, something is wrong. For example, states with higher populations should get greater representation because democracy represents people, not territory.

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Guests: Steven Levitsky

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Producer: Zack Travis

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