The latest episode of The Ezra Klein Show features a great conversation between Klein and Yascha Mounk. They discuss the fact that Trump's illiberal instincts are currently, to some degree, mitigated by his incompetence. The scariest takeaway from this podcast is the thought that the unexpected popularity of Trump's illiberalism is trailblazing ( Read more... )

Great episode of Ideas, and required listening for Americans today:

The Truth About "Post-Truth"

This quote really caught my attention:

No one should be running for president of the United States saying that they are a good businessman, because a business is not run like a democracy. In a democracy everyone rules, and that's going to mean that ( Read more... )