HeyJaredThe Civic Forum
Calm, informed conversations about the bigger picture issues facing democracy, in the US and elsewhere. Hosted by Rory Truex, Associate Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University.
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Will AI Break Universities? The Future of Teaching and Learning | Jill Dolan (Princeton) and Kate Stanton (Princeton) (opens the original)
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AI is fundamentally changing the classroom, and colleges and universities are struggling to police AI use and preserve academic integrity. In this week's Civic Forum interview, host Rory Truex is joined by Jill Dolan, former Dean of the College at Princeton, and Kate Stanton, director of Princeton's McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning. The interview explores: which universities are getting the AI issue right; whether standard assignments, like the final paper, are still viable; and how unive
What Both Parties Get Wrong About Immigration | Andrea Flores (former Biden National Security Council) (opens the original)
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Immigration is the defining policy issue of the Trump era — and Biden's former border director says both parties are getting it wrong. Andrea Flores ran border policy on the National Security Council and resigned over the administration's handling of the border. She joins Rory Truex to explain why mass deportation is really mass delegalization, why deterrence at the US-Mexico border keeps failing, what ICE enforcement and racial profiling mean for Latino communities and Latino voters, and what s
An Optimistic Take on American Democracy | Frances Lee (Princeton) (opens the original)
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Americans are down about democracy. Congress is a particularly loathed institution, with approval ratings around 10%. In this episode, Rory Truex talks to Princeton professor Frances Lee about her new book, A Case For Congress, and why congress may be performing its functions better than we think. They also discuss Trump's threat to American democracy and the most likely outcomes from the upcoming midterm elections.
After Orban: Lessons from Hungary on Democratic Healing | Kim Lane Scheppele (Princeton) and Peter Dosa (Hungary Report) (opens the original)
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Rory interviews Princeton professor and Hungary expert Kim Lane Scheppele and writer Peter Dosa about Hungary’s election that ousted Viktor Orbán and brought Prime Minister Péter Magyar and the Tisza party to power with a supermajority. The conversation focuses on lessons Americans can learn from Hungary and the challenges of dismantling an authoritarian regime after the election has been won.
Is the Pro-democracy Movement Working? | Jess Craven (Chop Wood, Carry Water) & Micah Sifry (The Connector) (opens the original)
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Is the pro-democracy movement actually working? What are the gaps in current activism, and the most effective ways for normal citizens to get involved? Rory is joined by veteran activists Jess Craven and Micah Sifry to assess the state of the movement. The session focuses on notable wins and losses of to date, the issues with excessive anger and fear on social media, the noticeable youth gap in participation, and the future of the Democratic Party.
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