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Saturday Feb 12, 2022
Democratic, Oligarchic, and Aristocratic Revolutions
Saturday Feb 12, 2022
Saturday Feb 12, 2022
We discuss Aristotle’s account of revolution in democracies, oligarchies, and aristocracies.
Matt Parks and David Corbin explore the ideas behind today's headlines.
Opening and closing music from the beginning and end of “2020 Vision (Worse than Blind)” by Fred Lancia. Used with permission.
Opening (0:52) - We talk about the transition from football season to baseball season and Geneva’s upcoming Daddy-Daughter dance.
Required Reading (3:20) - We begin with reflections on the role of the demagogue in revolutions and new opportunities for demagoguery in our day. We also discuss how revolutions arise in good governments and the revolutionary and counterrevolutionary tendencies in contemporary politics. Links: Aristotle, The Politics; GoFundMe investigations.
Tocqueville’s Crystal Ball (31:54) - With both of us one Rams win away from being correct with our preseason MLB and NFL champion projections, we make our picks for the Super Bowl.
Email: DemocracyinAmericaToday@gmail.com
Matt Parks is the Interim Provost and an Associate Professor of Politics at The King’s College in New York City. David Corbin is Head of School at the Geneva School of Boerne, Texas. All views expressed in this podcast are those of the speaker.
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