The American Interest presented a reexamination of the question: are plutocrats drowning our republic? On July 21, Charles Davidson, Francis Fukuyama, Walter Russell Mead, Tyler Cowen, Adam Garfinkle, Nils Gilman, Kurt Volker, and Jeffrey Winters reflected on the state of liberal democracy, the spread of populism, and blue model decay.
Are Plutocrats Drowning Our Republic? July 21st Event with The American Interest
Speakers
Charles Davidson Moderator
Publisher, The American Interest and Executive Director, Kleptocracy Initiative, Hudson Institute
Francis Fukuyama Speaker
Chairman of the Editorial Board, The American Interest; Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI), Stanford University; and Mosbacher Director, FSI's Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law
Walter Russell Mead Speaker
Distinguished Scholar in American Strategy and Statesmanship, Hudson Institute; Editor-at-Large, The American Interest; and James Clarke Chace Professor of Foreign Affairs and Humanities, Bard College
Tyler Cowen Speaker
Editorial Board Member, The American Interest; Holbert L. Harris Chair of Economics, George Mason University; and Co-Author, Marginal Revolution
Adam Garfinkle Speaker
Editor, The American Interest
Nils Gilman Speaker
Associate Chancellor, University of California, Berkeley
Kurt Volker Speaker
Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO and Executive Director, McCain Institute for International Leadership
Jeffrey Winters Speaker
Professor of Political Science and Founder & Director of the Equality Development and Globalization Studies (EDGS) Program, Northwestern University
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