Terms of Engagement Episodes

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Terms of Engagement–Will The Trump Administration Be Held Accountable?

On this week’s episode of the Terms of Engagement podcast, co-hosts Archon Fung and Stephen Richer welcome Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno, CEO of RepresentUs, to discuss what accountability could look like in the next two years.

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Terms of Engagement–Will The Trump Administration Be Held Accountable?
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Terms of Engagement–Will The Trump Administration Be Held Accountable?

On this week’s episode of the Terms of Engagement podcast, co-hosts Archon Fung and Stephen Richer welcome Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno, CEO of RepresentUs, to discuss what accountability could look like in the next two years.

Terms of Engagement: Should Election Officials Be Elected?
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Terms of Engagement: Should Election Officials Be Elected?

On this week’s episode of “Terms of Engagement,” Assistant Professor Joshua Ferrer joins co-hosts Archon Fung and Stephen Richer to discuss his research and explore whether election officials should be elected or appointed.

Terms of Engagement: Should Voting Be Mandatory in the U.S.?
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Terms of Engagement: Should Voting Be Mandatory in the U.S.?

On this week’s episode of “Terms of Engagement,” Miles Rapoport, former Senior Practice Fellow in American Democracy at the Ash Center, joins cohosts Archon Fung and Stephen Richer to discuss universal voting in the United States.

Is High Voter Turnout a Good Thing?
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Is High Voter Turnout a Good Thing?

High voter turnout is often celebrated as a sign of a healthy democracy, with election officials viewing strong participation as evidence of public engagement and political legitimacy. On Terms of Engagement, Professor Jason Brennan joins cohosts Archon Fung and Stephen Richer to examine whether higher turnout actually strengthens democracy.

Terms of Engagement–Matthew Baum on What Voters Fear, What They Don’t Know, and Where They Look
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Terms of Engagement–Matthew Baum on What Voters Fear, What They Don’t Know, and Where They Look

As the 2026 midterm elections approach, new research raises an urgent question: Are Americans operating within fundamentally different information realities? In this episode, Professor Matthew Baum examines what voters know about election rules, where they get their information, and how partisan divides shape perceptions of the voting process.

Terms of Engagement – Does American Politics Have a Nazi Problem?
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Terms of Engagement – Does American Politics Have a Nazi Problem?

For decades, racial appeals in American politics were most effective when they could be denied. Today, that carefully maintained distance between coded language and explicit hostility is rapidly eroding. In this episode, Saladin Ambar joins Archon Fung and Stephen Richer to examine what this transformation reveals about American politics and democracy.