Terms of Engagement Episodes

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Terms of Engagement – Men Without Work: Is a Hidden Trend Fueling American Populism?

American Enterprise Institute political economist Nicholas Eberstadt joints Terms of Engagement hosts Archon Fung and Stephen Richer to discuss falling male labor force participation and what he says are its effects on politics and society.

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Terms of Engagement – Men Without Work: Is a Hidden Trend Fueling American Populism?

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Terms of Engagement – Men Without Work: Is a Hidden Trend Fueling American Populism?

American Enterprise Institute political economist Nicholas Eberstadt joints Terms of Engagement hosts Archon Fung and Stephen Richer to discuss falling male labor force participation and what he says are its effects on politics and society.

Terms of Engagement – Amanda Carpenter on Democracy and Trump’s Golden Age of Corruption

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Terms of Engagement – Amanda Carpenter on Democracy and Trump’s Golden Age of Corruption

Amanda Carpenter of Protect Democracy joins hosts Archon Fung and Stephen Richer to examine how today’s alarmingly-high levels of political corruption undermine democratic institutions and public trust, distort policymaking, and make citizens increasingly cynical about the democratic process.

Terms of Engagement – How to Be a Dissident in an Age of Fear
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Terms of Engagement – How to Be a Dissident in an Age of Fear

What does it take to stand up for what you believe in when your personal safety, security and even liberty are at stake? Ami Fields-Meyer, a political strategist and former senior policy advisor in the Biden-Harris White House, joins Terms of Engagement hosts Archon Fung and Stephen Richer to speak about speaking out in tumultuous times.

Terms of Engagement – Thomas Hicks on the Gutting of the Election Assistance Commission

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Terms of Engagement – Thomas Hicks on the Gutting of the Election Assistance Commission

Thomas Hicks, who was fired as head of the federal Election Assistance Commission on July 9 when President Donald Trump dismissed all three serving commissioners, joins Terms of Engagement to discuss what the agency does and what the move might mean for the upcoming midterms and future elections.

Terms of Engagement—Kakistocracy, Populism, and Elites in American Politics

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Terms of Engagement—Kakistocracy, Populism, and Elites in American Politics

Richard Hanania, a writer and former alt-right influencer who renounced MAGA and now favors political rule by elites, joins Terms of Engagement to discuss his book “Kakistocracy: Why Populism Ends in Disaster.” The book is named for the Greek word meaning “rule by the worst.”

Terms of Engagement—Mapping Risks to the 2026 Elections

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Terms of Engagement—Mapping Risks to the 2026 Elections

Samantha Tarazi, co-founder and CEO of the nonpartisan Voting Rights Lab, joins Terms of Engagement co-hosts Archon Fung and Stephen Richer to discuss a new tool that predicts where threats to election integrity are most likely to appear this upcoming voting season.

Terms of Engagement – The Battle for the Democratic Party

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Terms of Engagement – The Battle for the Democratic Party

What does the rise of Democratic Socialists and other progessives mean for the future of American politics? Henry Olsen, a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and a conservative commentator, joins Terms of Engagement hosts Archon Fung and Stephen Richer to discuss.

Terms of Engagement – An Optimistic Take on AI and Democracy

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Terms of Engagement – An Optimistic Take on AI and Democracy

Public interest technologist Bruce Schneier joins Terms of Engagement hosts Archon Fung and Stephen Richer to discuss circumstances under which AI systems could defy doom-and-gloom scenarios and actually enhance democracy and civic engagement.