Terms of Engagement Episodes

Headshot of Joshua Ferrer on the Terms of Engagement header. Episode 59.

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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.

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Terms of Engagement – Trump and His Billionaire Allies Make their Move on the Media

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Terms of Engagement – Trump and His Billionaire Allies Make their Move on the Media

Harvard Kennedy School Shorenstein Center director and former TIME editor Nancy Gibbs joins co-hosts Archon Fung and Stephen Richer to discuss the impacts of billionaire media consolidation and pressure from the Trump administration on the flow of information vital to democracy.

Terms of Engagement – The Bombs to Ballots Fantasy: Can the Iran War Lead to Democracy?

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Terms of Engagement – The Bombs to Ballots Fantasy: Can the Iran War Lead to Democracy?

Harvard Radcliffe Institute Fellow and Boston College Associate Professor Ali Kadivar joins Terms of Engagement hosts Archon Fung and Stephen Richer to discuss the prospects for democracy in Iran now that the country is at war with the U.S. and Israel.

Terms of Engagement—Inside Trump’s White House

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Terms of Engagement—Inside Trump’s White House

White House reporter Annie Linskey offers a closer look at how the Trump White House makes decisions and what recent actions reveal about its strategy.

Terms of Engagement—So, Is It Fascism?

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Terms of Engagement—So, Is It Fascism?

Jonathan Rauch joins the podcast to discuss why he now believes “fascism” accurately describes Trump’s governing style.

Terms of Engagement—Can Venezuela Still Reclaim Democracy?

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Terms of Engagement—Can Venezuela Still Reclaim Democracy?

As Venezuela grapples with authoritarian collapse and a controversial U.S. operation that removed Nicolás Maduro, Freddy Guevara joins the podcast to discuss what Venezuelans are feeling and what democratic renewal might actually look like.