In an age when saying the wrong thing in a Twitter post could leave you ghosted by onetime friends—or worse—we find our country torn apart at the political seams. But things don’t need to be this way. Constructive social discourse is not dead, it just needs a little resuscitation. From CurtCo Media. Consider Meet Me in the Middle your political rehab. Each week, Ed Larson (Pulitzer Prize winning historian, author, and world-wide lecturer) invites guests from across the ideological spectrum—including politicians, activists, and celebrities—to sit down, discuss the issues, and if not find consensus, at least find common ground. So bring an open mind and remember, we’re more alike than different.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 1 day 16 hours 13 minutes
episode 54: 54 - The Return of Jack Balkin: Social Media Regulation & Responsibility
What is the responsibility of social media outlets in a healthy society? Renown Yale Law Professor and author, Jack Balkin, returns for a discussion about the Constitution, social media responsibility, advertising dollars, and how Facebook is damaging our world: politically and socially.
episode 53: 53 - The Cycles of Constitutional Time with Jack Balkin
Why do American politics seem especially fraught right now? Legal scholar, Yale Law Professor, and author, Jack Balkin, joins for a discussion about the constitution, political polarization, impeachment, and The Cycles of Constitutional Time, to help explain, and help us weather, this waxing and waning of political polarization.
episode 52: 52 - The Need for Constitutional and Government Adjustments with Legal Scholar and Professor Sanford Levinson
What is the biggest political challenge we are facing right now? Do we need campaign finance reform? Legal scholar, and professor, Sanford Levinson discusses the need for adjustments in our constitution, campaign finances, the election process and if Trump will run again in 2024 in our final episode of the season.
episode 51: 51 - Trump’s Abuse of the Constitution: with Dean Erwin Chemerinsky
Can Trump pardon himself for crimes he hasn’t been charged with? Why did Texas sue 4 other states? Will Attorney General, Ken Paxton get a pardon, too? Dean Erwin Chemerinsky returns to discuss the constitution and recent Supreme Court rulings regarding the 2020 election.
episode 50: 50 - "Polling It Together" with Founding Director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute Patrick Murray
What happened with this years election polls? Do news sources and polling institutes need to re-earn our trust? Expert pollster, and founding director of the Monmouth University Polling institute, Patrick Murray joins the show again to defend and illuminate the poll results from the election.
episode 49: 49 - Progressives vs Moderates with The Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne Jr.
E.J. Dionne Jr,. author, journalist, and long-time op-ed columnist for The Washington Post, revisits his pre-election predictions and discusses the difference between Progressives and Moderates, the transition into the White House, and new predictions for the Biden Administration.
episode 48: 48 - Universal Basic Income with Economist and Professor Ioana Marinescu
UBI expert, professor and economist Ioana Marinescu of the University of Pennsylvania joins the panel to discuss universal basic income, minimum wage, and the stimulus. With the economy potentially breaching the danger zone as the country begins to lockdown again, a discussion of increased public benefits becomes more important than ever.
episode 47: 47 - "Passing the Torch" with Political Science Professor Dan Caldwell
How will a rocky transition of power between President Trump and President Elect Biden affect our international relations? Pepperdine Professor and Political Scientist Dan Caldwell shares his predictions for the US and what we can expect in the next two months, including the repercussions of pulling troops out of Afghanistan and our relationship status with both North Korea and Russia.
episode 46: 46 - Unelected with Political Scientist Norman Ornstein
Our country stands on the precipice of a new future and Donald Trump is not going to go quietly. But we, as a society, can decide to come together to take on our common enemies: a virus, unemployment, economic stress, prejudices, and more...
episode 45: 45 - The Future of the Supreme Court with Supreme Court Litigator Ed Warren
How will the newly appointed Supreme Court Justice, Amy Coney Barrett, determine America's path forward? Supreme Court Litigator Ed Warren returns to discuss some of his previous, spot-on predictions and the implications around the massive changes happening in the country, including of course, the impending election.