Dignity and Democracy with Danielle Allen

Harvard political philosopher Danielle Allen joins David Wolpe to discuss how ideas shape influence, from Plato to the American founding and today’s age of AI. Allen explains how an 18th-century British aristocrat—the subject of her latest book Radical Duke—helped her truly understand Lincoln’s idea of government “of the people, by the people, for the people.” She also shares the reforms she’d make for America’s 250th birthday, and the value she thinks is most missing from our discourse today. Links from the episode: Danielle Allen: danielleallen.scholars.harvard.edu Radical Duke: How One Aristocrat—and the American Revolution—Transformed Britain: wwnorton.com/books/9781631497551 Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation at Harvard Kennedy School: ash.harvard.edu/programs/allen-lab-for-democracy-renovation/ About SAPIR SAPIR Journal: sapirjournal.org Subscribe: ezsubscription.com/sap/subscribe?type=qualify SAPIR events: sapirjournal.org/events SAPIR event recordings on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCBZtgeiwIB1PrYK1A-Kh1GQ SAPIR on X: x.com/SapirJournal SAPIR on Facebook: facebook.com/SapirJournal2021/ Get in touch at info@sapirjournal.org Subscribe to the SAPIR Podcast Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sapir-with-david-wolpe/id1583771945 Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/7JcLb3jkh60ybrtX7Awp0m Wherever you listen: creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/sapirpodcast/ Theme music: “Kid Kodi” by Blue Dot Sessions: sessions.blue