Terms of Engagement

About Terms of Engagement

From rank-choice voting to reconciliation, American democracy is headline news. Let’s talk about it. Join Harvard Ash Center's Archon Fung and Stephen Richer for a weekly conversation about the latest developments in American politics. Blending perspectives from both the political right and left, Terms of Engagement addresses breaking news, providing insights from research and practice to deliver a unique perspective you won’t hear anywhere else.

Publisher

Harvard Ash Center

Category

education · government · news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 Jul 2025

Latest episode

7 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

57 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   7 Oct 2026

   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.

2. 

   30 Sept 2026

   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.

3. 

   23 Sept 2026

   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.

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.4 / 5

5 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

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