Eastern Standard - July 31st, 2025
Can Republicans and Democrats will engage in civil, respectful conversations about the issues?(Shutterstock / Shutterstock)
This week on Eastern Standard:
Episode 21 of our series, Democracy Optimist, with constitutional, election law, and voting rights scholar Joshua Douglas. Our guests:
Jennifer Mercieca, a historian of American political rhetoric and a Professor in the Department of Communication and Journalism at Texas A&M University. She writes about American political discourse, especially as it relates to citizenship, democracy, and the presidency.
Corey Brettschneider, a professor of…
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