Two Brits Unpack America’s 250th Birthday + The Cultural Civil War
America’s 250th birthday is the talk of the nation. But the more important story might be what the milestone reveals about the fragile bargain between democracy and markets, and whether the republic can survive its own cultural divisions.
Host:
Sebastian Mallaby, Paul A. Volcker Senior Fellow for International Economics, Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
Guest:
Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times
Mentioned on the Episode:
Martin Wolf, The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism: A Diagnosis of Decline and Prescription for Repair
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