EPISODE 6: Judy Woodruff, longtime anchor for PBS and CNN, and Chris Stirewalt, a former political editor at Fox, join the Governors to discuss the role the media plays in our democracy Trust in the news media is at an all-time low. This distrust contributes to both our political polarization and the spread of misinformation […]
EPISODE 5: Harvard University professor and Institute of American Civics Board of Fellows member Danielle Allen joins Governors Bredesen and Haslam to share her vision for shoring up democracy. What would it look like to “renovate” our democracy? How might artificial intelligence help – or harm – those efforts? Harvard University professor, author, Washington Post […]
EPISODE 4: A presidential historian, political scientist, and longtime DC columnist joined Governors Bredesen and Haslam live at George Washington’s Mount Vernon home outside of Washington, DC, to discuss term limits across branches of government. The 22nd Amendment, ratified in 1951, made official a precedent set by George Washington: that U.S. presidents should not be […]
EPISODE 3: Robert Pondiscio, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and Dr. Carol Johnson-Dean, former school district superintendent in Memphis, Boston, and Minneapolis, joined Governors Bredesen and Haslam live at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis to assess the evidence on education reform and how we can address persistent achievement gaps. Nearly every […]
EPISODE 2: Jennifer Doleac, a renowned economist focused on crime and discrimination, and Ja’Ron Smith, a policy expert and partner at Dentons Global Advisors, join Governors Bredesen and Haslam to discuss the potential policy responses to crime What is really going on with crime rates in the U.S? And what are the policy options that […]
