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EPISODE · Sep 14, 2026 · 14 MIN

America’s social contract is fraying. A Kansas professor says civic debate could help repair it

from Up To Date · host Steve Kraske

University of Kansas professor Chris Koliba argues that the American social contract is fraying. He joined KCUR’s Up To Date to discuss how we got to this point and what the country can do about it.

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