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No Time 2 Read!
by Mitch Sowards
I get many daily newletters (often on Substack) and it's hard to find time to read them all. I feel many of them are interesting to others who also might not have time to read. So, here's my curated list of some of them converted to audio-only podcasts in my own voice.
Episodes
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Can the Federalist Papers shed useful light on our present predicament?
In this episode, Danielle Allen explores the tensions the founders experienced when thinking about how powerful the president's power of the military should and could be. And how that power could and should be constrained.
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Can America Survive a Culture of Cruelty? - by Danielle Allen
What do a new White House arcade video game and Germany’s AfD party have in common? An ideology. And a method. Change what it means to be American or German, and you change society’s direction. So, we have no choice but to fight over what it means to be American.The original article for this...
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Democracy Renovators are All on the Same Side by Danielle Allen
In this short article, Danielle explains that being in favor of one particular democracy renovation does not mean you are against all others. If you prefer to read Danielle's Substack article, you can find it here: Democracy Renovators Are All on the Same Side
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MORE PERFECT - Pride, Reckoning, & Aspiration - America at 250
Contrary to my normal practice, today I am not bringing you an article by an esteemed public figure or scholar. I wrote a reflection on my feelings about celebrating the 4th of July in America in 2026. When I posted it on Facebook and Instagram the feedback was so affirming. One reader even said...
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How Much Revolution Will One Guinea Buy?
In this episode, Danielle Allen explores how a copy of the Declaration of Independence ended up in the library of the 3rd Duke of Richmond in England and how England achieved a new constitutional monarchy without having to go through a revolution. If you'd prefer to read the article, you can find...
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What the 18th Century Can Teach the 21st
by Danielle Allen in The Atlantic Magazine, May 21, 2026 Article to read can be found here: What the 18th Century Can Teach the 21st - The AtlanticBritain had a revolution too—slower and quieter than America’s. Did the British do it better? Looking back to the Age of Revolution, and across the…
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Are we ready for a new voting rights movement?
Sixty-million American voters (1 in 4) are effectively disenfranchised by political structures designed to weaken or eliminate their vote. It's becoming a crisis and it's time to fix the system. This is the latest article in The Renovator by esteemed scholar Danielle Allen. In this article she...
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Episode 5 - The Dollar's Special Status - Sources and Threats by Paul Krugman
Have you ever wondered why the world does business in US dollars? Or whether that dominance confers special benefits to the US? Have you heard doomers who claim the dollar is about to be dethroned, most recently because Iran is charging Strait of Hormuz tolls in cryptocurrency or Chinese yuan?…
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Democracy Refreshed - Episode 8 - The Founders didn't want a Mar-a-Lago executive branch
Harvard political theorist Danielle Allen wrote a series ofarticles for the Washington Post in 2023 and 2024. That series was called "Democracy Refreshed". Here is the 8th and final article where she examines the expansion of presidential power and how to overcome that problem. If you wish to…
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Democracy Refreshed - Episode 7 - Is fixing democracy partisan?
Harvard political theorist Danielle Allen wrote a series ofarticles for the Washington Post in 2023 and 2024. That series was called "Democracy Refreshed". Here is the 7th articlewhere Danielle answers some FAQs about democracy renovation. If you prefer to read the article instead of listening,...
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Democracy Refreshed - Episode 6 - We've hit rock bottom on civics education. Can we turn it around?
Harvard political theorist Danielle Allen wrote a series ofarticles for the Washington Post in 2023 and 2024. That series was called "Democracy Refreshed". Here is the 6th articleon the importance of urgently fixing our civic education. If you prefer to read the article instead of listening…
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Democracy Refreshed - Episode 5 - Democracy is not ready for the next level of AI
Harvard political theorist Danielle Allen wrote a series ofarticles for the Washington Post in 2023 and 2024. That series was called "Democracy Refreshed". Here is the 5th articleon the dangers AI poses for our democracy unless we renovate first. If you wish to read the article instead of...
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Democracy Refreshed - Episode 4 - David Souter showed the Supreme Court how to free itself from politics
Harvard political theorist Danielle Allen wrote a series ofarticles for the Washington Post in 2023 and 2024. That series was called "Democracy Refreshed". Here is the 4th articleon how to free the Supreme Court from pernicious politics. If you prefer to read the article rather than listen…
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Democracy Refreshed - Episode 3 - Can the Capitol hold a much bigger House?
Harvard political theorist Danielle Allen wrote a series ofarticles for the Washington Post in 2023 and 2024. That series was called "Democracy Refreshed". Here is the 3rd article. In the first two articles she advocated for a larger House of Representatives. In this article she answers the...
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Democracy Refreshed - Episode 2 - Our democracy is menaced by two dragons. Here's how to slay them.
Harvard political theorist Danielle Allen wrote a series of articles for the Washington Post in 2023 and 2024. That series was called "Democracy Refreshed". Here is the 2nd article on how to kill gerrymandering and grow the House. If you want to read the article instead of listening, here's the...
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Democracy Refreshed - Episode 1 - The House was supposed to grow with population. It didn't. Let's fix that.
Harvard political theorist Danielle Allen wrote a powerful series of articles for the Washington Post in 2023 and 2024 on Renovating Democracy. That series was titled "Democracy Refreshed". Here is the first article on why we need to grow the size of the House of Representatives as the first and...
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Democracy Refreshed - Introductory Article - Will you join the supermajority for constitutional democracy?
Harvard political theorist Danielle Allen wrote a powerful series of articles for the Washington Post in 2023 and 2024 on Renovating Democracy. That series was titled "Democracy Refreshed". Consider this episode the introduction to the series even though it came at the end. If you want to read...
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Democracy Needs AI That Listens
Audrey Tang is Taiwan’s first Digital Minister and the world’s first nonbinary cabinet minister. Awarded the Right Livelihood Award for “advancing the social use of digital technology to empower citizens, renew democracy and heal divides. In this guest article for The Renovator on Substack, she...
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What Comes After No Kings? - Setting a Democracy Renovation Agenda
In this article from The Renovator by Danielle Allen, she argues that the No Kings rallies are not just "protests" but that we (the people) DO have an agenda that can renovate our democracy in non-partisan ways. Even though this podcast is titled "No Time2Read" I do encourage you to give her...
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$4 Gas is Less than Half the Story by Paul Krugman
Paul Krugman is a Nobel prize winning economist. He has an unusual ability to explain complex matters in easily understandable terms. In this episode he explains why, if the Strait of Hormuz remains choked off, the high price of auto gasoline is only half of the bad news for our economy. I...
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Operation Epic Fury: A Civilizational Fail by Danielle Allen
Danielle Allen is the founder of Partners in Democracy and the Democracy Renovation project. She publishes regular articles on Substack. In this episode: The ancient Greeks knew that when "The Furies” appeared they inevitably unleashed cycles of vendetta that were exceptionally hard to end.…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
I get many daily newletters (often on Substack) and it's hard to find time to read them all. I feel many of them are interesting to others who also might not have time to read. So, here's my curated list of some of them converted to audio-only podcasts in my own voice.
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Mitch Sowards
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I get many daily newletters (often on Substack) and it's hard to find time to read them all. I feel many of them are interesting to others who also might not have time to read. So, here's my curated list of some of them converted to audio-only podcasts in my own voice.
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