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Lucas and Luke talk with Samuel Moyn, author of several books, including Liberalism Against Itself: Cold War Intellectuals and the Making of Our Times, and the co-author of a recent article in the New York Times, “The Constitution is Broken and Should Not Be Reclaimed.” Sam’s also the author of “The Liberal Plot Against Democracy” in Compact.
Sam covers several topics in the interview, including why the Constitution is broken and why we should think beyond constitutions altogether, the warping of liberalism and the meaning of democracy during the Cold War, the Supreme Court’s role in interpreting the Constitution, the continued growth of constitutional discourse alongside a “devil you know” resistance, and how to keep constitutional criticism alive.
The Democratic Constitution Podcast: Samuel Moyn on the 'Devil You Know' and Liberalism Against Itself