What can international comparisons teach us about Trump, COVID-19, the Democrats and our history? In this episode, political experts from the United States, United Kingdom and Germany will offer a global perspective on the 2020 election.

This episode is presented by Roosevelt University and the Political Philosophy Podcast. The conversation was recorded as a live panel discussion as a part of the American Dream Reconsidered lecture series.

In November, guest host Toby Buckle and David Faris will return with a new group of guests to break down the election results.

Panelists:

Ian Dunt edits the website Politics.co.uk from the Houses of Parliament and contributes regularly to a variety of newspapers and magazines, including the Guardian, the Irish Times, the Washington Post and Prospect. He is one of the hosts on the hit podcast Remainiacs and his new show The Bunker. His new book, How to Be a Liberal, came out in 2020 to much acclaim.

Roosevelt political science professor David Faris is the author of It’s Time to Fight Dirty: How Democrats Can Build a Lasting Majority in American Politics and The Kids are All Left: How Young Voters Will Unite America. He is a contributing writer at The Week and has published op-eds with Buzzfeed, the Washington Post and The New Republic, among many other major outlets.

Susan Neiman serves as the director of the Einstein Forum in Berlin. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Neiman studied philosophy at Harvard and the Freie Universität Berlin and was professor of philosophy at Yale and Tel Aviv University. She is the author of several books, most recently Learning from the Germans: Race and the Memory of Evil.

Toby Buckle is a British-born political activist, organizer, fundraiser and podcast host. He has spent the last 10 years working in the United States for a wide range of Democratic candidates and human rights organizations. In 2017, Toby created the Political Philosophy Podcast and grew it from a handful of listeners to a significant, recognized platform for public philosophy.