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How to turn back a rising tide of political threats and violence

HKS Professors Archon Fung and Erica Chenoweth say leaders can lower the political temperature without chilling democratic debate—but only if they speak with one voice against violence.

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ABOUT THE HOSTS

Ralph Ranalli, the host of PolicyCast, has been the producer of the podcast since 2019. A multimedia producer and senior writer for the HKS Office of Communications and Public Affairs, Ralph has also been the multimedia editor for Harvard Innovation Labs, an entrepreneur, and a journalist.

Prior to 2021, PolicyCast was hosted by former Associate Dean of Communications Thoko Moyo (MPP 2021).

LATEST EPISODE

How to turn back a rising tide of political threats and violence

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The populism of self-destruction: How better policy can blunt the anti-clean energy backlash that threatens humanity’s future

Public policy, values, and politics: Why so much depends on getting them right

The Ghost Budget: How U.S. war spending went rogue, wasted billions, and how to fix it

The Great Creep Backward: Policy responses to China’s slowing economy

Two peoples. Two states. Why U.S. diplomacy in Israel and Palestine needs vision, partners, and a backbone

We can productively discuss even the toughest topics—here’s how

The document that redefined humanity: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 75

Legacy of privilege: David Deming and Raj Chetty on how elite college admissions policies affect who gains power and prestige

Need to solve an intractable problem? Collaboration is hard but worth it.

Circle of Excellence Award

From the Archives

Reform, refugees, and the war next door: President Maia Sandu of Moldova

O’Sullivan and Frankel: How the sanctions on Putin’s Russia are reshaping the world economic order

The United States pays reparations every day—just not to Black America

Graham Allison on whether China’s rising global power will inevitably lead to superpower conflict—or something else

Nobel Prize winner Maria Ressa on how social media is pushing journalism—and democracy—to the brink

Staying power: Tony Saich on 100 years of the Chinese Communist Party

How our flawed debates about cost prevent us from spending money wisely

Between blind faith and denial: Finding a productive approach to integrating policy, science, and technology

If the Electoral College is a racist relic, why has it endured?

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