What John Stuart Mill Can Teach Us About Democracy

Richard V. Reeves is a senior fellow in Economic Studies, co-director of the Center on Children and Families, and editor-in-chief of the Social Mobility Memos blog. His research focuses on social mobility, inequality, and family change. Prior to joining Brookings, he was director of strategy to the UK’s Deputy Prime Minister. In this episode of Keen On, Andrew and Richard discuss the rights of minorities, how we personalize public discourse, and the increasing economic and cultural inequality of Western societies in today's crisis of liberal democracy.