A New Theory of Democracy's Origins (It Wasn't Greece) A radical new theory is challenging the traditional narrative of how democracy was born. "It wasn't Greece!" argues political scientist David Stasavage.
Democracy and Demagogues in Ancient Athens w/ Josiah Ober Historian Josiah Ober of Stanford University joins us for a discussion on ancient Athens, how the Athenian system compared to our own democracy, and what lessons, if any, we can take away from the Athenian experience.
