Russ Muirhead on the Enduring Appeal of Conspiracy Theory | The Good Fight with Yascha Mounk

Russ Muirhead is the Robert Clements Professor of Democracy and Politics at Dartmouth College and a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives. His latest book, co-authored with Nancy Rosenblum, is A Lot of People Are Saying: The New Conspiracism and the Assault on Democracy. In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and Russ Muirhead discuss how legislators can find sensible compromise even amidst vehement disagreement, why we misunderstand the popularity of conspiracy theories, and what Democrats can do to broaden their coalition and defeat right-wing populists. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Muirhead's time as a legislator 23:17 How to be human with each other 35:39 The appeal of conspiracy theories 45:54 On shaming bad-faith actors 52:58 Ungoverning: the attack on the state Please do listen and spread the word about The Good Fight. Email: podcast@persuasion.community Website: http://www.persuasion.community Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3nhfO2X... Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Twitter: @Yascha_Mounk & @joinpersuasion LinkedIn: Persuasion Community