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Join Spectacles editors Harry and Philip for Insight and Focus as they go beyond headlines to explore the news. We won't just explain a headline to you, but we'll try to help you make the connections between today's stories and what they all mean for democracy.

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Focus - Lessons from Norm MacDonald: Comedy in a Democracy

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09/19/21 • 13 min

Following the passing of one of comedy’s greatest of all time, we have a moment to pause and consider what humor can do for us in a democracy.

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Words and Wars | Insight

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03/28/22 • 7 min

How much damage will Biden’s slip of the tongue do?

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Insight - What Can We Learn About Democracy From the German Election?

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09/27/21 • 6 min

Germany’s unique electoral system, which allows multiple parties to viably compete for power, sheds light on American struggles.

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The Supreme Court Problem, Without the Partisanship | Focus re-run

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05/04/22 • 11 min

It's back in the news. Whatever you think, it probably proves the court is a mess of an institution we'd do well to reform.

This Focus originally appeared on August 29, 2021, under the headline: "The Supreme Court: Political, Unaccountable, and All Too Powerful." Due to the recent leak of a Supreme Court opinion portending an overturn of Roe v. Wade, we decided to re-publish it.

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The Supreme Court and Constitutional Democracy, by John Agresto

"Written statement of [Professor] Samuel Moyn," to the President's Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States.

"The Supreme Court Needs to be Cut Down to Size," by Jamelle Bouie, in The New York Times.

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Cawthorn in Crisis: Private Vice, Public Mediocrity | Insight

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05/06/22 • 8 min

The social media generation’s first House member is showing how hard it will be to balance privacy with public service.

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Insight - Death Penalty Moratorium Restored

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07/23/21 • 5 min

Today, Insight discusses the recent revival of a federal moratorium on capital punishment and reflects on the place of capital punishment in a healthy liberal democracy.