Lamar Alexander on the Filibuster, the Founders, and Civility in Crisis

Tocqueville warned that one of the greatest dangers to American democracy was the tyranny of the majority. Few have taken that warning more seriously than Lamar Alexander. Governor Mitch Daniels sits down with the former Senator, Governor, and Secretary of Education on what it takes to keep a republic free.

• The Portrait Test: What Makes a Consequential President (0:58)
• The Filibuster & Tyranny of the Majority (8:20)
• Civic Decorum & the Standards We've Lost (17:38)
• Civics Education & What Americans Don't Know (21:25)
• The Federal Debt & the Reforms Nobody Wants (33:00)

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