Two Brits Unpack America’s 250th Birthday + The Cultural Civil War | The Spillover

America’s 250th birthday is the talk of the nation. But the more important story might be what the milestone reveals about the fragile bargain between democracy and markets, and whether the republic can survive its own cultural divisions. Host: Sebastian Mallaby, Paul A. Volcker Senior Fellow for International Economics, Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) - https://www.cfr.org/experts/sebastian... Guest: Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times - https://www.ft.com/martin-wolf 00:00 - Introduction to The Spillover 01:00 - Today’s Topics: Geopolitics, US Republic, & Martin Wolf 03:41 - The US Experiment & European Influence 05:51 - Realism vs Optimism in the US Republic 09:14 - Democratic Capitalism’s Modern Crisis 11:34 - Suffrage Evolution & Social Tensions 15:02 - Historic Crises of the American System 17:02 - Globalization vs National Politics 20:13 - US Foreign Policy & Geopolitical Identity 28:18 - Domestic Polarization & Global Alliances 33:28 - Social Media & Information Technology 39:24 - AI Impact on Democratic Discourse 42:30 - Responsibility & Corruption of Elites 46:57 - Closing Thoughts: Keeping the Republic Mentioned on the Episode: Martin Wolf, The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism: A Diagnosis of Decline and Prescription for Repair - https://www.policymagazine.ca/the-cri... Want to keep up with The Spillover? Sign up to receive an email alert when new episodes are released at http://cfr.org/newsletters/#podcasts The Spillover is a production of the Council on Foreign Relations. The opinions expressed on the show are solely those of the hosts and guests, not of the Council, which takes no institutional positions on matters of policy.