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Systems Failure

What happens when the guardrails fail and democracy produces illiberal results?
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Will Saletan is in for Sarah and he and JVL have a long, high-level conversation about the conflicts between liberalism and democracy; the need for institutions and civil society; and the problem with “guardrails.”

It’s all very high-toned. Also: Will is optimistic about Kamala Harris’s chances while JVL is . . . struggling.

Oh, and there’s beard talk. Sh…

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