Episode 19: "Will Democracy Survive 2024?"

2024 has been an incredibly historic year for democracy around the world. With over 4 billion people having voted, or looking forward to voting in various elections across more than 40 countries. And yet, one country will likely overshadow all of these global elections; The US election on Tuesday, November 5th 2024. Everyone will be watching, everyone will have an opinion*, and no one knows what will happen. 

To guide us through this episode we’re talking with New York Times columnist, David French. He has an acute level of awareness when it comes to understanding the complexities of American Politics, Law, and Evangelicalism. We discuss some of the defining factors of the Presidential Race in 2024**, his experience as a ‘Never Trump’ conservative, and the potential dangers of a second Trump term. 

Other References: 

• Divided we Fall: America’s Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation by David French 
• Never Trumpers Never Had A Chance by David French in The New York Times, Jan 25, 2024
• Against David French-ism by Sohrab Ahmari in First Things, May 29, 2019
• The Spiritual Blessing of Political Homelessness by David French in The Dispatch, Oct 18, 2020
• What is Christian Nationalism, Exactly? by David French in The New York Times, Feb 25, 2024
• The After Party
• A Terrible Phone Call and What Came Next by David French in The New York Times, Jan 7, 2024
• The G.O.P. Can No Longer Be Relied Upon to Protect Democracy by John Cassidy in The New Yorker, Dec 12, 2020
• Jack Posobiec on ending Democracy
• ’The More Knowledge more Sorrow’

*My views aren’t necessarily representative of all views within my organisation.

**This episode was recorded and produced mid 2024. The campaign news cycle is starting to gather breakneck speed, and there have been some massive developments in the last few weeks (including the Supreme Court decision/case aptly called Donald J Trump vs The United States of America) which have raised the temperature and the alarm even more. No doubt there’ll be other cosmic shifts ahead. 

Got questions?

You can shoot us an email about anything at deeperquestions@thirdspace.org.au - We'd love to hear your brutally honest or delightfully encouraging thoughts on the show and the topics that come up each week. There's a good chance we have stuff on our website at Third Space too.

Feel free to follow us on social media too.

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Linked In
• YouTube 

Deeper Questions is produced by Production Farm Studios