Democracy Paradox
Democracy Paradox
Justin Kempf
Kenneth Roberts Says the Left Pays a Steep Price for Breaking with Democracy
46 minutes Posted May 13, 2026 at 6:00 am.
Introduction
The Origins of the Left Turn
Polarization and Its Discontents
The Autocratic Temptation
Populism and the Left's Democratic Reckoning
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The left pays a very steep price when they break with democratic norms and procedures. Kenneth Roberts Kenneth Roberts is the Richard J. Schwartz Professor of Government at Cornell University. He is the coauthor (with Santiago Anria) of Polarization and Democracy in Latin America: Legacies of the Left Turn. The Democracy Paradox is made in partnership with the Kellogg Institute of the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame. Read the full transcript here. Key Hig...