{"product_id":"what-happened-to-liberal-democracy","title":"What Happened to Liberal Democracy? - 22 Oct 2026","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in; color: #222222; background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Avenir Next LT Pro', sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: #4b5563; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arvo, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: #f7f9fc;\"\u003eThis program is free and open to all - or pay what you wish to support Green Mountain Academy at a level that feels right to you.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in; color: #222222; background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Avenir Next LT Pro', sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmerican democracy is under strain from many directions. Between the rise of the \"unitary executive\" theory, the pull of money and corporate influence, and a widening cultural schism, many wonder whether liberal democracy in America has disappeared. Has it? If so, what do we do, and what comes next?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in; color: #222222; background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Avenir Next LT Pro', sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in; color: #222222; background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Avenir Next LT Pro', sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGuest Speaker:\u003cbr\u003ePeter Radford\u003c\/strong\u003e is the publisher of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/radfordfreepress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eThe Radford Free Press\u003c\/a\u003e, a blog on economics covering contemporary issues and the state of economic theory. More broadly, he is also a writer and consultant on economics and business theory. He is a co-founder and serves on the executive committee of the World Economics Association.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"event-calendar-app","offers":[{"title":"Pay What You Wish - FREE","offer_id":50486087909567,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Pay What You Wish - $10","offer_id":50486088007871,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Pay What You Wish - $20","offer_id":50486088073407,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Pay What You Wish - $50","offer_id":50486088237247,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4723\/6799\/files\/unnamed_4f0af6ab-9c5d-4836-8c24-5c20306f63f7.jpg?v=1790187992","url":"https:\/\/greenmtnacademy.org\/products\/what-happened-to-liberal-democracy","provider":"Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning","version":"1.0","type":"link"}