Democracy, American-Style: "Definitions...and Best Guesses"
Series: "Democracy, American-Style"
From: Sharon Glassman
Length: 00:02:12
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Review of Democracy, American-Style: "Definitions...and Best Guesses"
What is democracy? "A process...a state of being...a hell of a word."
A hell of a vox. Thoughtful, engaging, well-produced. Could be useful for stations to use as promo or lede-in material for any number of the Democracy pieces.