This week, The Ezra Klein Show examined how America's institutions and norms are holding up under strain. Ross Douthat reflected on his years covering politics and religion during a period of significant cultural upheaval, while a separate episode explored what would happen if the country actually enforced its existing rules and constraints rather than relying on informal guardrails. Together, the episodes suggest a shared question: whether America's system depends more on written law or on the voluntary compliance and good faith that have traditionally sustained it.
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