Our American Discourse, Ep. 7: Citizens Can't Get No Satisfaction

Americans are fed up. The government is not living up to their expectations. Trust is deteriorating every year.Donald Trump rode this wave of dissatisfaction all the way to the Oval Office. But does he really understand why citizens are dissatisfied? Do citizens themselves understand why the government appears to be failing them?In this episode, we question these perceptions -- and the solutions they imply -- with Gregg Van Ryzin, Professor and Interim Dean of the School of Public Affairs and Administration at Rutgers University-Newark.[soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/321765465" params="auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" width="100%" height="450" iframe="true" /]To listen to this episode of Our American Discourse, click the orange arrow in the Soundcloud player at the top of this post. Or you can download it and subscribe through iTunes, Soundcloud, or Google Play.==========“Our American Discourse” is produced by Aubrey Hicks, Jonathan Schwartz, and myself, and mixed by Corey Hedden.Audio excerpt from President Trump’s Inaugural Address courtesy of VOA News.