Suzanne Mettler
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Oct 21, 2026
Chris GilsonHOST
Politics as usual in the US has given way to winner-take-all politics, where federal power is weaponized to impose highly conflictual preferences across the national territory, fueling resentment, polarization, and fragmentation at the regional and state levels.
Chris GilsonHOST
How did America get itself into this political fix, and what steps can be taken to tame the divisions and rancor that are roiling its politics? The roundtable that discussed these questions featured Jamel Bowie of the New York Times, Professor Aziz Haq of the University of Chicago, Professor Suzanne Mettler of Cornell University.
Chris GilsonHOST
The roundtable was chaired by Professor Larry Kramer, the President and Vice Chancellor of LSE.
Peter TrubowitzHOST
Good evening.
18 MINS LATER
Larry KramerMODERATOR
They're very well known.
Larry KramerMODERATOR
Because as I say, I want to get to the substance.
Larry KramerMODERATOR
But we're going to hear first from Suzanne Mettler.
Larry KramerMODERATOR
Suzanne is the John L.
Chris GilsonHOST
Politics as usual in the US has given way to winner-take-all politics, where federal power is weaponized to impose highly conflictual preferences across the national territory, fueling resentment, polarization, and fragmentation at the regional and state levels.
Chris GilsonHOST
How did America get itself into this political fix? And what steps can be taken to tame the divisions and rancor that are roiling its politics? The roundtable that discussed these questions featured Jamelle Bouie of The New York Times, Professor Aziz Huq of the University of Chicago, Professor Suzanne Mettler of Cornell University.
Chris GilsonHOST
The roundtable was chaired by Professor Larry Kramer, the president and vice chancellor of LSE.
Peter TrubowitzHOST
Good evening.
18 MINS LATER
Larry KramerGUEST
They're very well known.
Larry KramerGUEST
Um, 'cause as I say, I wanna get to the substance.
Larry KramerGUEST
But we're gonna hear first from Suzanne Mettler.
Larry KramerGUEST
Suzanne is the John L.
Chris GilsonHOST
Politics as usual in the US has given way to winner-take-all politics, where federal power is weaponized to impose highly conflictual preferences across the national territory, fueling resentment, polarization, and fragmentation at the regional and state levels.
Chris GilsonHOST
How did America get itself into this political fix, and what steps can be taken to tame the divisions and rancor that are roiling its politics? The roundtable that discussed these questions featured Jamel Bowie of the New York Times, Professor Aziz Haq of the University of Chicago, Professor Suzanne Mettler of Cornell University.
Chris GilsonHOST
The roundtable was chaired by Professor Larry Kramer, the President and Vice Chancellor of LSE.
Peter TrubowitzHOST
Good evening.
18 MINS LATER
Larry KramerMODERATOR
They're very well known.
Larry KramerMODERATOR
Because as I say, I want to get to the substance.
Larry KramerMODERATOR
But we're going to hear first from Suzanne Mettler.
Larry KramerMODERATOR
Suzanne is the John L.
Barry FernsHOST
And just one more study because it's so British it hurts, even though it's American research.
Barry FernsHOST
All right? So political scientist Suzanne Mettler wrote a book called The Submerged State about help, 'cause there are different types of help.
Barry FernsHOST
There's government help, and there's other types of help that are invisible to the people receiving it.
Barry FernsHOST
For example, help for the poor arrives as a visible cue, the benefits office, the housing list.