The Future of Liberal Democracy

03/07/2026
75 min
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As political polarisation widens and populist movements gain ground on both sides of the Atlantic, long-standing assumptions about liberal democracy are being tested. This panel brings together Michael Gove, former Cabinet minister and now editor of The Spectator; Richard Hurowitz, publisher of The Octavian Report and author of In the Garden of the Righteous; and John R. MacArthur, publisher of Harper’s Magazine and columnist for Le Devoir, in conversation with journalist Camilla Long.They will reflect on the principles that have shaped the liberal tradition – pluralism, civic responsibility and an open society – and consider how contemporary pressures are altering public life, including the experience of Jewish communities today.

About the speakers

Camilla Long

Camilla Long is a columnist and critic for the Sunday Times

John R. MacArthur

John R. (Rick) MacArthur is president and publisher of Harper’s Magazine and an award-winning journalist and author. Under his leadership, Harper’s has received twenty-two National Magazine Awards, the industry’s highest recognition. He edited and wrote the introduction (and conducted the last interview) for Graham Greene: The Last Interview and Other Conversations, published by Melville House […]

Michael Gove

Michael Gove is the Editor of The Spectator. As the former Member of Parliament for Surrey Heath and UK Government Cabinet Minister, he served in Cabinet across five government departments for more than a decade, from the 2010 Coalition government onwards. Image © House of Lords photography by Roger Harris

Richard Hurowitz

Richard Hurowitz is a writer and the publisher of the Octavian Report. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Boston Globe, The Times, the Los Angeles Times, TIME, History Today, and the Jerusalem Post. He is a graduate of Yale University, where he studied history, and of Columbia Law School. Image © Donna Newman

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The Future of Liberal Democracy

03/07/2026
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75 min

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Camilla Long

Camilla Long is a columnist and critic for the Sunday Times

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John R. MacArthur

John R. (Rick) MacArthur is president and publisher of Harper’s Magazine and an award-winning journalist and author. Under his leadership, Harper’s has received twenty-two...

Michael Gove

Michael Gove is the Editor of The Spectator. As the former Member of Parliament for Surrey Heath and UK Government Cabinet Minister, he served...

Richard Hurowitz

Richard Hurowitz is a writer and the publisher of the Octavian Report. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street...