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UK Law Professor Josh Douglas

Joshua Douglas

Democracy Optimist Producer & Host

Joshua A. Douglas is a law professor at the University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law. He is the author of the forthcoming book "The Court v. The Voters: The Troubling Story of How the Supreme Court Has Undermined Voting Rights" and "Vote for US: How to Take Back Our Elections and Change the Future of Voting."Find him at www.joshuaadouglas.com

  • Joshua Douglas talks to Deb Graner who recently regained her voting rights and has advocated for a change to the laws, and Claire Sandberg the law student who helped her.
  • Host Joshua Douglas speaks to Lawrence Lessig of Harvard Law School, co-author of the book, How to Steal a Presidential Election.
  • Host Joshua Douglas speaks to Professor Rick Hasen of the UCLA Law School, who is one of the nation’s pre-eminent election law experts.
  • Joshua Douglas talks to Jessica Huseman, editorial director of Votebeat.org
  • Josh Douglas hosts a conversation with CivicLex founding director Richard Young
  • What are the lessons learned from the 2020 elections? How will state election officials ensure a free and fair 2024 presidential election? Democracy Optimist host Josh Douglas raises these questions and more with Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams. Plus: an “election law of the day”; a “fun election fact”; and “One thing you can do to support democracy.”
  • What are the lessons learned from the 2020 elections? How will state election officials ensure a free and fair 2024 presidential election? Democracy Optimist host Josh Douglas raises these questions with Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.
  • Democracy Optimist is a thought-provoking public radio series and podcast that delves deep into the heart of democratic processes, elections, and voting rights to ask a simple but vital question: how do we sustain our democracy?
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