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  | while IFS=' ' read -r id title; do
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Could this ancient Greek idea make us better citizens? | Scott Reich

November 13, 2026

Scott Reich (0:00)

The Athenians understood something profound.

Democracy is not self-executing. Citizens are not simply born, they are made.

Elise Hu (0:14)

You're listening to TED Talks Daily, where we bring you new ideas to spark your curiosity every day. I'm your host, Elise Hu.

In ancient Athens, young citizens spent two years training to understand and defend democracy before they earned full civic rights. The writer Scott Reich believes that idea holds a lesson America has never quite learned. He sees the country facing a crisis of connection and says it shows up in how many Americans…

Scott Reich (0:44)

If democracy needs citizens to care about one another, why have we never built a system that actually trains people to do that?

Many young people today feel what I call cynical patriotism. They love our country, but they don't quite yet feel it belongs to them. And can we blame them?

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