Educating for Democracy: James Traub
Educating for Democracy: James Traub  
Podcast: Future Hindsight
Published On: Thu Jan 15 2026
Description: We discuss the role of schools to form effective citizens in our democracy. It's necessary to prioritize the teaching of our history and our government.    James's civic action toolkit recommendations are:  Push back against corrosive technology, especially in schools Read books!   James Traub is a journalist, historian, and author of The Cradle of Citizenship: How Schools Can Help Save Our Democracy.     Let's connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   Discover new ways to #BetheSpark:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark    Follow Mila on X:  https://x.com/milaatmos    Read The Cradle of Citizenship:  https://bookshop.org/shop/futurehindsight    Sponsor:  Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful.   Early episodes for Patreon supporters: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight  Credits:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: James Traub Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis