Events
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America 250: The Documents that Make Us. American Covenant: The Constitution and American Unity Today
Monday, October 5, 4:00–5:15 p.m. Probasco Auditorium
Registration encouraged
Featuring Yuval Levin, author of American Covenant: How the Constitution Unified Our Nation—and Could Again
Common ground is hard to find in today’s politics. In a society teeming with irreconcilable political perspectives, many people have grown frustrated under a system of government that constantly demands compromise. More and more on both the right and the left have come to blame the Constitution for the resulting discord. Yuval Levin shows us, the Constitution is not the problem we face; it is the solution.
Yuval Levin is the director of Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where he also holds the Beth and Ravenel Curry Chair in Public Policy. The founder and editor of National Affairs, he is also a senior editor at The New Atlantis, and a contributing editor at National Review.
America 250: The Alternative is Chaos
Thursday, October 22, 3:30–4:30 p.m. Clifton Court Hall 4105
Registration encouraged
Join a round-table conversation with Professor David Niven.
The Civic Lessons for Emerging Leaders series explores the Declaration of Independence and contemporary civic leadership. Each session will build from a short pre-read that reflects on a topic about the Declaration.
Braver Angels Debate: Is the Second Amendment Outdated or Fundamental?
Tuesday, October 13, 12:30–1:45 p.m. Baldwin 764
Registration encouraged, lunch provided
In a Braver Angels Debate, the point isn’t to win; it’s to understand a complex issue a little better. Led by a specially trained Debate Chair, the format encourages everyone to participate. The format supports good faith and accurate disagreement, and promotes better understanding for all.
As we debate the proposed resolution, “The Second Amendment does more harm than good,” individuals from across the ideological spectrum will have an opportunity to give their views and ask questions. Join us – tell us what you have experienced and what you think.
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