Date: Thursday, April 8, 2021 Time: 12:00 p.m.–12:45 p.m. ET
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From the Tea Party to Occupy Wall Street, and from cryptocurrency advocates to the #MeToo movement, Americans and citizens of democracies worldwide are losing confidence in what we once called the system. How should we engage in public life when neither protests nor elections bring about lasting change? In Mistrust: Why Losing Faith in Institutions Provides the Tools to Transform Them, author Ethan Zuckerman explores how Americans can use their skepticism to resurrect, reform, or outright replace the institutions that no longer serve them. In conversation with Princeton political scientist Omar Wasow, he will offer a guide for new ways to participate in civic life.

This event is produced in partnership with New York University's John Brademas Center.

Speakers: Ethan Zuckerman, Founder, Institute for Digital Public Infrastructure, Associate Professor, Public Policy, Information, and Communication, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Author, Mistrust: Why Losing Faith in Institutions Provides the Tools to Transform Them; Omar Wasow, Assistant Professor of Politics, Princeton University

Date: Thursday, April 22, 2021 Time: 12:00 p.m.–12:45 p.m. ET
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Donald Trump’s legacy will live on for decades through the three justices he appointed to the Supreme Court. How will these justices use their power? In his new book, The Agenda: How a Republican Supreme Court Is Reshaping America, Ian Millhiser, a lawyer, senior Vox correspondent, and former law clerk in the federal appellate court system presents an unflinching view of an increasingly partisan court. In conversation with the New Republic’s Osita Nwanevu, Millhiser will discuss how the Court will shape the very nature of American government, redefining who gets to have legal rights, who is beyond the reach of the law, and who chooses the people who make our laws.

This event is produced in partnership with New York University's John Brademas Center.

Speakers: Ian Millhiser, Author, The Agenda: How a Republican Supreme Court Is Reshaping America, Senior Correspondent, Vox; Osita Nwanevu, Staff Writer, New Republic