According to Michael Li, there’s a battle being waged in the United States, and it’s happening all around us: redistricting. “We completed the latest round
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Right off the bat, American democracy is not playing the same softball game it was back in 1776, as Jelani Cobb, historian, Peabody Award winner,
When Linda Chavez was running for the U.S. Senate in Maryland in 1986, the campaign trail brought her to Cumberland, Maryland — a small city
In 2018, New Yorker staff writer Jelani Cobb first came to Chautauqua Institution to speak about “we the people” during a week themed “American Identity.”
Democracy isn’t a one-man job. America is not a monarchy. Everyone is involved, from constituents to mayors and governors, all the way up to the
In order for answers to reveal themselves, difficult questions must be asked. When discussing complex topics relating to politics, law and democracy, these questions are
In January 1996, less than 30% of Americans trusted the media to deal fairly with all sides of political issues; less than 30% trusted the
Diana Aviv grew up in a predominantly white part of Africa that experienced the apartheid regime, children taken from their families, and systemic racism. Now,
Trevor Potter began his lecture with a simple quote from Benjamin Franklin. Franklin, asked by a woman outside Independence Hall what the Constitutional Convention had
An expert of teaching and law, Sherman Clark, the Kirkland & Ellis Professor of Law at the University of Michigan, helps people understand how laws
When it comes to speaking at Chautauqua, this isn’t Trevor Potter’s first rodeo — and there’s always been a common theme to his lectures. In
When humans deeply meditate, they may find themselves connecting with the smallest of atoms to the enormous expansiveness of the universe within one singular breath.
When many people think of diaries, the first that often comes to mind is The Diary of a Young Girl, by Anne Frank. However, writer
Word-of-mouth history is the glue that binds one generation to the next in Indigenous cultures. These oral stories hold important records and lessons that were
Jon Meacham last spoke to a Chautauqua audience from a computer screen, in the middle of the 2020 virtual season on CHQ Assembly. He spoke
Described by those who know her as engaging, sensitive and insightful, author Amy Edelstein’s mission is to support people in growing beyond their expectations. Edelstein