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The official account of @UVA's Karsh Institute of Democracy
Charlottesville, VA
Joined May 2019
Day 3 of #Democracy360 pushed us to think deeply about what holds our democracy together, and how we can strengthen it for the future. From exploring the guardrails of democracy to imagining a new Declaration for the future, today’s final sessions challenged us to connect ideas,
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Thank you for making #Democracy360 a powerful reflection of our motto: Democracy from every angle. Over the past three days, we indeed explored democracy from every angle—from the Revolutionary War to law and civic norms to economic opportunity to music as a form of civic
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Alicia Miecznikowski, a Virginia Peninsula Community College student, attended #Democracy360's "Declaration Next" working session, which brought college students from across Virginia to examine the nation's founding ideals and imagine the next 250 years.
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Josiah Farrell, a Virginia Military Institute cadet, attended #Democracy360's "Declaration Next" working session, which brought college students from across Virginia to examine the nation's founding ideals and imagine the next 250 years.
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George Mason University student Nia Christy attended #Democracy360's "Declaration Next" working session, which brought college students from across Virginia to examine the nation's founding ideals and imagine the next 250 years.
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Antigone Stark is a @UVA student who attended #Democracy360's "Declaration Next" working session, which brought college students from across Virginia to examine the nation's founding ideals and imagine the next 250 years.
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Texas Tribune co-founder Evan Smith moderated a spirited discussion about democratic institutions with former Ambassador Norman Eisen as part of "Guardrails of Democracy: The Law, Institutions, and the American Experiment."
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Democracy Defenders Fund's Norman Eisen told the audience at #Democracy360's "Guardrails of Democracy: The Law, Institutions, and the American Experiment" that when he served in the White House, a record was kept to ensure the independence of the Justice Department.
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During #Democracy360's "Guardrails of Democracy: The Law, Institutions, and the American Experiment," Sara Isgur, editor of SCOTUSblog, argued that the Department of Justice has never been independent—including during George W. Bush's administration after September 11 and under
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It was a #Democracy360 grand finale! Karsh Institute Executive Director Melody Barnes moderated an important conversation with award-winning author @papergirlmacy, who discussed her book 𝘋𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘬 (which was turned into a Hulu series) and her new memoir, 𝘗𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘳
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Legal experts Norman Eisen and Sarah Isgur debated the role of the Department of Justice, American laws and norms, and where the red line actually lies. "𝗚𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝘄, 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻
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"Stories That Bind Us: A Conversation with Beth Macy" is starting now! https://t.co/jE6DOIPsNW
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Join Beth Macy, the acclaimed author of Dopesick and the newly released memoir, Paper Girl, for a powerful conversation about the forces shaping America’s rural and urban communities and the stories that bind us.
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Inspired by Thomas Jefferson's dinner parties, Democracy360's "𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻" —where spirited conversation flowed alongside food and drink—invited participants to gather over lunch for meaningful dialogue about civic
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A timely conversation exploring the rule of law and the democratic institutions that uphold it as cornerstones of democratic life and defining forces in the 250-year-old American experiment.
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"Guardrails of Democracy: The Law, Institutions, and the American Experiment" is starting now! https://t.co/a52ifVQOWH
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FREE tickets are still available for the final day #Democracy360. Don't miss out—get yours now: https://t.co/g7ZPtXiAf7
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Respectful, open dialogue is critical in a healthy democracy. And on Day 2 of #Democracy360, that concept was the throughline. "This is a time when Americans really have to be engaged in their own democracy," said @TheAtlantic staff writer Tom Nichols, who was a panelist at
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Saving the best for last! It's the final day of #Democracy360, and that means "Join the Conversation: Feast of Reason," followed by "Guardrails of Democracy: The Law, Institutions, and the American Experiment," and closing it out with "Stories that Bind Us: A Conversation with
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