The American Revolution at 250
About this Event
A free public forum on the meaning, legacy, and future of America at 250.
(10am-12pm) Is the American Revolution liberal, and if so, how?
What is liberalism? What is the difference between classical and progressive liberalism? In what sense did liberalism inform the Founding and Constitution? Where does liberalism stand today?
- Peter Aigner
- James Vaughn
- Erin Hagood
- Kelly Vlahos
- Stephen Adubato
(12:30pm-2:30pm) Is America a Republic?
How has the American Republic endured after the rise of industrial capitalism, the administrative state, and America’s global role in the twentieth century? Is America still a republic? In what sense, yes, and in what sense, no?
- Joel Kotkin
- Daniel Wortel-London
- Ed Remus
- Matt McManus
(3pm-5pm) What is the meaning of 1776 and its Constitution today?
What is the meaning of the American Revolution in world history? What challenges does it face today? What would it mean to take up its legacy and promise? What is its future?
- Sohrab Ahmari
- Chris Cutrone
- Gerald Celente
- Matt McManus
- Joel Kotkin
(6pm-8pm) How was the American Revolution revolutionary?
How was the American Revolution revolutionary? Was there a Left in the American Revolution? Should the Left break with or build on the legacy of the American Revolution? What did historical socialism make of the American Revolution and its consequences? How should the Left make sense of recent attempts to reject, reinterpret, or reclaim the revolutionary tradition of 1776? Does the American Revolution persist today? How does it inform the conditions of possibility for the Left today? What tasks, if any, do the Left inherit from the American Revolution?
- Norman Markowitz
- James Oakes
- TBA
(8pm-10pm) Premiere of The Last Election
In 1992, the dissident writer Douglas Lain ran a rubber goldfish for president and declared himself a surrealist.
In 2024, he took a group of young Marxists to both the RNC and the DNC. This film, featuring David Shields and Benjamin Studebaker, is the result.
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