UVA Democracy Biennial: Reform? Reform! The future of American democracy

Event Details

Session three of the 2021 UVA Democracy Biennial is a critical look at the American system of governance: Is the Electoral College democratic? Is the American presidency too powerful? How can we restore faith in American norms and institutions?

Panelists

• Angela Glover Blackwell, founder in residence at PolicyLink
• Mary Kate Cary, former speechwriter for President George H. W. Bush and Miller Center senior fellow
• Julián Castro, former Obama secretary of housing and urban development 
• Larry Diamond, Hoover Institution and the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University
• John Dickerson, CBS News (moderator)