More than a year after the attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump, 64 percent of Americans believe democracy in this country is “in crisis and at risk of failing,” according to a recent poll conducted by National Public Radio and the Ispos marketing research firm.
So at a time of so much national anxiety and disillusionment, where does the highest court in the land, the U.S. Supreme Court, fit into this scenario?
On Wednesday, Feb. 2, Great Talk Inc. will feature a panel of leading experts to discuss, “Is the Supreme Court Still the Bastion of U.S. Democracy?”
Founded in 2016, Great Talk is a local nonprofit formed to bring together scholars, journalists, authors, politicians and other thought leaders for lively and intellectually stimulating public conversations. According to its mission statement, Great Talk strives to provide and enrich “interdisciplinary learning and intellectual engagement for the Greater Baltimore and Maryland communities by bringing people together to share live, accessible and interactive conversations featuring distinguished speakers that address relevant issues including the arts, culture, the humanities, science, social concern and other areas at a wide range of venues in Maryland.”
The virtual conversation on the Supreme Court, which starts at 7 p.m., will be hosted by the Baltimore-based Alexander Grass Humanities Institute. The free event will be moderated by the institute’s director, William Egginton, a humanities professor at Johns Hopkins University.
Among the panelists will be Joey Jackson, a nationally recognized trial attorney and CNN/HLN analyst; William Kristol, a well-known neoconservative commentator and founder of the educational and advocacy organization Defending Democracy Together; Harvard University legal historian and constitutional law scholar Prof. Michael J. Klarman; and Kimberly L. Wehle, a University of Baltimore School of Law professor and former CBS News legal analyst.
“Our objective is to address a variety of topical and burning issues for Marylanders,” Great Talk’s vice president, Diane Leigh Davison, told Jmore in 2019. “Our nonprofit’s mission is to offer ‘conversation with a purpose.’
For information, visit greattalk.org.
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