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Building Capacity to Use Social Media: How Election Officials Can Leverage Content Creation to Provide Accurate Voter Information
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The Declaration of Independence at 250: Five Questions About America’s Founding Document
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The Declaration of Independence at 250: Five Questions About America’s Founding Document
As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, its founding principles—and its enduring contradictions—continue to provoke reflection and debate. In this conversation, Alex Keyssar, historian and Matthew W. Stirling Jr. Professor of History and Social Policy at Harvard Kennedy School, discusses the historical circumstances in which the Declaration was written, the ideals it sought to articulate, how its meaning has evolved over time, and the tensions between its soaring language and the realities of slavery, inequality, and political compromise.
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Global Challenges to Democracy Seminar Series Recap (AY 2025-2026)
Key takeaways from the Ash Center’s 2025–2026 seminar series on navigating global threats to modern democracy.
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Danielle Allen’s Radical Duke Recasts the Origins of the Age of Revolution
A new book from Harvard scholar Danielle Allen revisits the forgotten British radical movement that helped shape modern democracy.