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Jeremi Suri, Ph.D. is one of the country’s leading historians and public intellectuals and host of the weekly podcast, This is Democracy. The conversation will be moderated by Jim Falk, Global Santa Fe Board Vice Chair and host of KSFR’s The Forum.
Monday, June 29, 2026, 4:30pm – 7pm
Ice Cream Social at 4:30pm; followed by discussion beginning at 5:30 pm
Center for Contemporary Arts Santa Fe, 1050 Old Pecos Trail, Santa Fe
$25 members/$40 non-members
American democracy is the great experiment of the modern world. From its beginning, our nation aspires to be a “city on a hill,” an “empire of liberty,” and the “last, best hope on earth.” How have these ideas evolved over the last 250 years? What have we learned for our future?
This presentation will examine how the United States emerged as a new kind of self-governing nation with many flaws and challenges. Each generation of Americans has re-defined what democracy means in practice. Our task is to learn from those historical experiences as we protect and re-make democracy in our time.
Jeremi Suri holds the Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin. He is a professor in the University’s Department of History and the LBJ School of Public Affairs. Professor Suri is the author and editor of eleven books on politics and foreign policy, most recently: Civil War By Other Means: America’s Long and Unfinished Fight for Democracy. His other books include: The Impossible Presidency: The Rise and Fall of America’s Highest Office; Liberty’s Surest Guardian: American Nation-Building from the Founders to Obama; Henry Kissinger and the American Century; and Power and Protest: Global Revolution and the Rise of Détente. His writings appear in the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, CNN.com, Atlantic, Newsweek, Time, Wired, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, and other media. Professor Suri is a popular public lecturer and comments frequently on radio and television news. His writing and teaching have received numerous prizes, including the President’s Associates Teaching Excellence Award from the University of Texas and the Pro Bene Meritis Award for Contributions to the Liberal Arts. Professor Suri hosts a weekly podcast: “This is Democracy.” He publishes a daily newsletter on history, politics, and leadership: Democracy of Hope
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