The First Amendment affords citizens enormous liberties. But what about ideas that seek to undermine our democracy? Justice Louis Brandeis argued that even "noxious doctrines" deserve constitutional protection. He believed that the cure for anti-democratic ideas was a robust public debate. Nowadays, a fragmented media landscape makes it harder to find a public big enough to dilute dangerous ideas. Fewer schools teach debate, which leaves the next generation of citizens unprepared to counter toxic arguments. We'll hear from Sentinel publisher Tom Ewing, a professional journalist, and two Keene State College students about how we can make space for bad faith ideas without losing faith in our democracy.

This event is sponsored by the New Hampshire Humanities Council

To Register: https://www.nhhumanities.org/programs/category/ideas-on-tap