About

Founder’s Note

Thank you for visiting The Civic Forum.

I launched this project to create a space where people can come to learn and discuss the big ideas of government, to study democracy and authoritarianism, to think about the meaning of citizenship, and to face the political moment. My hope will be to keep it analytical and less emotional, free of the usual hot takes, name-calling, and snark that dominate much of our media space.

Each week will feature a speaker that brings real insight, either from their scholarship or professional experiences. This is not meant to be a “Democratic” or “blue” space, but a pro-democracy space. It will focus on American politics, but we will bring in speakers with lessons from other parts of the world. Citizens of other countries have lived through political moments like this, and we have much to learn from them.

The sessions will be Thursday at noon, and you can register for the events that you’d like to attend. You can register for as many as you like, and it will always be free.

See you soon. And thanks for your interest in this project.

Rory Truex