This week's partisan Supreme Court ruling again undermining the Voting Rights Act is the latest evidence that Project 2025 is alive and well, and its proponents are systematically destroying post WWII achievements in Civil Rights. Join us this Saturday as Brown professor Corey Brettschneider discusses his book "The Presidents and The People," about past authoritarian presidents, how Americans fought back to preserve our rights, and how these lessons can be applied to the current American...

The famous American patriot, Patrick Henry, thought the American Constitution should not have been ratified because it put too much power in the hands of the President. Was he right? Brown Political Scientist Corey Brettschneider has made the role of the American presidency his life's work, exemplified most recently by the 2024 publication of his award-winning book "The Presidents and The People". Brettschneider traces how five past presidents have overreached in an authoritarian direction...

Brown political scientist, Corey Brettschneider, scheduled to speak in Lake Forest on May 2nd, appeared on the PBS NewsHour last night in a piece by former anchor, Judy Woodruff, on the topic of the nationwide No Kings rallies. If you didn't catch the broadcast, Corey appears 2:26 (2 mins., 26 seconds) into the clip. If you've already reserved your tickets to this exclusive appearance, you'll want to see this "preview" of why his book is so relevant in this moment. Click this link to view...