UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS

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WED |MARCH 25| 5:30 PM​

​Why Democracy?

Presented by Joshua Duclos

 

Democracy is taken to be an obvious good. It often seems like the one thing we can agree on in a political debate. After all, only dictators and fools question the value of democracy...right? And yet, the value of democracy has been challenged again and again throughout history. Great philosophers from Plato to Confucius thought it was a terrible idea, and many contemporary Western political theorists have speculated that democracy may not be as useful or moral as we suppose. For those who believe in the value of democracy (its efficacy and its morality), it is important to analyze, articulate, and explore the arguments in which democracy is grounded. This talk will do three things: (1) explain  is; (2) explain why serious historical and contemporary thinkers have distrusted democracy; and (3) explore the best contemporary arguments in favor of democracy.

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WED |APRIL 4| 10:30 AM​

at Pease Public Library

​Redcoats and Rebels:

New Hampshire and Revolution

Presented by Mary Adams

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Sponsored by

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​New Hampshire often gets overlooked in the narrative of the American Revolution, overshadowed by its noisy neighbor to the south. Few people know about Paul Revere’s first ride, which was to Portsmouth in December 1774 to warn the patriots that the British were coming to reinforce Fort William and Mary, five months before the Redcoats marched on Concord and Lexington. Nor do they know that two-thirds of the troops at the Battle of Bunker Hill were from NH. Most people are also unaware that NH’s Provincial Congress adopted the first state constitution in January 1776, essentially declaring independence from Great Britain six months before any other colony. And this is just the beginning of NH’s revolutionary story.

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