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Amb Kelly Craft: Case for Disagreement: Beyond Identity & Ideological Conformity

Governance & Democracy

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In an age of deepening polarization, we increasingly mistake identity for ideology, dissent for betrayal, and silence for consensus. We will make the case for a more expansive democratic culture—one that embraces complexity, protects minority viewpoints, and allows people to disagree honestly without being reduced to the groups they belong to. The goal is not to eliminate disagreement, but to learn how to live together despite it. IN PERSON GUEST: Thomas Chatterton Williams, Non Resident Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, Staff Writer for the Atlantic, Visiting Professor of the Humanities and Senior Fellow at the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College These off the record conversations are open to members of the Harvard community. Please RSVP with a valid Harva…

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