Julian E. Zelizer with NYU Brademas Center, DC

Thursday, January 30, 2025
6:30pm — 7:30pm ET
NYU Washington, DC

In Defense of Partisanship imagines what partisanship might look like if we put into place important reforms. Through a sweeping history of Congress since the Founding, Julian E. Zelizer offers a way forward. Some are simple—repeal the filibuster, restore the campaign-finance rules undone by the Citizens United decision—while others are more revolutionary—increase the size of the House of Representatives. These reforms, which focus on enabling political parties to speak more forcefully and clearly for American citizens, have the potential to pay respect the deep differences that divide us while simultaneously creating more opportunities for collaboration, cooperation, and consensus.

This book arrives just after one of the most contentious presidential elections in history. As the president is inaugurated and a sure-to-be-polarized Congress takes their seats, isn’t it time to envision how we might govern better?

Julian Zelizer will be in conversation with Margaret Talev, managing editor for politics at Axios and CNN political analyst.

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This is a hybrid event
In-person: NYU Washington, DC / Abramson Family Auditorium, 1307 L Street, NW
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This event is sponsored by the NYU John Brademas Center and the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs.

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