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Standing at the Precipice: What's Happening to America

Seven years ago, David Bisno presented a series of memorable lectures for Osher entitled “Is This How Fascism Comes to America?” Now he has a new question for us.

5/31/2025
9 am – 12 pm
Dartmouth Hitchcock
Intended Audience(s): Public
Categories: Lectures & Seminars, Off Campus Event
Registration required. Fee required. Tickets required.

Seven years ago, David Bisno presented a series of memorable lectures for Osher entitled “Is This How Fascism Comes to America?” Now he has a new question for us. Some of us may be thrilled and relieved with developments in Washington;  others of us may be in dismay, if not completely ‘gobsmacked.’  

In 1935, Sinclair Lewis wrote It Can’t Happen Here. Can it happen after all? Can a dictator take control of the country? At least we need to consider, and try to understand, just what is happening in America. Are there lessons we can learn from elsewhere? Should we celebrate, or think again?

Do we understand: Il-Liberal democracies? White Christian nationalism? Populist philosophies? The advantages, allure, and dangers of authoritarianism? Cult personalities? The “Deep State?” Political purges? The advantages or disadvantages of DEI efforts? Are the ‘elites’ the problem? Are we aware of what outright Fascism is? Can it happen here? And why?

Join us for educational and provocative discussions. Is it happening here?

This Special two-session event will ask tough questions as we examine the current state of our country.

Saturdays, May 31 and June 7
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Auditorium E, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
Cost, Osher members: $70 per person
Cost, Non-members: $90 per person

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For more information, contact:
Osher at Dartmouth
osher@dartmouth.edu
603-646-0154
Permanent URL to this event: https://writing.dartmouth.edu/events/event?event=77985

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