The University of Pittsburgh Institute of Politics and the Dick Thornburgh Forum for Law and Public Policy are proud to provide the Governing in Crisis: Preserving Democracy, the Rule of Law and American Values lectures. The series is intended to help both policymakers and interested citizens, whatever their positions or political leanings, to better understand the important governance issues that seem to be arising all too frequently.
It is in times of crisis that people most need the support and protection of government. However, it also is in times of crisis that even core values can be sorely tested and that leaders are most likely to try to unilaterally expand their power. Through interviews with scholars, elected officials and other civic leaders, host Mark Nordenberg, Chancellor Emeritus of the University of Pittsburgh, examines governance, health, and economic issues as a commitment to an even better America.