October 12, 2022 @ 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm CDT
To Save Democracy, Make It Worth Saving
National Institute for Civil Discourse
Location: Both
Join the Bipartisan Policy Center for a discussion on the state of politics and public policy, as well as the legacy of the late Alice Rivlin.
Former Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve Alice Rivlin’s posthumous book, Divided We Fall contains an urgent message to the American public: Get involved in making democracy work better or risk losing it.
Alarmed at the state of American politics and policy, Ms. Rivlin combined scholarship with personal experience to call on political leaders of both parties to break stalemates and make the compromises necessary to reach bipartisan agreements. Following her passing in 2019, Ms. Rivlin’s son and daughter-in-law, Allan and Sheri Rivlin, completed her manuscript.
Featured Participants
Keynote:
Allan Rivlin
Co-Author, Divided We Fall; Son of Alice Rivlin
Sheri Rivlin
Co-Author, Divided We Fall; Daughter-in-Law of Alice Rivlin
Moderator:
Ruth Marcus
Associate Editor & Columnist, Washington Post
Panelists:
Bob Reischauer, Ph.D.
Former Director, Congressional Budget Office; Former President, Urban Institute; Senior Fellow of Economic Studies, Brookings Institution
Bill Kristol
Editor-at-Large, The Bulwark; Former Founder and Editor-at-Large, The Weekly Standard
Isabel Sawhill, Ph.D.
Senior Fellow, Former Vice President and Director of Economic Studies, Brookings Institution; Associate Director, Office of Management and Budget
Carolyn J. Lukensmeyer, Ph.D.
Former Executive Director, National Institute of Civil Discourse
Anthony Williams
Former Mayor of Washington, DC; Board Member, BPC