Jason Brennan

Robert J. and Elizabeth Flanagan Family Chair and Provost's Distinguished Associate Professor of Strategy, Economics, Ethics, and Public Policy, McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University

Contributor, Bleeding Heart Libertarians

Ilya Somin

Professor of Law, George Mason University

Contributor, Washington Post “Volokh Conspiracy”

Melissa Williams

Visiting Scholar, Ash Center, Harvard Kennedy School

Professor of Political Science & Founding Director, Centre for Ethics, University of Toronto

Christopher Robichaud (Moderator)

Lecturer in Ethics and Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School

Jason Brennan, Ilya Somin, and Melissa Williams joined moderator Christopher Robichaud. The speakers discussed the current issues of democracy and possible solutions to these problems. Topics ranged from increased civil participation in the democratic process to biases among politicians. The panelists then fielded questions from the audience.