Dennis Rasmussen: Fears of a Setting Sun INT 100/201 APPROVED!

Thursday, November 17, 2022
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Robert C. Pew Grand Rapids Campus
Alumni, Community, Faculty, Staff, Students

When asked what type of government the delegates had created, Benjamin Franklin responded, “a republic, if you can keep it.” Even though constitutional experiment was their creation, some founding fathers were not optimistic that it would survive. Dennis Rasmussen offers important narratives that look at the era immediately following the signing of the Constitution, reevaluating the historical, social, political, and economic stakes following our nation’s founding.

Dennis C. Rasmussen, professor of political science at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs joins us to discuss his newest book, Fears of a Setting Sun: The Disillusionment of America’s Founders.

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Location Information

Charles W. Loosemore Auditorium

We will continue to offer a digital alternative for all of our events. Please visit our website at gvsu.edu/hc for the livestream or join via zoom: https://gvsu-edu.zoom.us/j/96680852132.

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(616) 331-2770

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This event was added to the calendar by Maddy Miller (millemk3@gvsu.edu) on Monday, July 25, 2022 and was last updated on Friday, October 21, 2022 at 12:18 p.m.