Democracy, Expertise and the Public Square

Mar 26, 2026, 6:00 p.m.
Location
Montante Cultural Center

Canisius University will welcome Tom Nichols, bestselling author and staff writer at The Atlantic, to campus on Thursday, March 26, 2026, for a lecture presented as part of the university’s William H. Fitzpatrick Chair of Political Science Lecture Series.

The event will take place at 6:00 p.m. in the Montante Cultural Center and is free and open to the public.

Nichols’ lecture, titled "How the Death of Expertise is Undermining American Democracy and Politics," will examine contemporary challenges to democracy, civic responsibility, and the role of expertise in public life—issues that have become increasingly urgent in American political and cultural discourse.