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Join us on Saturday, December 5 at 12:00 PM at ASU California Center Broadway in downtown Los Angeles for “What Is the Price of Free Speech on Campus?” ⁠ ⁠ UCLA chancellor Julio Frenk (@uclachancellor) and Wesleyan University president Michael S. Roth (@wes_president) come together to discuss how people on American campuses interact today, and what, if anything, must change for U.S. intellectual life to flourish. The conversation will be moderated by Mi-Ai Parrish (publishorperish), managing director of @asumediaenterprise⁠ ⁠ Stick around for a brunch reception to follow.⁠ ⁠ Register to join us in person, or online, at the link in bio.⁠ ⁠ Co-presented by Zócalo Public Square and Arizona State University (@arizonastateuniversity)⁠ by @thepublicsquare
Join Zócalo and the @lapubliclibrary on Thursday, December 10, from 5:30–7:30 PM at the Central Library in downtown Los Angeles for “How Do We Know What We Know?” and experience the world’s largest pop-up book, “Luceros y Penumbras.”⁠ ⁠ The program will begin with an artist talk by Daniel González (@printgonzalez), who will discuss the work’s origins, inspiration, and themes of learning and knowledge. ⁠ ⁠ Following the artist talk, a panel of thinkers, including computer scientist and misinformation expert Saadia Gabriel, scholar of religion and Soto Zen Buddhist priest Duncan Ryūken Williams, and social psychologist Norbert Schwarz, will explore the ways that science, spiritual traditions, and technology shape what we know and believe. Moderated by @npr culture correspondent Mandalit del Barco (@mandalitdelbarco).⁠ ⁠ Stick around for a reception in the Library’s courtyard featuring complimentary drinks and small bites. Register to join us in person, at the link in bio.⁠ ⁠ This program is inspired by the exhibition “Luceros y Penumbras: The World’s Largest Pop-Up Book,” on view at the Richard J. Riordan Central Library until January 17, 2026. by @thepublicsquare
What helps you trust elections? We posed this question to audience members at our program “Is California Voting Fair?,” co-presented with @lacountyrrcc, @apnews, and @modl.asu, with support from @la2050. Find out what they had to say, and read the recap at the link in bio. by @thepublicsquare
What would it take to solve the U.S. affordability crisis? For starters, we need to understand what the word "affordability" really means.⁠ ⁠ "In today’s political discourse 'affordability' is another (perhaps less obviously strident) way to say that for a lot of people (maybe most), capitalism feels broken," writes historian Jennifer Mercieca.⁠ ⁠ Read “How the Affordability Crisis Broke the American Dream” at the link in bio.⁠ ⁠ 📷️: AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh by @thepublicsquare
If you could make a documentary about anything, what would it be about? We posed this question to audience members at our program “How Can Short Docs Make a Big Difference?,” co-presented with @womens_voices_now, @womeninfilmla, @borderlandscinematicarts, and @asufilmschool. Find out what they had to say, and read the recap at the link in bio. by @thepublicsquare
For millennia, we've been imagining women as monsters. That's no accident, argues Columbia professor Eleanor Johnson, who traces the patriarchal origins of the "monstrous bitch”:⁠ ⁠ “Western patriarchy has systematically energized our cultural fears around female reproduction. Excavating its past can help us see our current, embattled reproductive reality in a new light,” she writes.⁠ ⁠ Read the essay at the link in bio.⁠ ⁠ 📷: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0 FR) by @thepublicsquare
Impact strategist and producer @greteltruong defines a successful impact film: one that authentically represents its subjects and engages audiences to support marginalized communities. From Zócalo’s October 10, 2026 program in Los Angeles, CA, “How Can Short Docs Make a Big Difference?,” co-presented by Zócalo Public Square, @womens_voices_now, @womeninfilmla, @borderlandscinematicarts, and @asufilmschool. Read the recap and click the #linkinbio to watch the full program. by @thepublicsquare
Check out some highlights from our October 24, 2026 experience, “Is California Voting Fair?,” at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center in the City of Industry. Guests toured the processing center on the first day vote centers opened in a county expected to process nearly 6 million votes. The program also featured a panel discussion with @brennancenter voting policy scholar Kevin T. Morris, political scientist and governance reformer @sarasadhwani, and The Associated Press democracy news editor Tom Verdin. Read the recap at the link in bio and watch the full program soon on our YouTube channel. Co-presented by Zócalo Public Square, @lacountyrrcc, @apnews, and @modl.asu, with support from @la2050. by @thepublicsquare
@pbssocal producer Angela Boisvert discusses the possibilities of short documentaries, including how they can find new audiences that long-form documentaries struggle to reach. From Zócalo’s October 10, 2026 program in Los Angeles, CA, “How Can Short Docs Make a Big Difference?,” co-presented by Zócalo Public Square, @womens_voices_now, @womeninfilmla, @borderlandscinematicarts, and @asufilmschool. Read the recap and click the #linkinbio to watch the full program. by @thepublicsquare
Nostalgia is trending on TikTok in Russia and many other places around the world. Like protests in the streets of Paris, it's a symptom of widespread political frustration, writes Shura Guliaeva.⁠ ⁠ Read “Voting While Russian Means Longing for the Past and the Future” at the link in bio.⁠ ⁠ 📷️: AP Photo/Michael Yassukovich by @thepublicsquare
California is a leader in protest and progress, violence and healing, catastrophe and natural beauty, innovation and inequality. Its contradictions create instability and raise questions about the future. What do Californians want California to be? When California celebrated 175 years of statehood last September, the anniversary prompted us to reflect on the histories that have shaped the state’s present and the forces that will shape its future. Over the past year, Zócalo Public Square turned these questions into a series of essays and public programs titled “California 175: What Connects California?” We brought together leaders and thinkers from across the state, and from all walks of life, to explore California’s contradictions and envision what the state might become over the next 175 years. Explore the California 175 series at the link in bio. by @thepublicsquare
People in San Quentin prison broadly support the "California Model," introduced by Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration. But as the governor leaves office, some have concerns about the future of rehabilitation, writes incarcerated journalist Edwin E. Chavez.⁠ ⁠ Read the essay at link in bio.⁠ ⁠ 📷: AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File by @thepublicsquare

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