Critical Issues Lecture Series: Dr. Joanne B. Freeman (Anchorage)

In Anchorage (and virtually), Freeman discussed the notion that Americans tend to think about the nation’s founding as inevitable, a series of “of courses.” But, she argued, in truth, it was a series of improvisations on a big scale; like the present day, no one knew what would come next. How did this shape their thinking? The Great Experiment? Creating a Nation 7 p.m. Thursday, May 21, 2026