In Defence of Democracy

Steven D. Lavine is the former president of the California Institute of the Arts. He currently serves on the Board of the Los Angeles Review of Books and serves on the Advisory Board of the Thomas Mann Haus.

Steven Lavine

A Guide to Restoring Faith in Democracy

"For a long time now I haven't been I."
— Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet

Around the World

“The only stable state is the one in which all men are equal before the law.” — Aristotle

"You can't ignore politics, no matter how much you'd like to." — Molly Ivins

Politics

Steven D. Lavine is the former president of the California Institute of the Arts. He currently serves on the Board of the Los Angeles Review of Books and serves on the Advisory Board of the Thomas Mann Haus.