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What’s next for U.S. democracy? NYT columnists join USC President Beong-Soo Kim for an Open Dialogue Panel

Photo of a man shaking hands with an unseen person. A woman in a red robe walks ahead.
President Beong-Soo Kim shakes hands with an attendee at the beginning of the investiture procession. (Photo by Nick Corral)

At today’s Open Dialogue Project panel, USC President Beong-Soo Kim sat down with New York Times opinion writers Frank Bruni and Bret Stephens to discuss the future of democracy following the midterm elections.

The USC Open Dialogue Project is a university initiative launched in 2025 by President Kim to promote academic freedom, free expression, and respectful, civil discourse across the campus community.