By — News Desk News Desk Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-david-brooks-discusses-the-foundations-of-american-democracy-at-uvas-jim-lehrer-lecture Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: David Brooks discusses the foundations of American democracy at UVA’s Jim Lehrer Lecture Politics May 4, 2023 9:39 AM EDT New York Times op-ed columnist and PBS NewsHour commentator David Brooks joined the University of Virginia’s Miller Center Director and CEO William Antholis on Thursday for the James C. Lehrer lecture, which is named in honor of the late Jim Lehrer, PBS NewsHour’s co-founder and former anchor. Watch the discussion in the player above. Brooks discussed Lehrer’s legacy of journalistic integrity and his own views on the state of the moral and social foundations of American democracy. For more PBS NewsHour’s coverage on politics and democracy: Judy Woodruff hosts UVA Miller Center discussion — ‘Can democracy and capitalism coexist?’ Judy Woodruff on journalism ethics in a time of crisis | UVA’s Jim Lehrer Lecture The effect of Jan. 6 on America’s democracy, 2 years later Security expert warns of AI tools’ potential threat to democracy Subscribe to our politics newsletter to get the best of NewsHour’s political coverage: Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Email Address Subscribe Form error message goes here. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. By — News Desk News Desk
New York Times op-ed columnist and PBS NewsHour commentator David Brooks joined the University of Virginia’s Miller Center Director and CEO William Antholis on Thursday for the James C. Lehrer lecture, which is named in honor of the late Jim Lehrer, PBS NewsHour’s co-founder and former anchor. Watch the discussion in the player above. Brooks discussed Lehrer’s legacy of journalistic integrity and his own views on the state of the moral and social foundations of American democracy. For more PBS NewsHour’s coverage on politics and democracy: Judy Woodruff hosts UVA Miller Center discussion — ‘Can democracy and capitalism coexist?’ Judy Woodruff on journalism ethics in a time of crisis | UVA’s Jim Lehrer Lecture The effect of Jan. 6 on America’s democracy, 2 years later Security expert warns of AI tools’ potential threat to democracy Subscribe to our politics newsletter to get the best of NewsHour’s political coverage: Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Email Address Subscribe Form error message goes here. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm.