of several books, including the forthcoming "choices we make and the roots of modern read him your kono and she is the author of "common history."olitical sophia's articles and essays have appeared in the american historical review, the journal of modern history, william and mary quarterly, as well as the new york times. andia teaches intellectual cultural history with special emphasis on the enlightenment and the legacy of the 18th century were democracy. each of these subjects are explored in her recent book, democracy in truth, which was andished by 10 press provides the basis for today's talk. it was only 100 and 76 pages, which isn't readily short for historians. be on saleich will in the rotunda after our event provides a deep historical analysis of the central tension that lies before american democracy. who gets to determine what is and is not the truth. i think more importantly, it explains why the current iteration represent something new. it is not something that is a recycling of an old mark -- old argument. incisive,ibed as inspired, essential, and brilliantly lucid. that's