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BridgeUSA BridgeUSA is youth-led organization fighting political division on campuses across the country. Get started today! www.bridgeusa.org/

We're a youth-led organization fighting political division on college and high school campuses across the U.S..

10/15/2026

Join the USC Center for the Political Future on Thursday, October 15 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM in the Vineyard Room at the USC Davidson Conference Center for a conversation on the initiatives heading to California voters this November.

California voters have long used the initiative process as a powerful check on the legislature, and 2026 promises to be no exception. From sweeping tax reform to housing, criminal justice, and environmental policy, this year's ballot could reshape the state's political and fiscal landscape for a generation. With so many measures to weigh, how can voters cut through the noise and make informed decisions? This panel will break down the pros, cons, and context behind each initiative, who is funding them, and what their passage would actually mean for Californians.

Beyond the substance of any single measure, the panel will also grapple with a bigger question: is direct democracy by ballot initiative a good way to govern in the first place, or does it invite exactly the kind of special-interest maneuvering it was designed to prevent?

Join our expert panel, representing a range of perspectives, for a lively and illuminating discussion of some of the most consequential measures on the ballot, including a proposed wealth tax, a measure to limit how much localities can add on top of property taxes, changes to CEQA environmental review, and a voter ID initiative.

Panelists Include:

- Bob Shrum (Moderator): CPF Director; Carmen H. and Louis Warschaw Chair in Practical Politics; Author of Concessions of a Serial Campaigner
- Mike Murphy: CPF Co-Director
- Brooke Armour: Executive Vice President, California Business Roundtable
- Christian Grose: Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, USC
- Mike Madrid: Former Political Director, California Republican Party; Co-Founder, The Lincoln Project

We are immensely grateful to Sue and Jeff White for launching this nonpartisan dialogue series at USC.

REGISTER HERE (In Person): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ballotpalooza-ca-ballot-measures-2026-tickets-1998398051367?aff=oddtdtcreator

REGISTER HERE (Zoom): https://usc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_R09Voz4ISyi-0cLgX9azqw

10/07/2026

Are periods of political instability inevitable? Or can they be predicted and prevented?

The USC Center for the Political Future invites you to a conversation and book talk with Evan Barker, author of "Nothing Left: Confessions of a Democratic Operative." This discussion will be moderated by Ken Broad, a member of the USC Center for the Political Future Board of Councilors and a Founding Member of Jackson Square Partners.

This conversation will take place on Wednesday, October 7 from 4-5:30PM in SOS B46. It will explore Evan's career as a Democratic campaign strategist, during which she raised tens of millions of dollars for candidates across the party's establishment and progressive wings, and what led her to break with the party she once helped build. The first 15 attendees will receive a signed copy of the book. Free pizza will be provided.

About "Nothing Left: Confessions of a Democratic Operative": Drawing on her years inside Democratic campaign politics, Evan Barker argues that hyper-progressive donors, radicalized staff, and an activist base captured the party from within, pulling it away from the working-class voters it once represented.

Panelists Include:
- Evan Barker: Writer, Podcaster, and Former Democratic Campaign Strategist; Author, "Nothing Left: Confessions of a Democratic Operative"
- Ken Broad: Member, USC Center for the Political Future Board of Councilors; Founding Member, Jackson Square Partners

This event is held in partnership with the Heterodox Academy.

IN-PERSON REGISTRATION: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nothing-left-book-talk-with-evan-barker-tickets-2001406311153?aff=oddtdtcreator

10/07/2026

Is it possible to disagree on a topic like Israel / Palestine and remain friends?

We certainly think so. Here's a student from our chapter who recently had a conversation on that topic with a friend of his.

They didn't agree. But that hasn't stopped them from being friends. It also hasn't stopped them from having conversations.

We'll be better able to confront even the toughest challenges if we can remember that conversation is the first step. And in today's political climate, it's often a courageous first step.

Manoela França ❣️

10/05/2026

Who else smiled when they saw Zohran Mamdani and Curtis Sliwa holding hands as they got their flu shots? 😊

Imagine running against someone to be mayor and ending up being friends with them...

Politics doesn't have to keep us from being friendly with each other and it certainly doesn't have to keep us from talking to each other and working together to solve our problems.

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09/28/2026

And BridgeUSA = college students fighting political division

Manu Meel's new op-ed is out in the Wall Street Journal and you can read the full piece for free using this gift link: h...
09/25/2026

Manu Meel's new op-ed is out in the Wall Street Journal and you can read the full piece for free using this gift link: https://www.wsj.com/opinion/whos-afraid-of-civility-and-dialogue-on-campus-dbd56164?st=4iY7j8&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

As students return to campus this fall, the movements aiming to provide them with outlets for constructive political engagement are being attacked from every direction: too conservative, too woke, a waste of money, or a threat to free speech.

Manu breaks down where those criticisms come from and why most of them don't hold up.

09/22/2026

"I will work with anyone no matter what party they belong to..."

Love to see it. 🙂‍↕️

09/18/2026

Join the USC Center for the Political Future on September 18 from 10AM to 11AM on Zoom for a conversation about presidents, civility, and the state of American political discourse. How have presidents shaped the tone of our national dialogue? Can political leaders disagree without deepening division? What lessons can past presidencies offer for restoring respect and productive debate in public life? Join Frederick J. Ryan Jr., Chairman of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute and former Chief of Staff to President Ronald Reagan, and Bob Shrum, Director of the USC Center for the Political Future and veteran Democratic political strategist, for a bipartisan conversation about presidential leadership and the role of civility in American democracy.

Featuring:
- Fred Ryan: Director of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation's Center on Civility and Democracy, Chairman of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute, Co-Founder of Politico, former Chief of Staff to President Ronald Reagan.
- Bob Shrum: Director, USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future; Carmen H. and Louis Warschaw Chair in Practical Politics; Author of “Concessions of a Serial Campaigner”

REGISTER HERE: https://usc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UGa-76dsQUiiV9nwaX9TYA #/registration

09/17/2026

Who says we can't be friends because we have don't think exactly alike?!

We need to start seeing disagreement not as a barrier to connection, but as an opportunity to learn.

He gets it 🌉
09/10/2026

He gets it 🌉

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