Institute for the Study of Modern Authoritarianism
LibCon2025
ISMA's second annual conference brought together 250+ attendees from around the world to address the rise of illiberalism and chart a course forward for liberal democracy.
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Author & Pulitzer Prize Finalist

Russian Opposition Politician

Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology
Harvard University

Co-Author, Abundance

Senior Fellow
Stanford University

Author, Supreme Ambition

Professor
Harvard University

Senior Fellow
Brookings Institution

Professor
Rutgers University

Professor
Fletcher School, Tufts University

Assistant Dean
Maxwell School, Syracuse University

Author & Professor
Singapore Management University

Author, The Care Dilemma

Editor-at-Large
The Bulwark

Founder
Zryw Foundation

Academy Director
World Liberty Congress

Member of Parliament
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Founder
Persuasion

Researcher, Social Impacts
Anthropic

Vice Provost for AI and Tech
New York University

Researcher
Allen Lab

Founder and Editor
Techdirt

Senior Fellow
Brookings Institution

Senior Lecturer
University of Pennsylvania

Senior Fellow
Cato Institute

Author, Furious Minds

Senior Correspondent
Vox

Reporter
The Verge

Author, Culture Warlords

Reporter
The Bulwark

Reporter
Rolling Stone

Associate Fellow
University of Virginia

Associate Editor
Liberal Currents

Co-Founder
Good Growth Alliance

Director, American Identity Project
Progressive Policy Institute

Senior Fellow
Cato Institute

President & CEO
Center for Christianity and Public Life

Sacks Scholar
Rabbi Sacks Legacy