Ian Bassin

Lawyer, democracy advocate

Why you should listen

Ian Bassin is a lawyer, writer, organizer and activist who received a MacArthur “Genius” Award for his work leading the nonpartisan anti-authoritarianism group Protect Democracy. Through litigation, legislative advocacy, strategic communications, technology, research and analysis, Protect Democracy helps American institutions stand up for democracy and strengthen it for the future. In his TED talk, he explains the roles we all have to play, and the choices before us, in this generational struggle for freedom.

Ian Bassin’s TED talk