Maxwell Stearns, Venable, Baetjer & Howard Professor of Law at Maryland Carey Law, delivered a mini-lecture, "Saving the Future of Our Democracy," at the 2025 University of Maryland, Baltimore Faculty Convocation.In this speech, Stearns explains why America’s two-party presidential system is failing and calls for bold reforms to strengthen democracy. He highlights the dangers of gerrymandering and social media, and outlines solutions: rethinking the House of Representatives, encouraging multi-party coalitions, and creating a way to remove deeply problematic presidents.Stearns warns that no democracy lasts forever—but with the right choices, ours can thrive for generations.🎓 University of Maryland, Baltimore – Seven Schools, One University#MaxStearns #Democracy #UMBConvocation #MarylandCareyLaw #UniversityofMaryland #LawAndDemocracy #Gerrymandering #PoliticalReform #CivicEngagement
More from Youtube
- 0:24Can Eating Earlier Help Cancer Survivors Sleep Better?A University of Maryland School of Nursing researcher, with support from the National Cancer Institute, is studying how daytime eating could help cancer survivors sleep better and feel more energized.#CancerFatigue #TimeRestrictedEating #CancerRecovery #CancerFatigue #CancerRecovery #SleepAndCancer #NutritionResearch #TimeRestrictedEating #NCI #BreakthroughsCantWaitUMB
- 0:52Can WHEN You Eat Help with Cancer Fatigue?Discover how time-restricted eating may help reduce cancer-related fatigue.Backed by research supported by the National Cancer Institute, this study at the University of Maryland School of Nursing is uncovering a possible dietary approach to support cancer survivors.#CancerFatigue #NutritionResearch #CancerRecovery #BreakthroughsCantWaitUMB
- 5:04Is Intermittent Fasting the Key to Feeling Better After Cancer? | Breakthroughs Can't WaitA simple change in meal timing might hold the key to helping cancer survivors reclaim their energy.At the University of Maryland School of Nursing, Amber Kleckner, PhD, is studying how time-restricted eating – consuming meals only during daylight hours – could help survivors reset their internal clocks and restore the energy that treatment often drains away.Learn more: https://www.umaryland.edu/breakthroughs#IntermittentFasting #CancerPrevention #CancerRecovery #ClinicalTrials #NutritionResearch #CancerScience #BreakthroughsCantWaitUMB
- 1:16Preventing Crashes with Smarter Driving Policy | Breakthroughs Can't WaitHow do we reduce crashes and improve road safety?University of Maryland, Baltimore researchers are evaluating what works — with support from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).#TrafficSafety #DriverPolicy #NHTSA #PublicHealth #SmartDriving #BreakthroughsCantWaitUMB
- 0:53Provisional Licenses & Teen Driver Safety | Breakthroughs Can't WaitDo provisional licenses reduce teen driving risks?University of Maryland, Baltimore researchers are evaluating how policy impacts crash rates among young drivers — with support from NHTSA.#TeenDrivers #TrafficSafety #NHTSA #ProvisionalLicense #RoadSafety #BreakthroughsCantWaitUMB
- 4:50How Can We Keep Young Drivers — and Others — Safe? | Breakthroughs Can't WaitEvery year, thousands of young lives are lost on U.S. roads.For Kerri McGowan Lowrey, JD, MPH, that’s not just a statistic. It’s also a public health crisis that calls for data-driven solutions.As deputy director of the Network for Public Health Law’s Eastern Region office at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, Lowrey partnered with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to examine how driver licensing laws impact teen safety. Her team applied a method known as legal epidemiology — quantifying laws so researchers can evaluate their real-world effects on health and safety.Learn more at https://www.umaryland.edu/breakthroughs#TrafficSafety #DriverPolicy #NHTSA #PublicHealth #SmartDriving #BreakthroughsCantWaitUMB
