November 5 – Rick Hasen with Larry Mantle



November 5
Can Democracy Hold? The 2026 Midterm Challenge

Rick Hasen
Rick Hasen is an American legal scholar and expert in legislation, election law and campaign finance. He is currently a professor of law at UCLA Law and the Director of UCLA Law’s Safeguarding Democracy Project. Hasen was one of the founding co-editors of the quarterly Election Law Journal, a peer reviewed publication on election law. He also runs Election Law Blog, focusing on election law, campaign finance, voting rights, initiatives, redistricting, and other legal issues. He is the author of six critically acclaimed books including his latest, A Real Right to Vote: How a Constitutional Amendment Can Safeguard American Democracy.

Larry Mantle
Larry Mantle has been the host of AirTalk with Larry Mantle on NPR-member station KPCC, 89.3 FM, since April 1st, 1985. AirTalk is the longest-running daily talk show in Southern California.