In this episode, we share remarks from the plenary session at the Academy's 2024 Fall Meeting. In the panel, moderated by Chris Koliba, Sara Mogulescu, Jodi Sandfort, and Paul Verkuil discuss the implications of the 2024 election on democratic institutions and the public service.**Support the Podcast Today at:*[email protected] or 202-347-3190Disclaimer: This speech was edited from its original version for time constraints.*Music Credits: Sea Breeze by Vlad Gluschenko | https://soundcloud.com/vgl9Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_