Josh Kohler's Contact Details

Josh Kohler's Company Details

Open Discourse Coalition

Lewisburg, PA, US • 5 - 9 Employees
College/University

ODC's Board of Directors has prioritized supporting such activities at Bucknell University, thanks to generous seed funding from Kenneth G. Langone, Bucknell Class of 1957.ODC is a Pennsylvania non-profit corporation, recognized as tax-exempt by the Internal Revenue Service pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.The founders of ODC started this organization because they were troubled that so many American colleges and universities, including their alma mater, Bucknell, have shown their lack of openness to a variety of intellectual viewpoints. At present, this lack of openness is particularly pronounced as it relates to discussions of American history and government, the Declaration of Independence and Constitution, Western civilization, totalitarianism, religion in public life, competing visions of the good life, the meaning of citizenship, capitalism and economic freedom, American leadership in contemporary society, and the inherent value of the free exchange of ideas.Because we believe in open discourse, ODC is especially interested in supporting activities, such as colloquies, where college students can hear competing views on the above topics in a civil context. We are particularly proud of having supported such a colloquy at Bucknell in 2020 featuring Cornel West and Robert George. We also support standalone lectures that supply a variety of intellectual viewpoints on the above topics when it is otherwise lacking. And we only support programming that provides well-grounded, thoughtful, intellectual viewpoints. Our culture is full of entertainers, provocateurs, and propagandists; university students can find them elsewhere. Not only do today's students know the difference, we have seen already that they are desperate for the variety of intellectual viewpoints that the activities we support now provide. We are proud and honored to help.