I have been invited to give a talk tomorrow at the Hillsdale College’s Kirby Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship, a D.C.-based civic-education program. The title of the talk is “A Citizen’s Guide to Understanding the Debt Ceiling Debate.”

With August 2 now looming, I will explain whether that date matters, what it means, and what’s at stake. How is a citizen to get beyond all of the brinksmanship? Will we default? Can we do anything about it? What might real statesmanship suggest for a course of action? How do constitutional considerations factor into this important debate?

The Kirby Center is located a few blocks from the Supreme Court building, and the talk runs from noon to 1 p.m. Please feel free to join us. Alternatively, a live webcast will be offered at www.hillsdalefirstfridays.com beginning at noon EST.