Leanne O'Boyle
Founding director of the Thomas Paine Legacy at Bull House, heritage sector professional and author working to interpret Paine's life in Lewes and to run Bull House as a center for democratic engagement.
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Mar 3, 2026 • 1h 24min
435 Common Sense at 250: The Unfinished Work of Democracy, A Live Conversation
Jeanne Sheehan Zaino, political scientist focused on democratic institutions; Nicole Mahoney, public historian of Thomas Paine and early America; Leanne O'Boyle, founder of the Thomas Paine Legacy at Bull House. They explore Paine’s afterlife, democracy’s “day two problem,” local civic experiments in Lewes, women’s roles around Common Sense, protest language like “the law is king,” and how places shape democratic ideas.
