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“We averted what could have become a major crisis for the country,” said President Biden of the dockworkers' strike and the temporary agreement to keep the ports open. The president’s remark…

Yale University professor Timothy Snyder argued that freedom is often misinterpreted and offered his thoughts on what freedom is and isn’t. He was interviewed by George Washington University…

Ken Khachigian, former adviser to Presidents Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan, took a behind-the-scenes look at their administrations. This event was held at the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda,…

Author Christopher Minty talked about the organization and political culture of loyalists in New York during the lead up to the American Revolution. George Washington’s Mount Vernon hosted t…

Author Stephen Young delivered a counter-narrative to the story that the Vietnam War could not be won. The reason it wasn’t won, he argues, was because President Nixon’s Secretary of State H…

UC-Berkeley law school dean Erwin Chemerinsky argued that flaws in the U.S. Constitution pose a threat to American democracy. The Commonwealth Club in San Francisco hosted this event.

Harvard University professor Robin Bernstein talked about the rise of the for-profit prisons in 19th century New York and former inmate, William Freeman, who challenged the system. The Ameri…

This 1979 U.S. Army film tracked the evolution of the military police from the American Revolution through the Vietnam War. It described how their duties expanded and changed in each war and…

Investigative journalist Craig Whitlock talked about corrupt Malaysian businessman Leonard Francis and the bribery scandal that he and dozens of U.S. Navy officers were involved in during th…

Louis Sarkozy, son of former French president Nicholas Sarkozy, talked about the books in Napoleon Bonaparte’s library and the impact they had on Bonaparte’s thinking. This event was hosted …

The Family Research Council held its Pray Vote Stand Summit in Washington, DC. This portion of the event included remarks by Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) and his wife and attorney Erin Hawley, Mi…

Author James Marcus talked about transcendentalist Ralph Waldo Emerson, his life, his writings, and his relevance for today. The New York Society Library hosted this event.

Former Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross talked about how he succeeded on Wall Street and in life. He also talked about his experiences in Washington during the Trump administration. This ev…

Supreme Court Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch questioned in his book whether Americans are overburdened by laws regulating too many aspects of our lives - to the point that they infringe upon…

Civil War historian Gary Gallagher talked about the importance of the victory at the 1862 Battle of Second Manassas for the Confederate cause. This talk was part of a conference hosted by th…

The New York Times' Anne Applebaum argued that autocracies are working together to weaken democracy and offered her thoughts on how to defeat them. Midtown Scholar Bookstore in Harrisburg, P…

Patrick Oliver, founder and CEO of Say It Loud! Readers and Writers, discussed the need for literary arts programs and his efforts to promote reading among children and young adults.

A weekly discussion with political reporters on the latest developments from the 2024 presidential, Senate, and U.S. House races. This week, Julia Manchester of The Hill and Natalie Allison …

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson chronicled her life and career, becoming the first Black woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court. Mahogany Books and the MLK Library in Washington, D.C., host…