New America examined voting technology and discussed with experts the potential for voting via your smartphone or computer in the future. Voatz co-founder and CEO outlined the many benefits of allowing voters to cast a digital ballot via a phone app the company developed.
Historian David Nasaw looked at the one million refugees throughout Europe in the years following World War II. This was a virtual event hosted by the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs in New York City.
Author Juliet Schor argued that there is a dark side to the gig economy and shared her ideas for how to make it equitable for exploited users and workers. This virtual event was hosted by Harvard Book Store in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
UCLA professor Eddie Cole examined the impact that college presidents had on the civil rights movement. This was a virtual event hosted by BookPeople Bookstore in Austin, Texas.
Former Second Lady Lynne Cheney chronicled the leadership of four of the first five presidents who hailed from the state of Virginia; George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and James Monroe. This was a virtual event hosted by the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, DC.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Majority Whip Sen. John Thune (R-SD), Minority Whip Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN), Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), and Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) spoke at a Saturday Senate session on the Supreme Court nomination of Amy Coney Barrett.
Rev. Al Sharpton, the founder and President of the National Action Network, offered his thoughts on how activism can move America forward. He was interviewed by Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart.
Former Trump administration White House Press Secretary and Communications Director Sean Spicer offered his thoughts on how President Trump is fighting back against the Left. This virtual program was hosted by the Ronald Reagan Foundation & Institute in Simi Valley, California.
Pete Buttigieg, former 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidate and former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, offered his thoughts on how to repair trust in our American institutions, in each other, and in American democracy. This virtual event was hosted by the Dallas-Fort Worth World Affairs Council.
Michael Anton, a former national security official in the Trump administration, offered his thoughts on the political divide in the U.S. This virtual program was hosted by Hillsdale College in Washington, DC.
Space Shuttle Endeavour pilot Terry Virts provided an inside look at space travel and exploration. This was a virtual event hosted by Literati Bookstore in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Boston College history professor Heather Cox Richardson discussed how Southern social, political, and economic ideologies prevailed in the American West following the Civil War. This program was part of the 20th annual National Book Festival, a virtual event hosted by the Library of Congress.
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks offered his thoughts on why he believes everyone must participate in rebuilding a common moral foundation. This virtual event was sponsored by Malaprop's Bookstore in Asheville, North Carolina.
Law professor Jennifer Taub offered her thoughts on the repercussions average Americans face when the rich break the law in order to accumulate more wealth.
