Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss argued that globalism, socialism, and the liberal establishment are threatening the future of Western civilization. This event was hosted by the Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC.
A.J. Jacobs discussed his attempt to live like an American citizen of the 1790s and following the constitution as originally written. This event was part of the 2024 Gaithersburg Book Festival.
Immigrant and former Army sergeant Aquilino Gonell recounted his experience as a US Capitol Police officer on January 6, 2021. This event was part of the 2024 Gaithersburg Book Festival.
Pulitzer Prize-winning book critic and columnist Carlos Lozada talked about the insights he gleaned from reading the memoirs, biographies, and reports written by politicians and government officials. This event was part of the 2024 Gaithersburg Book Festival.
Bioethics professor Travis Rieder looks at the morals of personal choice in an interconnected world. This event was part of the 2024 Gaithersburg Book Festival.
Atlantic staff writer McKay Coppins chronicled the life and political career of Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT). This event was part of the 2024 Gaithersburg Book Festival.
Historians and activists talked about the prison book movement - the challenges of getting books into prisons, teaching in prisons, and dealing with censorship. This program was part of the 2024 Organization of American Historians conference in New Orleans.
Award winning children's book author Jonah Winter discussed his experiences with censorship, and why he believes cancel culture is more dangerous than book banning.
Author Paul Hendrickson discussed his father's World War II service as a fighter pilot who flew nighttime missions during the 1945 Iwo Jima campaign. This event was hosted by the Leon Levy Center for Biography at the City University of New York Graduate Center.
NYU professor Jonathan Haidt argued that technology is harming the social development and mental health of children. He was interviewed by Harvard University Center for Digital Thriving co-director and author Emily Weinstein.
The Washington Post's David Finkel looked at what's dividing Americans through the lens of the life & experiences of Iraq War veteran Brent Cummings. Books and Books Bookstore in Coral Gables, Florida, hosted this program.
Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss argued that globalism, socialism, and the liberal establishment are threatening the future of Western civilization. This event was hosted by the Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC.
Dekalb County chief executive officer Michael Thurmond spoke about Georgia colony founder James Oglethorpe and his journey from slave trader to abolitionist.
Immigrant and former Army sergeant Aquilino Gonell recounted his experience as a US Capitol Police officer on January 6, 2021. This event was part of the 2024 Gaithersburg Book Festival.
Pulitzer Prize-winning book critic and columnist Carlos Lozada talked about the insights he gleaned from reading the memoirs, biographies, and reports written by politicians and government officials. This event was part of the 2024 Gaithersburg Book Festival.
Bioethics professor Travis Rieder looks at the morals of personal choice in an interconnected world. This event was part of the 2024 Gaithersburg Book Festival.
Atlantic staff writer McKay Coppins chronicled the life and political career of Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT). This event was part of the 2024 Gaithersburg Book Festival.
Historians and activists talked about the prison book movement - the challenges of getting books into prisons, teaching in prisons, and dealing with censorship. This program was part of the 2024 Organization of American Historians conference in New Orleans.
Award winning children's book author Jonah Winter discussed his experiences with censorship, and why he believes cancel culture is more dangerous than book banning.
Author Paul Hendrickson discussed his father's World War II service as a fighter pilot who flew nighttime missions during the 1945 Iwo Jima campaign. This event was hosted by the Leon Levy Center for Biography at the City University of New York Graduate Center.
NYU professor Jonathan Haidt argued that technology is harming the social development and mental health of children. He was interviewed by Harvard University Center for Digital Thriving co-director and author Emily Weinstein.
Guilford Technical Community College professor Jeff Kinard taught a class about Civil War weaponry and shared artifacts such as muskets, carbines and revolvers. He described technological advances, such as breech loading and rifled barrels, that allowed soldiers to fire faster and with more accuracy.
This 1990 Environmetal Protection Agency film detailed the day-by-day cleanup efforts of by various government entities after a train carrying hazardous chemicals was derailed on September 28, 1982, in Livingston, Louisiana. It was released as "Anatomy of a Crisis." Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
Actors read letters from African Americans to Abraham Lincoln onstage at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., where the 16th president was assassinated in 1865. Author Jonathan White and historian Edna Greene Medford talked between performances about African American attitudes and beliefs about President Lincoln.