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  • After Words with Adam Chandler

    After Words with Adam Chandler

    Journalist Adam Chandler argues that hard work and grit is not enough to obtain the American Dream.

  • Mark Clifford, "The Troublemaker"

    Mark Clifford, "The Troublemaker"

    Human rights advocate Mark Clifford talks about the life and activism of Hong Kong media mogul and dissident Jimmy Lai, who in 2025 is being tried for sedition and other crimes by the Chinese government.

Featured Programs

  • After Words with Rep. Mark Green

    After Words with Rep. Mark Green

    Congressman Mark Green (R-TN) discussed the divisions in America and spoke about the advantages of putting others before self. He was interviewed by Military Times deputy editor Leo Shane.

  • <em>The Message</em>

    The Message

    Journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates reflected on the shaping of thoughts and how stories are reported while journeying to Senegal, South Carolina, and Palestine. Enoch Pratt Library in Baltimore hosted this event.

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  • <em>Over Ruled</em>

    Over Ruled

    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 our freedoms. He spoke at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and …

  • About Books with Troy Johnson

    About Books with Troy Johnson

    African American Literature Book Club founder Troy Johnson discussed the website he started in 1997 to promote books by or about people of African descent.

  • <em>How to Raise a Citizen</em>

    How to Raise a Citizen

    Stevens Institute of Technology political science professor Lindsey Cormack provided a guide on how to discuss civics with children. Theodore’s Books in Oyster Bay, New York, hosted this event.

  • <em>The Message</em>

    The Message

    Journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates reflected on the shaping of thoughts and how stories are reported while journeying to Senegal, South Carolina, and Palestine. Enoch Pratt Library in Baltimore hosted this event.

  • <em>NextGen Marxism</em>

    NextGen Marxism

    Mike Gonzalez and Katharine Gorka argued that the American left has embraced a form of radical Marxism that threatens the future of the United States. This event was held at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC.

  • <em>Reading the Constitution</em>

    Reading the Constitution

    Former Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer explained his judicial philosophy and approach to the U.S. Constitution, summed up in his book’s subtitle, “Why I Chose Pragmatism, Not Textualism.” The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia hosted this event.

  • <em>The Tech Coup - How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley</em>

    The Tech Coup - How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley

    Former European Parliament Member and Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence fellow Marietje Schaake offered her thoughts on how to regulate tech companies. This event was hosted by Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.

  • <em>Tech Agnostic</em>

    Tech Agnostic

    Harvard and MIT ‘humanist chaplain’ Greg Epstein argued it is important to be skeptical of technological advancements. This event was hosted by All Tech is Human.

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