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Where is U.S. Foreign Policy Headed?
During the campaign, President Trump described U.S. foreign policy as “a complete and total disaster.” (Indeed, when Bernie Sanders made similar complaints from the left, many Americans nodded their heads in agreement,…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/where-is-us-foreign-policy-headedThe Closest of Enemies: The United States and Cuba
In the history of U.S. foreign policy, no relationship has been more dysfunctional than the one with nearby Cuba. Lars Schoultz, professor emeritus of political science at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, will…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/closest-of-enemies-united-states-and-cubaCases and Controversies: Pivotal Legal Questions of Our Times
From the travel ban to the Colorado baker, from location data to the Wisconsin gerrymandering case, among many others, the Supreme Court’s 2017-18 docket is loaded with pivotal cases concerning national security, religi…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/cases-and-controversies-pivotal-legal-questions-of-our-timesSpoken Word with Slam Poet Amal Kassir
Watching the news, it seems like ethnic divides are ever-deepening. But how can we solve these complicated problems when each side lives in fear of the other? The answer is evident, argues Syrian-American poet Amal Kass…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/spoken-word-with-slam-poet-amal-kassirFirst Responders: Women as Witnesses to Mass Violence
People say we are having a “moment” for women’s testimony. But listening is the labor of generations, not seconds. Although public violence is often preceded by attacks or murders in the home, private crimes continue to…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/first-responders-women-as-witnesses-to-mass-violenceNAFTA Endangered: Mexico-U.S. Prosperity in the Trump Era
Bucking traditional Republican consensus favoring free trade and calling the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) the “worst trade deal maybe ever signed anywhere, but certainly ever signed in this country,” Pres…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/nafta-endangered-mexico-us-prosperity-in-trump-eraAllegory, Enchantment and the Origins of Modernity: A Discussion
What is modernity? Where are modernity's points of origin? Where are its boundaries? And what lies beyond those boundaries? Professors Ellen Rentz, John Farrell, and Seth Lobis of the CMC Literature Department will joi…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/allegory-enchantment-and-origins-of-modernity-discussionPolicy Research and Political Challenges
Think tanks play an important role in the U.S. policy process, attempting to improve lawmaking and governance by testing political assumptions through empirical research, and offering policy alternatives based on eviden…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/policy-research-and-political-challengesOne Nation After Trump: The Challenge of Trump and Trumpism to Governance and Society
Donald Trump’s election and his actions so far in office have dramatically changed our political landscape and have brought us to uncharted territory in terms of our society and its governance. Norman Ornstein, a longti…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/one-nation-after-trump-challenge-of-trump-and-trumpism-to-governance-and-societyHow Do We Know There Are Extra Dimensions
Author of "Dark Matters and the Dinosaurs" and "Knocking on Heavens Door" and professor of theoretical particle physics and cosmology at Harvard University, Lisa Randall will talk about her research and advances in extr…
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