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The Rubin Report: An Evening of Free Speech with Dave Rubin
Host of The Rubin Report, Dave Rubin, is known for his political satire and commentary channeled through his stand-up comedy skills and chatty conversational style. A self-identified classical liberal, he tackles many t…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/rubin-report-evening-of-free-speech-with-dave-rubinCompassion and Confession
Leslie Jamison, novelist and essayist, wonders about the moral complexities of writing other peoples’ lives. She will discuss her experiences writing about a variety of subjects, including long distance runners, prison…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/compassion-and-confessionThe Constitution as a Coup Against Public Opinion
Michael Klarman, professor of law at Harvard University, will discuss the ways in which the U.S. Constitution was a more nationalizing and democracy-constraining document than most Americans anticipated; explain why the…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/constitution-as-coup-against-public-opinionNew Media Models for Civic Engagement: From Marconi to Snapchat
From Marconi and AM radio to email, Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat, each new medium has changed the nature of politics and civic engagement. Yet in many ways our political knowledge and civic participation has decrease…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/new-media-models-for-civic-engagement-from-marconi-to-snapchatWhy Buddhism is True
Robert Wright, award-winning writer and teacher, draws on evolutionary psychology, philosophy, and neuroscience to show how and why meditation can serve as the foundation for spiritual life in a secular age and explores…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/why-buddhism-is-trueDon't Even Go There: How Misogyny Turns On Gaslighting
Kate Manne, philosopher from Cornell University, will consider the ways misogyny is a self-masking phenomenon, in the sense that its nature and mechanisms counteract its own disclosure—and can even make someone who spea…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/dont-even-go-there-how-misogyny-turns-on-gaslightingEducation and Economic Empowerment in South Sudan
Valentino Achack Deng, former Sudanese lost boy turned human rights and education activist, will highlight the educational and economic efforts underway in South Sudan to help counteract the impact of years of violence…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/education-and-economic-empowerment-in-south-sudanInclusiveness Panel and Workshop #1
The 7C Committee on Inclusive Excellence will hold the first of two workshops covering topics addressing diversity in the workplace. The workshop will offer attendees practical tools on inclusive practices. This session…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/inclusiveness-panel-and-workshop-1Sorting of the Ways: An Evening of Live Poetry, Performance, and Music
Poet and CMC professor emeritus Ricardo Quinones will be joined by actors and live music in a reading and discussion of his narrative and lyrical poems.
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/sorting-of-ways-evening-of-live-poetry-performance-and-musicCalifornia Squashes its Young: How the Golden State’s Economic Policies Are Driving Out a New Generation
Many progressives see California as a model of enlightenment and the Golden State’s post-2010 recovery has won plaudits in the progressive press. Yet, Joel Kotkin, Presidential Fellow in Urban Futures at Chapman Univers…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/california-squashes-its-young-how-golden-states-economic-policies-are-driving-out-new|
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