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Election Night 2016
Please join us for the Athenaeum’s 2016 election night coverage, where students and professors will analyze the returns, offer commentary on issues and possible outcomes, and project what this election means for 2017. W…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/election-night-2016The Case for Historical Originalism
Jack Rakove’s talk challenges “originalist” interpretations of the Constitution, such as those advanced by Justices Clarence Thomas and the late Antonin Scalia, which attempt to produce the best linguistic understanding…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/case-for-historical-originalismStrange Days Indeed: The 2016 Election
As we close out this election season, CMC's own Jack Pitney will offer insights on this most peculiar of presidential election cycles and his thoughts on what this year’s events might portend for the future of American…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/strange-days-indeed-2016-electionCovering China: A Journalist’s Tale
Andrew Jacobs will present an insider’s look at the challenges—and occasional joys—of the nearly eight years he spent reporting for the New York Times from China.
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/covering-china-journalists-taleThe Age of Trump and the Legacy of Obama and Clinton
Mark Landler will discuss his new book, which explores the foreign-policy approaches (soon to be legacies) of Clinton and Obama, and will offer thoughts on what's likely to change under a Trump presidency.
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/age-of-trump-and-legacy-of-obama-and-clintonNew Approaches to Countering War and Atrocities in Africa
John Prendergast, human rights activist and best-selling author who has worked for peace in Africa for 30 years, will explore the various methods that activists, nonprofits, and state actors employ to secure peace and a…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/new-approaches-to-countering-war-and-atrocities-in-africaMiddle East Challenges on the Next American President's Desk
Michael Wilner ’11 will review the many Middle East conflicts facing a President Trump or a President Clinton, whose administrations will have to manage a complex nuclear deal with Iran, reestablish trust with the gover…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/middle-east-challenges-on-next-american-presidents-deskNotes from the Field: How ISIS Built the Machinery of Terror
A methodical prize-winning investigator reporter, Rukmini Callimachi is a foreign correspondent at the New York Times and covers extremism, including Al Qaeda and ISIS/ISIL.
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/notes-from-field-how-isis-built-machinery-of-terrorPericles of Athens and the Dangers of Democracy
Though most often the object of praise by moderns, Pericles attracted significant criticism in antiquity. Loren J. Samons believes that a careful study of Pericles’ career offers potential lessons for the contemporary w…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/pericles-of-athens-and-dangers-of-democracyMarx, Mao, and Mathematics: The Politics of Infinitesimals
When the “Mathematical Manuscripts” of Karl Marx were translated into Chinese during the Cultural Revolution, they served as useful propaganda for mathematicians interested in reforming mathematics education and support…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/marx-mao-and-mathematics-politics-of-infinitesimals