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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-electionMiddle 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-deskWho suffers when a country locks up 1% of its adult population?
The United States locks up a larger share of its population than any nation. Peter Wagner will discuss the consequences and price paid by families, communities, and people who have never touched our criminal justice sys…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/who-suffers-when-country-locks-up-1-of-its-adult-populationAn Evening of Spoken Word Poetry
Kelly Tsai, an award-winning spoken word poet, actively engages—and believes in the power of the arts—to leverage and effectuate social change. She will perform an eclectic set list including Making Guacamole and You Ar…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/evening-of-spoken-word-poetryPersecution of Homosexuals in Germany: During and After the Holocaust
Geoffrey Giles, a scholar of groundbreaking research and writings on the Allied occupation of Germany, will speak about the persecution of homosexuals in Nazi Germany and in post-war, occupied Germany.
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/persecution-of-homosexuals-in-germany-during-and-after-holocaustChina Under Mao: History versus Myth
Despite creating China's first unified modern national state and initiating its industrialization drive, did Mao leave China divided, backward, and weak? Stanford's Andrew Walder will examine the evidence.
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/china-under-mao-history-versus-myth