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Half Past Trump: The 2018 Midterm Elections
John J. Pitney, professor of government at Claremont McKenna College, will offer an overview of the 2018 congressional and state elections and will consider the prospects for a shift in party balance in Congress, and th…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/half-past-trump%C2%A0-2018%C2%A0midterm-electionsFiction and Fandoms: The Enduring Relevance of Jane Austen in the Era of Snapchat
Ted K. Scheinman, author of Camp Austen: My Life as an Accidental Jane Austen Superfan, will discuss the prevalence of literary cliques, how literary cults are formed, and how they can be surprising forces for good. He…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/fiction-and-fandoms-enduring-relevance-of-jane-austen-in-era-of-snapchatFree Speech on Campus
Issues of freedom of speech on campus constantly arise. Dean of Berkeley Law and First Amendment scholar, Erwin Chemerinsky, will discuss the principles that campuses should follow in regards to freedom of speech. What…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/free-speech-on-campus-0Legalizing Marijuana: Lessons from Colorado
Five years after Colorado legalized recreational marijuana—with many other states taking its lead—data shows mixed effects in the state. While legalization has created jobs, spurred tourism, and raised millions in new t…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/legalizing-marijuana-lessons-from-coloradoLive From the Dumpster Fire: The Challenges of Journalism in the Trump Era
In an era of dwindling resources and increasing hostility towards the press, how does one cover a president and administration obsessed with alternative facts and dramatic twists, a populist base that will follow no mat…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/live-from-dumpster-fire-challenges-of-journalism-in-trump-eraThe Future and Past of Conservatism
As contradictory as it may sound, Jonah Goldberg of the American Enterprise Institute believes that the conservative movement is constantly changing. Maintaining that the Bush years changed conservatism in profound ways…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/future-and-past-of-conservatismAn Evening of Poetry with Richard Blanco
Whether speaking as the Cuban Blanco or the American Richard, the homebody or the world traveler, the shy boy or the openly gay man, the civil engineer or the civic-minded poet, presidential inaugural poet Richard Blanc…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/evening-of-poetry-with-richard-blancoAgainst Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion
Empathy, generally viewed as a universally desired trait, is actually one of the leading motivators of inequality and immorality in society maintains Yale University professor of psychology Paul Bloom. A capricious and…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/against-empathy-case-for-rational-compassionBlack Professionals in a 'Post-Racial' Era
With technological advances, declining support for labor, and increasing income inequality, work has changed dramatically over the past half century. Adia Harvey Wingfield, professor of sociology at Washington Universit…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/black-professionals-in-post-racial-eraThe AI Delusion
Arguably the computer revolution may be even more life-changing than the industrial revolution, and indeed many fear that super-intelligent machines will protect themselves by enslaving or even eliminating humans. Gary…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/ai-delusion