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Destroy the Suburbs! The Democratic Party’s Long Relationship to Suburban Voters
As a key element of his re-election campaign, President Trump has made the claim that Democrats are trying to destroy the suburbs. Yet winning the suburbs have been a focal point of the Democratic Party’s electoral stra…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/destroy-suburbs-democratic-partys-long-relationship-to-suburban-votersHalf of Oklahoma Is Now Indian Country: What Does That Mean for Criminal Justice There?
Cary Aspinwall, a Dallas-based staff writer for The Marshall Project, has reported extensively on the impact of the criminal justice system on minorities, women and children in Oklahoma, Texas and rural America. She wil…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/half-of-oklahoma-is-now-indian-country-what-does-that-mean-for-criminal-justice-thereMonumental Debates: Academic Perspectives on Global Movements to Topple Historical Monuments
This summer, protesters throughout the United States and around the globe demanded the removal of statues memorializing historical figures such as Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Experts who study the meaning behind…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/monumental-debates-academic-perspectives-on-global-movements-to-topple-historicalThe How of Happiness During COVID-19 and Beyond: Boosting Well-Being Through Kindness and Connection
The majority of Sonja Lyubomirsky's research career has been devoted to studying human happiness. During both normal times and challenging circumstances like today, happiness not only feels good; it is good. Fortunately…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/how-of-happiness-during-covid-19-and-beyond-boosting-well-being-through-kindness-andThe Misinformation Age
Misinformation is rampant. Cailin O’Connor, associate professor of logic and philosophy of science at the University of California, Irvine, will address how the social aspects of human learning contribute to what some a…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/misinformation-ageAn Evening of Poetry with Henri Cole
Henri Cole, award winning poet and professor of literature at Claremont McKenna College, reads from his newest collection of poems, BLIZZARD.
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/evening-of-poetry-with-henri-coleShould we Interpret the Constitution Based on its Original Meaning?
The idea that we should interpret the Constitution based on the original understanding of those who ratified it was long championed by the late Justice Antonin Scalia. Yet originalism has moved far beyond Justice Scalia…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/should-we-interpret-constitution-based-on-its-original-meaningThe 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment and the Future of Gender Equality
The 19th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified 100 years ago in 1920. The text of the amendment prohibited denying the right to vote “on account of sex.” With the amendment, the voting population of the United Stat…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/100th-anniversary-of-19th-amendment-and-future-of-gender-equalityThe Weirdest Election Ever
Pandemic. Economic collapse. Virtual conventions. Protests. Riots. And maybe even a meteoroid. Yet the polls in the presidential election are close and the gap is narrowing. As we conclude this most surreal election cyc…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/weirdest-election-everA Conversation with Charles W. Mills
Philosopher Charles Mills has spent his career addressing issues of social class, gender, and race in moral, social, and political philosophy. From theorizing about foundations of the white supremacist state to liberali…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/conversation-with-charles-w-mills