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Charlotte Jacobs talked about her book, Jonas Salk: A Life, about the life and career of the creator of the polio vaccine.

Mr. Rossotti talked about his book Many Unhappy Returns: One Man’s Quest to Turn Around the Most Unpopular Organization in America, published by Harvard Business School Press. When he becam…

Marvin Olasky talked about his book The Politics of Disaster: Katrina, Big Government, and a New Strategy for Future Crises, published by W Publishing Group. He argued that politicians use n…

Robert Frank talked about his book The Economic Naturalist’s Field Guide: Common Sense Principles for Troubled Times (Basic Books; May 25, 2009). In this collection of his columns from the N…

Paul Starr talked about his book Freedom’s Power: The True Force of Liberalism, published by Perseus Books Group. In his book Professor Starr, a sociology and public affairs professor at Pri…

Major General Taguba (Ret.) talked about the aftermath of the scandal of mistreatment of prisoners at Abu Ghraib in Iraq. He was the principal military investigator. Topics included the effe…

David O’Reilly talked about the challenges to the global energy industry to meet a rising demand for reliable, affordable, and environmentally responsible energy supplies. He focused on Cali…

George Halvorson spoke on the topic, “Health Care Reform Now.” He presented a Kaiser Foundation plan intended to improve the quality of care and patient safety, while correcting inefficienci…

Thomas Bender talked about his book, A Nation Among Nations: America’s Place in World History, published by Hill and Wang. He criticized Americans for ignoring the historical contributions o…

General Karpinski talked about the events at Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad. She was commander of military prisons in part of Iraq during the prisoner abuse scandal. She described Abu Ghraib p…

Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of Humanities at Yale University and Berg Professor of English at New York University was interviewed about his life and work. He has written more than twent…

Author Joseph Epstein talked about his newest book, Snobbery: The American Version, published by Houghton Mifflin. In it, he argued that there are many subsets of snobbery in contemporary Am…

An excerpt from a talk by author Joseph Epstein was shown. Mr. Epstein talked about what makes a good subject to write about and read a definition of the term “snobbery” from his current boo…

Director Mueller talked about the Bureau’s role in homeland security and the future challenges of U.S. efforts to combat terrorism. Among the topics he addressed were intelligence issues, fi…

As part of a three-day symposium on the 100th anniversary of the publication of Theodore Dreiser’s Sister Carrie, Joseph Epstein summarized and analyzed the novel and its author. He speculat…

Mr. Browne spoke about security and the Los Alamos National Laboratory and about future challenges facing the lab. Among the topics he addressed were the levels of international research and…

Former “The American Scholar ” Editor Joseph Epstein asked the question “What’s the point of a college education?” He discussed the past, present and future of higher education. Mr. Epstein …

Mr. Remirez is the informal Cuban ambassador to the U.S. attached to the Swiss Embassy. He talked about the relationship between the two nations and the process of reform. Following his prep…

California Air Resource Board President John Dunlop spoke about clean air initiatives in California over the past fifty years. He stressed the decrease in air pollution despite the great ris…

Senator Fred Thompson R-TN, Chairman of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee which was investigating campaign fund raising in recent elections. He talked about campaign finance reform i…