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Scholars and authors talked about liberal arts education and freedom of speech on college campuses. Speakers included an Indiana University professor who invited conservative author Charles …

Two scholars at the American Enterprise Institute discussed Steven Spielberg’s film “Lincoln.” They also talked about the former president’s Gettysburg Address and answered questions from st…

To mark George Washington’s birthday, the American Enterprise Institute hosted a gathering of political thinkers to consider the presidency and legacy of our nation’s first chief executive. …

Panelists talked about American identity, focusing on an 1894 speech by Theodore Roosevelt on the subject and its relation to contemporary culture. This was part of the 2011 Bradley Symposiu…

Yuval Levin delivered remarks on capitalism and the role of government in regulating the economy. Among the topics he addressed were government responses to the economic recession and financ…

Mr. Rauch discussed his book, Gay Marriage: Why It Is Good for Gays, Good for Straights, and Good for America, with several American Enterprise Institute scholars. In the book, published by…

Dr. Kass, Chairman of the President’s Council on Bioethics, delivered a lecture, titled “Science, Politics, and the Dilemmas of Bioethics.” Among the issues he addressed were the developmen…

Professor Leon Kass discussed his book Life, Liberty and the Defense of Dignity: The Challenge for Bioethics, published by Encounter Books. According to Dr. Kass, modern biomedical technolo…

Mr. Kass and Ms. Bok talked about stem cell research and legislation to expand federal funding for the research. The two ethicists represented opposite sides of the debate on embryonic stem …

Dr. Kass talked about embryonic stem sell research, focusing on scientific issues and values, ethical considerations in both conducting and funding the research, and political opinions and m…

Dr. Leon Kass, Chairman of the President’s Council on Bioethics, talked about a report by the Council on reproductive techniques and guidelines for assisted reproductive procedures. He also …

Dr. Leon Kass, Chairman of the President’s Council on Bioethics, talked about ethical issues involving human cloning and recent news of the first human reproductive clone by a private organi…

Participants talked about a report issued by the President’s Council on Bioethics. Among the topics they addressed were the ethics of human cloning, uses of cloning for biomedical research, …

Members of the President’s Council on Bioethics talked about human cloning and bioethics, concentrating on the ethical questions surrounding granting patents for medical and scientific resea…

Dr. Leon Kass presented and summarized some of the debate found in the council’s report on human cloning. Among the issues that the report examined were reproductive and therapeutic cloning,…

As part of a day-long conference on bioethics and human cloning, Doctor Ted Friedman talked to council members about genetic engineering and its potential use in sports. Following his remark…

The President’s Council on Bioethics Chairman, Dr. Leon Kass, joined C-SPAN’s Washington Journal and talked about his role in advising President George H.W. Bush on cloning and stem cell res…

Authors Leon Kass and James Wilson talked about their book, The Ethics of Human Cloning, published by AEI Press. The book is about the ethical debate over human cloning. Mr. Kass is against …

Committee members heard testimony from medical and legal professionals and caregivers concerning the advisability and constitutionality of assisted suicide and how it would change the physic…