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Panelists talked about national security issues related to government surveillance. topics included the Edward Snowden revelations, concerns about national surveillance, the USA Freedom Act,…

Panelists talked about U.S. foreign policy issues and national security. Topics included the Syrian civil war, militant activity in Iraq, and Iran’s nuclear ambitions. The American Conser…

Barry Posen talked about case for restraint in the U.S. response to increased violence in Iraq. He said Iraq and Israel were “reckless drivers” in the area of foreign policy and expect the U…

Panelists talked about U.S. perspectives on intervention in global conflicts, including whether or not the U.S. should have intervened in the Syrian civil war, as well as in Iraq following t…

Robert Kuttner and William Kristol debated the relevance of the conservative movement to contemporary politics. Among the topics they addressed were public faith in policies and policy maker…

Panelists talked about what they perceive as an effort to fill the federal judiciary with conservative judges. The first panel focused on potential problems that could result if the federal …

The American Prospect held a discussion on the Balance Budget Amendment. The panelists discussed the proposed Balanced Budget Amendment in a forum titled, “A Matter of Survival: Avoiding th…

Economists and Yale University professors talked about privatizing the Social Security system. They spoke about the impact of privatization on efforts to balance the federal budget.

The panelists talk about federal budget issues and their relation to the Republican Contract with America. They talked about the impact of a balanced federal budget on the states, states rig…

Panelists examined the current backlash against the government as the cause of various problems, including economic anxiety and social change. They also discussed the influence of such criti…

Law professors talked about the U.S. Constitution in relation to the Republican Contract with America. They covered topics such as the capital economy, big government and the Balanced Budget…

The John F. Kennedy School of Government held a forum on campaign finance reform discussed the possibilities of reform in the coming terms.