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Gilad Sharon talked about the military and political career of his father, former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. He was interviewed on stage by Wendy Ballinger and responded to questio…

Former Representative Herman Badillo (D-NY) talked about his book One Nation, One Standard: An Ex-Liberal on How Hispanics Can Succeed Just Like Other Immigrant Groups, published by Sentinel…

Three women journalists talked about freedom of the press, the journalism industry, and the practice of journalism as a profession. The also talked about public access to information, histor…

Mr. Landes spoke about American millennialism, apocalypticism, and utopianism, noting that popular movements have often associated certain dates and events with the end of time. He talked ab…

Noting that one can tell a lot about someone’s personality by their hands, Author Christina Coleman talked about the strength of black women and imagined what the hands of several prominent …

Cleve Jones, creator of the AIDS Memorial Quilt, spoke to members of the Boston Center for Adult Education about the history of the gay movement in politics. He talked about his role in the …

E.D. Hirsch talked about his book, The Schools We Need: And Why We Don’t Have Them. Mr. Hirsch talked about the need for education focused on a core knowledge program in which all students l…

Historians and an editor discussed lessons from the past which can be used to help citizens be effective participants in U.S. democracy. They attempted to answer the question, “Why Study H…

Elizabeth Drew spoke about her new book, Showdown: The Struggle Between the Gingrich Congress and the Clinton White House, which focuses on the conflict between the Republican Congress and P…

Ms. Edelman discussed public policy affecting children, using the analogy of a house and its rooms. She read from her book of meditations, Guide My Feet. Following her prepared remarks, she …

Mr. Brown spoke about the current state of race relations in the United States. He outlined how racial divisions have affected both the black and white communities and how these divisions af…

Protesters against Republican state Representative Duke were shown prior to the speech. The introduction and remarks were frequently interrupted by outbreaks of chanting and cheering from th…

1984 Democratic vice presidential nominee Geraldine Ferraro made remarks at Ford Hall in Boston.