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Philip Deloria talked about the work and activism of his father, Vine Deloria Jr. He described how his father’s work was influential on Native American activism and culture in the 1960s. Thi…

Louis Warren talked about his book Buffalo Bill’s America: William Cody and the Wild West Show, published by Knopf. William “Buffalo Bill” Cody was a Pony Express rider, Civil War soldier, …

Panelists talked about the Supreme Court cases that challenged the legality of the Affordable Care Act, the health care law. The last four minutes of the event were cut off for live programm…

Charles Ergen talked about his career and the future of broadband with Phil Weiser. Mr. Ergen, a former professional blackjack player, started EchoStar Communications in 1982 by going door t…

Phil Wiser spoke about technology, innovation, and business entrepreneurship. He also spoke about his career in government service and ways policy makers can encourage innovation.

Scientists and authors talked about the effect on the general public of genetics, genomics, and robotics. Andy Franklin moderated. Panelists answered questions from the audience at the end o…

Authors, academics, and a former Arizona sheriff spoke about states' rights, individual freedoms, and federal authority. Following their remarks they answered questions from the audience.

Steve Ells, founder and chair of Chipotle, gave the University of Colorado commencement address.

Professors from the United States and western Europe discussed the impact of the writings of Alexis de Tocqueville as they relate to liberalism. They debated whether Tocqueville was a libera…

Tocqueville scholars discussed the conservative ideas in Democracy in America. They examined how Tocqueville’s ideas compare with late 20th century U.S. and European conservatism and the s…

The panel talked about the philosophy of Alexis de Tocqueville. They compared his writings to those of Rousseau and Marx, along with other contemporary thinkers. They focused on the conflict…

Harry Lewis talked about his book Excellence Without a Soul: How a Great University Forgot Education, published by PublicAffairs. Professor Lewis, former Dean of Harvard College, offered his…

Professor Limerick talked about her book Something in the Soil: Legacies and Reckoning in the New West, published by W.W. Norton. She described the history of the American West from t…

Mr. Jones spoke about the current state of the civil rights movement, criticizing its leadership for being interested more in their ability to wield power rather than acting on behalf of the…

Historian Stephen Ambrose and History Professor Patricia Limerick, University of Colorado at Boulder, debated about historical figures such as Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and others…

Political scientists and historians from the U.S. and Europe talked about the philosophies of Alexis de Tocqueville, questioning how much of a democrat he was and how much the philosopher Ar…

Reverend Jesse Jackson and Oliver North debated a broad range of domestic policy issues, including race relations, citizens' rights and the proper role of government in U.S. society. They sp…

The members of the forum discussed issues of democracy. They talked about the nature the American political system, and looked at the changing nature of Soviet politics.

The Global Forum held a week-long event that focused on International, Economic, and Political Institutions. This event focused on democracy and the development of political parties in the S…

The members of a forum convened by the Freedom Forum discussed the role of political parties and the building of constitutions when founding governments. The primary focus of the discussion …