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Columbia University visiting scholar Obery Hendricks argued that conservative evangelicals do not uphold Christian values. Book Culture bookstore in New York City hosted this virtual program…

Jan Van Meter talked about the historical context of several catchphrases and slogans that have been used throughout American history. From the 1775 proclamation during the American Revoluti…

Authors and editors discussed the importance of university presses and the role they play in American society.

David Weinberger talked about his book, Everyday Chaos: Technology, Complexity, and How We’re Thriving in a New World of Possibility, in which he argued that technology has enabled a more ch…

Former Vanity Fair media journalist Matthew Pressman examined the role of the press in the present.

Author and documentary filmmaker Tom Hansell talked about After Coal: Stories of Survival in Appalachia and Wales in which he reported on coal communities in central Appalachia and South Wal…

Justin Martin recounted the Battle of Antietam, which took place on September 17, 1862. It was the first Civil War conflict to take place in Union territory and resulted in the deaths of ove…

Thomas Frank examined economic inequalities in cities across the country.

Journalist Alisa Roth reported that nearly half the people in U.S. jails and prisons have a psychiatric disorder.

Representatives of Columbia University Press talked about the value of university presses and how to publish with them.

Meryl Gordon talked about her book Bunny Mellon, in which she recalls the life of the designer of the White House rose garden. In her book, the author reports that the socialite, a close fri…

National Book Award-winning author and psychiatrist Robert Jay Lifton argued that people have become numb to the reality of climate change.

Susan Bordo talked about her book The Destruction of Hillary Clinton, in which she examines Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign and why she lost the election. She spoke with Katha P…

Steven Clifford talked about his book The CEO Pay Machine: How it Trashes America and How to Stop it, in which he explains how CEO pay has escalated. In his book, Mr. Clifford examines the f…

Peter Moskowitz talked about his book How to Kill a City: Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood, in which he discusses the future of American cities. In his book, Mr…

Phoebe Bovy talked about her book The Perils of “Privilege": Why Injustice Can’t Be Solved by Accusing Others of Advantage, in which hse examines what it means to be "privileged” and how the…

Jules Farber talked about his book, James Baldwin: Escape from America, Exile in Provence, on James Baldwin’s life and writing career as an expat in France from 1970 until his death in 1987.…

Lewis Lapham talked about Age of Folly: America Abandons Its Democracy, his book of essays on America’s democracy and where it is headed. He spoke with Terry McDonell.

Chuck Collins talked about his book, Born on Third Base: A One Percenter Makes the Case for Tackling Inequality, Bringing Wealth Home, and Committing to the Common Good, about inequality in …

Ed Boland talked about his book, The Battle for Room 314: My Year of Hope and Despair in a New York City High School, about the lessons he learned while teaching for one year in a New York C…