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Lecture by Eric Foner on the cost of freedom. Presented by the Wolfson Center for National Affairs and the Institute for Retired Professionals in celebration of the IRP's 40th anniversary.

Inscription: Eric Foner (1 of 1) / VLC / orig. / 10-10-02.

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One of the foremost practioners of opinion research leads us in a reflection on 9/11 that emphasizes learning from the multiplicity of viewpoints. Daniel Yankelovich asks the audience to join him in testing and practicing dialogue as a method of understanding that is distinct from other forms of discourse. Speaker: Daniel Yankelovich. Presented by the Wolfson Center for National Affairs and the World Policy Institute.

Inscription: D. Yonkelovich / AD Special / 10/17/02 / orig.

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Panel discussion moderated by Jim Sleeper. Panelists: Gale Brewer, Edward Costikyan, Michael Meyers, Doug Schoen, Michael Tomasky.

Inscription: Bloomberg's 1st Year / Ad Sp Prgms / 11/12/02 / orig.

Scope and Contents Moderator: Sherle Schwenninger, Senior Fellow, World Policy Institute. Invited panelists: Nancy Fraser, author of Redistribution or Recognition?; Michael Lind, author of Next American Nation; Jim Sleeper, author of Liberal Racism; and Alan Wolfe,author of Moral Freedom.The tragic events of last September 11 have inspired a new upsurge of patriotism...

Scope and Contents Evan Wolfson, Senior Fellow, Rose and Erwin Wolfson Center for National Affairs, Director of the Freedom to Marry Project, moderator.This panel discusses various current issues relating to U.S. immigration laws and their enforcement with particular reference to the impact of 9/11 on government policies and public attitudes. What changes have taken place or have been proposed in immigration laws and procedures? Has there been a serious increase in violence or discrimination...

Scope and Contents Eli Sagan, author of Citizens and Cannibals, with Marshall Berman, author of All that Is Solid Melts into Air; and Mark Lilla, author of The Reckless Mind. Citizens and Cannibals, subtitled The French Revolution, the Struggle for Modernity, and the Origins of Idelogical Terror, examines questions that have haunted our...

Scope and Contents Participants: David Garrow, Emory University Law School; Nadine Strossen, New York Law School; and Jeffrey Toobin, The New Yorker.Now is a perilous time for American democracy. Perhaps foremost among the present threats to our government and citizenry is the politization of the courts. The advancement of partisan objectives, concerns about the erosion of civil liberties, and the mounting influence of corporate interests on federal policies often...

Scope and Contents Evan Wolfson, Senior Fellow, Wolfson Center for National Affairs, moderator. Discussants: Sylvia Law, Professor of Law, New York University; Barbara Cooms Lee, attorney, President of Compassion in Dying; and Rev. Dr. Paul Smith, Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn.Whether the terminally ill, mentally competent adult should have choice about the end of life has been a prominent national debate at least since Oregon's unique Death with Dignity Act became law more than five...

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Panel discussion. Moderator: Michael Wilke. Panelists: Sophia Cranshaw, Stuart Elliott, Mark Robinson, Jeffrey Wolf, Tony Wright. [information on this event was also found in Publications box 1, in folder Alumni News Online Newsletter, Summer 2003 Issue]

Inscription: Advertising Stereotypes / Ad Spec Programs / 6/16/03.

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Screening of documentary film "Mothers and Daughters: Mirrors that Bind" and discussion. Participants: Victoria Mills, Flavia Fontes, Aleksandra Wagner. [information on this event was also found in Publications box 1, in folder Alumni News Online Newsletter, Summer 2003 Issue]

Inscription: Mothers + Daughters / June 25, 2003 / Ad Spec.