Mar 5, 2024
Fragile Neighborhoods
Dinner at the Square with Seth Kaplan
Oct 17, 2023
Collective Illusions
Dr. Todd Rose, author of "Collective Illusions"
Sep 27, 2022
Subversive Friendships for Divided Times
Subversive Friendships for Divided Times
May 10, 2022
Intellectual Humility in a Polarized World
with Dr. Kurt Gray
Mar 8, 2022
…and the pursuit of happiness
with Arthur Brooks
Feb 25, 2021
Let Friendship Redeem the Republic
"Founding a democracy, rather like living in a democracy, can be very tough on friendship." — Patricia Nelson Limerick
Feb 4, 2021
A Divided Union: Structural Challenges to Bipartisanship
Former U.S. Representatives Jolly and Murphy prove that cooperation across the aisle is possible in Congress.
Jan 14, 2021
The Reunited States
We'll meet the people behind the compelling stories in a film that gives us hope.
Jan 28, 2020
A Local Press
The Goliath of national dysfunction, and the David of local community
Apr 16, 2019
Respect + Rebellion: The state of debate on campus
Fewer millennials believe it's essential to live in a democracy. Uh oh.
Jan 29, 2019
Truth + Trolls: Fourth Estate, First Amendment, Fake News
A lie will travel halfway around the world...
Sep 18, 2018
By Any Means Necessary?
Finding understanding amid escalating anger (before it's too late).
Feb 6, 2018
Order, Chaos + Homo Sapiens
Turns out a planet full of humans is no easy matter.
Oct 23, 2017
Dead Presidents + Living Statues.
Ideals, hyprocrisy, e pluribus unum
Apr 25, 2017
Civic Wisdom from a Couple of Cool Caterpillars
We'll be imagining at least “six impossible things before breakfast”
Jan 24, 2017
America + the World Post-Brexit
"We're all mad here." — The Cheshire Cat
Sep 13, 2016
A Citizen’s Election Survival Guide
"Curiouser and curiouser!" — Alice, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Apr 19, 2016
Free Speech + Bad Manners
(in the Age of Political Correctness and Bad Manners)
Feb 16, 2016
Created Equal and Breathing Free
The straining ideals of equality and freedom
Sep 15, 2015
An Evening with Thomas Jefferson
A live taping of "The Thomas Jefferson Hour"
Apr 21, 2015
Faith v. Science
Mythos and Logos, Amid the Raging Pathos