April 1, 2017: “Story in the Public Square”
In 1958, Danny and the Juniors told us “Rock and Roll is Here to Stay,” and by the 1970s, punk
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March 25, 2017: “Story in the Public Square”
From Richard Nixon to Donald Trump, leaders on both sides of the political aisle have described the state of American
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A Budget is a Moral Document: Picks of the Week
Photo Credit: U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Katrina Heikkinen American First: A Budget Blueprint to Make America Great Again
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Statement by Executive Director Jim Ludes on President Trump’s proposal to eliminate funding for the NEA and the NEH
March 16, 2017 Pell Center Executive Director Dr. Jim Ludes released the following statement: More than 50 years ago, Senator
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March 18, 2017: “Story in the Public Square”
University professors and intellectuals are often dismissed as elites, divorced from real life and disconnected from the problems of real
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March 11, 2017: “Story in the Public Square”
NYT financial journalist Michael Corkery helps make sense of financial stories affecting Americans everywhere.
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March 4, 2017: “Story in the Public Square”
Educational leader Dr. Irvin Scott helps us make sense of the education debate.
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An Increasingly Factionalized U.S. Foreign Policy? Picks of the Week
Trump’s Team of Rivals: Riven By Distrust | Foreign Policy Building Situations of Strength: A National Security Strategy for the United
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February 25, 2017 – “Story in the Public Square”
This week, hosts Jim Ludes and G. Wayne Miller are joined by a remarkably talented scholar and novelist whose work,
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