Get a ticket to receive information for accessing the online video meeting! Is it unrealistic or even naive to think that one should strive to live a virtuous life in the real world? As children we’re taught to be good, to be kind, to be honest. Yet as we get older, some of these virtues […]
Harriet Tubman & Maryland’s Underground Railroad Sites - Livestream History Tour Join us for an online/virtual tour of the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad sites in Maryland. Learn how Harriet successfully escaped from slavery and how she then heroically led others to freedom. Our program will focus on Harriet Tubman's inspirational life and feature many of […]
The Atlas Society's 5th Annual gala is on November 4th, at Calamigos Ranch in Malibu, CA. Guests this year include: honoree and keynote, Peter Thiel, special remarks by Palmer Luckey, founder of Oculus VR, plus an exclusive interview with filmmaker Asiel Babastro, producer of “Patria y Vida,” the multiple-Grammy nominated song of protest that sparked […]
The Atlas Society's 5th Annual gala is on November 4th, at Calamigos Ranch in Malibu, CA. Guests this year include: honoree and keynote, Peter Thiel, special remarks by Palmer Luckey, founder of Oculus VR, plus an exclusive interview with filmmaker Asiel Babastro, producer of “Patria y Vida,” the multiple-Grammy nominated song of protest that sparked […]
What explains the explosion in growth and prosperity that humanity has experienced in the past couple centuries? Why did that process take root more readily in some places than in others, and how can its spread be encouraged? Professors Deirdre McCloskey and Stephen Haber will provide separate accounts. McCloskey will contest standard economic explanations and […]
Before George Washington became the leader of a world-changing revolution, his life was full of remarkable achievements, failures, and even tragedies. At this two-day symposium, hear from Mount Vernon staff and historians about the experiences that shaped George Washington. You’ll also tour the Mansion and view historic documents and objects. https://www.facebook.com/events/931940814200358/?event_time_id=931943477533425
The event will be held November 5-7, 2021 at the Collegian Hotel and Suites in Syracuse, New York. The weekend will feature workshops, speakers, a fundraiser event, and our business meeting. List of Speakers Spike Cohen, 2020 Candidate for Vice President of the United States Larry Sharpe, 2018 Candidate for Governor of New York Duane […]
Get a ticket to receive information for accessing the online video meeting! Is equality a tug of war where one side gains at another’s expense? Does empowering women require taking opportunities away from men, or does it actually strengthen the whole and create more opportunities and a better world for everyone? If a bird has […]
A special ceremony commemorating the Centennial of Taps at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier will be held Sunday November 7, 2021 at 10 am in the Tanner Amphitheater (Old Amphitheater) at Arlington National Cemetery. TAPS IN HONORED GLORY will honor the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and remember the buglers who have sounded Taps […]
In 2014, the United States and 17 other countries began negotiations at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to create an Environmental Goods Agreement (EGA). The aim of these talks was to remove or reduce tariffs on important environmentally friendly products such as wind turbines, solar panels, and energy‐efficient technology. An EGA would allow for freer […]
Renia Kukielka sewed fake IDs into her skirts to save Jewish lives in German-occupied Poland. Vladka Meed, passing as a Christian, smuggled correspondence and weapons to support the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. And Frumka Plotnicka, a leader in the underground, once hid guns in a potato sack and was killed while battling the Nazis in Będzin. […]
Domestic terrorism has been a part of the American political landscape since the rise of the Ku Klux Klan in the Civil War’s aftermath. During the turbulent transformation of American society during the 1960s and 1970s, a new kind of domestic terrorism threat emerged. Homegrown leftist guerrilla groups, such as the Weather Underground and the […]
