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Speeches, documentaries and debates.

E.J. Dionne at Westminster Forum on politics of conservatism

E.J. Dionne at Westminster Forum on politics of conservatism

E.J. Dionne speaks at the Westminster Town Hall Forum March 22nd about the conservative movement in politics from the 1960's to now. He's out with a new book, "Why the Right Went Wrong: Conservatism- From Goldwater to the Tea Party and Beyond."

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Louis Johnston on 'Presidential Campaign Economics: Rhetoric vs. Reality'

Louis Johnston on 'Presidential Campaign Economics: Rhetoric vs. Reality'

What does Donald Trump's trade rhetoric really mean? What about Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton on the rigged economy? The tax proposals from Ted Cruz and John Kasich? Louis Johnston explains the economics behind the campaign rhetoric.

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Laura Nirider on 'Making a Murderer'

Laura Nirider is an attorney representing Brendan Dassey, whose confession and trial was featured in the hit Netflix documentary series, "Making a Murderer." Nirider says confessions hold so much weight in criminal trials that even when evidence proves them false, they lead to convictions 80 percent of the time.

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Presidential biographer Jon Meacham's Pen Pals Lecture

Presidential biographer Jon Meacham's Pen Pals Lecture

Pulitzer Prize-winning presidential biographer Jon Meacham says he writes biography rather than history, because history is shaped by individuals who, despite their flaws, do the right thing in moments of crisis. He's written about Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson and George H. W. Bush.

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America Abroad series: 'Online Data, Information and Privacy'

The fight between Apple and the FBI over unlocking an iPhone in the San Bernardino terrorism case underscores a larger international debate over protection of national security and the desire to protect individual privacy.

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Ken Burns and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. on race in America

Ken Burns and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. on race in America

Emmy Award winning filmmaker Ken Burns and Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. speak about race in America at a National Press Club event on Monday. Both men have films coming out about racial issues, and have teamed up to host a national lecture series addressing the racial barriers existing in America.

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