2019 Aspen Ideas Festival

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Free Speech and Religion

Evangelicals and America’s Culture War

How can this deeply faithful group rally behind a president whose behaviors and values don’t exactly match up to traditional Christian mores?

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12.12.2019
Society

Separating Myth from Reality in American History

Two Pulitzer Prize-winning historians explain the difference between myth and reality in American history.

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Podcast

12.12.2019
Literature

“Educated” with Tara Westover

Tara Westover's childhood was distinct. Raised by survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, she encountered extreme adversity.

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11.18.2019
Society

How to Quash Bias

How do we manage bias, particularly in the classroom and workplace?

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Podcast

11.18.2019
Society

Life Will Break Your Heart, with Kate Bowler

When she was 35 years old, Kate Bowler was diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer.

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Podcast

11.18.2019
Racial Equity

What Is Antiracism and Can It Save Society?

Ibram X. Kendi says to be able to recognize racism we need to define it and then understand it’s opposite: antiracism.

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Podcast

11.18.2019
Criminal Law and Justice

The Chief: Will a Swing Vote Change the Future of the Supreme Court?

Joan Biskupic discusses the dynamic of the Supreme Court and Chief Justice Roberts’ great influence on it.

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Podcast

10.18.2019
Climate Change

Combating Climate Change One Protest at a Time

With the Global Climate Strike just around the corner Bill McKibben gives a call to arms to protect our planet and humanity itself.

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Podcast

09.19.2019
Technology

What’s Facebook Doing to Protect Elections?

What lessons were learned by companies like Facebook and entities like NATO and the Federal Government in the 2016 election?

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Podcast

09.19.2019
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