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Humans and Scholars: A New Look at the Justices of the Roberts Court

In their new book Uncertain Justice, Laurence Tribe and Joshua Matz explain the Roberts Court to a broad swath of the American people and invite them to a deeper engagement with its work.

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08.15.2014
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Society of Fellows Celebrates its 50th Anniversary

Over the weekend, the Society of Fellows celebrated its 50th Anniversary in Aspen, CO. Since its founding in 1964, the Society of Fellows has been a part of the Aspen Institute, helping it achieve its mission and create a close-knit community of donors.

BY Katie Williamson, Guest Blogger

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08.08.2014
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Play It Like the Final Quarter, Not the Back Nine

A question that faces President Obama, however the midterm elections turn out, is whether he’s going to play his final two years as the back nine of a casual afternoon of golf, coasting toward the clubhouse of former presidents, or as the final quarter of a tight basketball game.

BY Walter Isaacson

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08.08.2014
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Successes and Challenges for Implementing Common Core Standards

Society of Fellows members recently gathered for a discussion on the pressing debate over the Common Core Standards Initiative and general education reform in Aspen, CO. The following day featured a symposium to further discuss questions resulting from the debate on the Common Core a set of math and English guidelines students must show proficiency in before passing each grade level.

BY Katie Williamson, Guest Blogger

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08.01.2014
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Justice Kennedy Discusses Magna Carta, Constitution, and Democracy

The US Constitution is an imperfect document, and democracy is a work in progress, US Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy told an Aspen, CO, audience recently at a public forum hosted by the Aspen Institute Justice and Society Program. And it’s up to the people to carry forward the aspirations of the United States’ founding document and the freedoms and responsibilities of the society it supports.

BY Catherine Lutz

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07.29.2014
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Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson On the Border

The Obama administration's response to the border crisis has attracted a range of responses from commentators and advocates. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson discussed his personal experience with the crush of undocumented children crossing the border, and outlined his hopes for a solution.

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07.29.2014
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Dvořák and Mahler Symposium Explores the Intersection of National Identity, Music, and the Future of Performance

Recently, Society of Fellows members gathered at the Aspen Meadows campus in Aspen, Colorado, for a special two-day symposium on composers Antonin Dvořák, Gustav Mahler, and the effect of their time in America on their lives and music.

BY Katie Williamson, Guest Blogger

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07.21.2014
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Can Congress Sue the President? And Other Questions of Executive Power

Two prominent constitutional law experts debated President Barack Obama’s use of executive orders — and the reaction to them — during the recent, spirited Susman Conversation on the Constitution and the Courts at the Aspen Institute in Aspen, Colorado.

BY Catherine Lutz, Guest Blogger

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07.21.2014
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Isaacson: Collaboration is Vital to Innovation

Recently, Aspen Institute President and CEO, Walter Isaacson, welcomed over 160 Society of Fellows members to kick off the Institute's summer programming. In celebration of the 50-year anniversary of the SOF, Isaacson thanked Fellows for their contributions, assured them that the Institute is currently in a “strong” state, and then launched into a discussion of the power of collaborative creativity, a topic of his recent research.

BY Katie Williamson, Guest Blogger

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07.14.2014
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