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David Remnick, David Maraniss, Jonathan Alter, and Jacob Weisberg talked about their respective biographies of Presidents Obama, Clinton, Carter, and Reagan. The panel was moderated by Lesle…

Jacob Weisberg talked about his book Ronald Reagan: The American Presidents Series: The 40th President, 1981-1989, in which he recalls the tenure of America’s 40th president, Ronald Reagan.

Joshua Cooper Ramo talked about his book The Seventh Sense: Power, Fortune, and Survival in the Age of Network, in which he presents a picture of the world as seen by the powerful. Mr. Ramo …

Panelists talked about some of the least popular, least successful, and most forgotten presidents in American history. They began by discussing what makes for a bad president, and then offer…

Panelists talked about the concept of “open Internet,” also know as “net neutrality,” and whether the Internet is a public utility. “Open Internet” refers to the idea that Internet providers…

Kevin Murphy and Robert Topel presented their award-winning paper “The Value of Health and Longevity,” on the economics of increased life expectancy. This program was part of a New Amer…

Panelists talked about the impact of increased life expectancy on health, business, and education. This program was part of a New America Foundation, Slate Magazine and Arizona University…

Panelists talked about the impact of increasing lifespans on married couples. Joel Garreau began the discussion by outlining four possible scenarios for life in the year 2030 if life expecta…

Retirement and financial planning professionals talked about the implications of increased life expectancy on the workplace and financial planning. Topics included Social Security and Medica…

From Cooper Union in New York City, a panel discussion on issues facing Muslims in the Middle East, Europe, and the United States featuring Oxford University professor Tariq Ramadan. This w…

Sir Harold Evans moderated a discussion of the role of the media in the 2008 presidential campaigns. The panelists talked about the comparative amounts of coverage given to different candida…

Jacob Weisberg talked about his book The Bush Tragedy, published by Random House. In his book he presents a portrait of President George W. Bush through the family members, friends, and clos…

Moderated by Mr. Weisberg, the panelists discussed international philanthropy. Topics included the respective roles of government, the independent sector, and civil society in philanthropy…

Economic experts talked about the future of the U.S. economy. Topics included the growing global economy, the potential of China and India, productivity, financial imbalances and exchange ra…

Participants talked about the impact of the Internet and on-line technology on the news media at a forum celebrating the tenth anniversary of Slate. Veterans of on-line journalism and observ…