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    Future of American Culture, Part 1

    Participants talked about the future of American culture at the 2010 Ronald Reagan Symposium. They spoke about a variety of issues including the legacy of President Reagan, contemporary Amer…

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    Future of American Culture, Part 2

    Participants talked about the future of American culture at the 2010 Ronald Reagan Symposium. They spoke about a variety of issues including the legacy of President Reagan, contemporary Amer…

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    The Future of Religion in American Politics, Part 1

    The topic of the 2007 Ronald Reagan Symposium was “The Future of Religion in American Politics.” Panelists discussed religion as both a dividing and uniting force in American politics. Among…

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    America's Role in the World

    Authors Jean Bethke Elshtain and Clyde Prestowitz debated the U.S. role in the world and responded to audience members' questions.

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    Jane Addams and the Dream of American Democracy

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    Families and Civic Trust

    Professor Elshtain talked about “private lives and public ethics.” She said that civil society inherently existed outside the large institutions of society, reacting with government and ec…

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    Teaching Tocqueville

    Professor Jean Elshtain, University of Chicago, talked about how she uses Tocqueville in her classes on classics in social thought.

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    Crisis of Democratic Authority

    Ms. Elshtain, the author of Democracy on Trial, discussed ethics, politics and democracy. She talked about the lessening of individual responsibility and communality and the upsurge of selfi…

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    Campaign Issues Town Meeting

    Several public policy scholars exchanged views on the issues of the 1996 presidential campaign with the audience. They discussed deficit spending, values and citizenship, welfare reform and …

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