Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop
Author and political scholar Lee Drutman explored the causes of polarization in the United States and argued that the solution involves having more political parties. This event was part of …
339 viewsAuthor and political scholar Lee Drutman explored the causes of polarization in the United States and argued that the solution involves having more political parties. This event was part of …
339 viewsMary Childs, co-host of NPR’s “Planet Money” podcast, talked about the career of PIMCO founder Bill Gross, who revolutionized the bond market in the during the 1980s. This event was part of …
315 viewsSarah Edmondson (Scarred: The True Story of How I Escaped NXIVM, the Cult That Bound My Life) and Amanda Montell (Cultish) talked about the influence of cults in America. This event was part…
248 viewsMeteorologist Matthew Cappucci talked about his career, weather science and the impact of climate change on weather patterns. This event was part of the Fall for the Book festival held annua…
297 viewsStephen Farnsworth, author of Presidential Communication and Character,and former CNN analyst Bill Schneider, author of Standoff: How America Became Ungovernable, talked about their books.
546 viewsCo-authors Michael Leinbach and Jonathan Ward discussed their book, Bringing Columbia Home: The Untold Story of a Lost Space Shuttle and Her Crew.
839 viewsDeborah Baker discussed her book, The Last Englishmen: Love, War, and the End of Empire.
485 viewsJennifer Percy, author of Demon Camp: The Strange and Terrible Saga of a Soldier’s Return from War, and Benjamin Percy, author of The Dark Net, talked about writing prose.
510 viewsMichael Hayden, former director of the NSA, talked about his book, The Assault on Intelligence.
1,526 viewsJane Hampton Cook talked about her book, American Phoenix: John Quincy and Louisa Adams, the War of 1812, and the Exile that Saved American Independence. She spoke at the 2014 Fall for the B…
1,010 viewsJeffrey Stewart and MaryLouise Patterson talked about Harlem Renaissance writers Alain Locke and Langston Hughes.
1,224 viewsCameraman Yasutsune Hirashiki talked about his work covering the Vietnam War for ABC News.
623 viewsAngela Hudson talked about her book, Real Native Genius: How an Ex-Slave and a White Mormon Became Famous Indians.
1,401 viewsSandra Cisneros, author of A House of My Own: Stories from My Life, delivered a talk after receiving the Fairfax Prize, which is awarded annually during the Fall for the Book festival in Vir…
1,971 viewsClaudia Kalb talked about her book, Andy Warhol Was a Hoarder: Inside the Minds of History’s Great Personalities, about the evolution in our understanding of mental health using the stories …
1,850 viewsProfessor Robin Hanson talked about his book, The Age of Em: Work, Love and Life when Robots Rule the Earth, about what a robot-ruled world will be like. This event, part of the Fall for…
1,008 viewsMolly McCartney, co-author of America’s War Machine: Vested Interests, Endless Conflicts, talks about the U.S. military-industrial complex and how it has changed since President Eisenhower w…
1,369 viewsKenneth Walsh appeared at the Fall for the Book festival in Fairfax, Virginia, to discuss his book, Celebrity in Chief.
664 viewsCesar Brioso talked about his book, Havana Hardball: Spring Training, Jackie Robinson, and the Cuban League.
399 viewsMark Tooley talked about his book, The Peace That Almost Was: The Forgotten Story of the 1861 Washington Peace Conference and the Final Attempt to Avert the Civil War.
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