Future Trends
Mr. Willard discussed what his organization considered the best forecast for 1991 and technological trends. He characterized the next decade as one of turbulence in the international, domest…
56 viewsMr. Willard discussed what his organization considered the best forecast for 1991 and technological trends. He characterized the next decade as one of turbulence in the international, domest…
56 viewsMr. Kennedy, a historian, discussed his recent book Rediscovering America and his views on historic preservation. In his book, he argues that there are many historic sites and wonders in the…
73 viewsSyndicated Columnist Georgie Anne Geyer and David Ignatius of The Washington Post discussed the news events of the previous week, including the events in the Middle East. They answered viewe…
66 viewsProfessor Zorgeh explained the recent changes in education since the unification of Germany. For unification to have been successful, he stated, reform was necessary long before 1989. He exp…
54 viewsThe German economists, representing both the former East and West German nations, met to discuss the economic outlook in a united Germany. Mr. Beier compared the aftermath of the original cr…
66 viewsMr. Costelloe gave his assessment of the state of Chancellor Kohl’s Christian Democratic Party after the German elections. Ms. Schwartz added to the discussion by commenting on the widesprea…
72 viewsMs. Noelle-Neumann talked about the outcome of the recent German elections.
133 viewsTwo former law clerks and a Supreme Court journalist spoke about the tenure of Justice William Brennan. Former clerks, Dennis Lyons and Abraham Sofaer talked about Justice’s influence on civ…
574 viewsScholars talked about the difficulties nations face at the end of the Cold War as they convert to a peace economy.
87 viewsThe scholars examined the effects of the Tax Reform Act of 1986. They appraised the act on the basis of equity, efficiency and simplicity and examined the prospects for the future.
274 viewsMr. Fulwood and Ms. Barringer discussed how the census count affects the reapportionment in the House of Representatives. California has received new seats in the House of Representatives an…
39 viewsWilliam O’Hare discussed the 1990 Census report and the possible undercount of inner city residents and members of the African-American and Hispanic communities. He answered viewer questions…
29 viewsThe director of the U.S. Census Bureau discussed the official numbers of the U.S. population that were released earlier this week and how the U.S. Census Bureau counted that population.
51 viewsMs. Doebele described the nature of the German people and commented on what it was like to interact with citizens who were beginning to adapt to a new way of life. Ms. Shlaes answered questi…
70 viewsMs. Shlaes commented on the students in Berlin and the sense of social justice that they began to develop after reunification. She responded to questions about the conservative tendency of G…
77 viewsMs. Shlaes discussed the wage differentials mentioned by Mr. Balzer in his interview and how the Germans had to learn to adapt to West German society. She compared the societies of Japan and…
155 viewsAmity Shlaes, reporter for the Wall Street Journal, described the East German government’s transition over the past half-century from nazism to communism to democracy. She spoke about the ch…
59 viewsMs. Shlaes described the new sense of freedom felt by Germans since the reunification. She mentioned the importance of the elections and of the destruction of the Berlin Wall, as well as the…
56 viewsThe newsreels contained footage of President Johnson’s visit to West Berlin in August of 1961, President Kennedy’s visit to West Berlin in June of 1963 and Nixon’s visit to West Berlin in Ju…
48 viewsThe journalists review the top stories of the week and the year including a piece by Jack Nelson in the Los Angeles Times that the U.S. is preparing for a January attack against Iraq.
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