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George Washington University Professor Amitai Etzioni talked about his book, Reclaiming Patriotism, in which he offered his thoughts on a form of nationalism that is inclusive and is based o…

Washington, D.C., community members participated in a forum about politics and race relations. Political science and sociology professors as well as representatives from advocacy organizatio…

Lawyers and former security officials talked about how consumers, corporations, and governments approach surveillance, privacy, and national security. Toward the end of the discussion, the p…

George Washington University hosted a panel discussion on U.S. policy toward North Korea and its recent nuclear threats. Speakers included several George Washington international affairs pro…

Jim Dwyer, author of More Awesome Than Money: Four Boys, Three Years, and a Chronicle of Ideals and Ambition in Silicon Valley; Amitai Etzioni, author of The New Normal: Finding a Balance be…

Panelists discussed the public cynicism about Congress and the U.S. political process. Topics included the causes of and solutions to public dissatisfaction, as well as the effects of cynici…

Benjamin Friedman talked about his book The Moral Consequences of Economic Growth, published by Knopf. In his book he argues that rather than being bad for our “moral character” economic gro…

Amitai Etzioni, author of How Patriotic is the Patriot Act?: Freedom Versus Security in the Age of Terrorism, moderated a discussion on the pros and cons of the Patriot Act. Joining Professo…

Mr. Etzioni talk about the Social Security reform debate from the viewpoint of the communitarian movement. He disputed President Bush’s notion that the Social Security system is in crisis. H…

Participants talked about the benefits and liabilities of instating a national identification card system. Among the issues they addressed were civil liberties and privacy concerns, ways in …

Scholars talked about media coverage of foreign affairs events and differences in U.S. and European coverage. Among the topics they addressed were the quality of news coverage of foreign pol…

Amitai Etzioni talked about his memoir My Brother’s Keeper: A Memoir and a Message, published by Rowman and Littlefield. He talked about his life as an activist, an Israeli soldier, and as …

Author and Professor, Amitai Etzioni, spoke at a Sociology class at George Washington University. He talked about his book "The Monochrome Society", that described ethnic commonalities and d…

Author and Professor Amitai Etzioni talked about volunteerism in light of President Bush’s State of the Union Address insistence that all Americans spend two years in community service. He r…

George Washington University held a forum on the future of U.S. immigration. Panelists talked about the impact of anti-terrorism efforts on current immigration policy. They spoke about the …

Participants talked about legal issues raised by governmental responses to terrorist attacks on the U.S., privacy rights, the powers of law enforcement officials, and Constitutional issues. …

Author/Professor Amitai Etzioni talked about communitarianism and about his new book Next: The Road to the Good Society, published by Basic Books. He responded to audience telephone calls, f…

Mr. Etzioni spoke to students about the communitarian movement and how individual rights should be weighed against the rights of larger communities in order to preserve civility and order. H…

Participants debated the resolution, “there should be less privacy in American society, not more,” focusing on the competing interests between civil rights and public safety. After their pre…

Professor Etzioni talked about his book, The Limits of Privacy, published by Basic Books. The book continues Etzioni’s explanation of “communitarianism,” especially the balance between indiv…