Machiavelli's The Prince
Panelists Michael Ignatieff, James Johnson, and Edward Muir talked about the immediate and long-term impact of The Prince, written by Italian diplomat and philosopher, Niccolo Machiavelli, i…
2,079 viewsPanelists Michael Ignatieff, James Johnson, and Edward Muir talked about the immediate and long-term impact of The Prince, written by Italian diplomat and philosopher, Niccolo Machiavelli, i…
2,079 viewsConservative Party Leader Stephen Harper, who had served as Prime Minister since 2006, debated the three other major party leaders in the first debate of the Parliamentary election campaign.…
807 viewsCanadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and members of his cabinet took questions from members of the Canadian House of Commons. This was the first Question Time of the year.
484 viewsJung Chang and Jon Halliday talked about their book Mao: The Unknown Story, published by Knopf. Their biography attempted to dispel myths about Mao Tse-tung perpetuated by the Communist Par…
1,763 viewsBy video link from New York City, Professor Michael Ignatieff spoke about his book The Lesser Evil: Political Ethics in an Age of Terror, published by Princeton University Press. The book di…
371 viewsA panel titled “U.S. and Iraq One Year Later: Right to Get In? Wrong to Get Out?” was held in Royce Hall on the UCLA campus. The panelists each in turn stated differing views about the war…
971 viewsPanel members talked about fear in U.S. culture, including conspiracy theories, cults, cabals, medicine, and politically manufactured fear. After their presentations, the authors answered au…
536 viewsThe Los Angeles Times hosted a forum where a group of Authors and Journalist talked about a War with Iraq and the role of the United States in the World. Among topics they addressed were the…
954 viewsThe panelists discussed the place of the public intellectual in American society. They talked about the influence of intellectuals in political life and the involvement of intellectuals in a…
1,702 viewsMr. Ignatieff spoke about his book Virtual War: Kosovo and Beyond, published by Metropolitan Books. The book explores the ethical, moral, and philosophical questions raised by the war in th…
258 viewsAuthor Michael Ignatieff talked about his book, Isaiah Berlin: A Life, published by Metropolitan Books. The book describes Berlin’s childhood during the Russian Revolution, his friendships w…
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