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The Arizona Senate voted to repeal an 1864 law banning nearly all abortions in the state. Two Republicans joined 14 Democrats to repeal it. This 1864 law came into the limelight after the st…

Historian and biographer Allen Pietrobon looked at J. Robert Oppenheimer and the other personalities behind the Manhattan project as well as the state of scientific research during World War…

Authors Patricia Spears Jones ("The Beloved Community), Marita Golden (The Strong Black Woman) Kevin Powell (The Kevin Powell Reader) discussed how writing can foster empathy and solace. The…

Author and journalist Howell Raines talked about Union soldiers from Alabama who aided General Sherman in his 1864 March to the Sea during the Civil War. The Montclair Public Library in New …

Authors Emily Raboteau ("Lessons for Survival"), Christina Greer ("Black Ethnics") and Bettina Love ("Punished for Dreaming") discussed how technology and social media have impacted the figh…

Known as the pope’s astronomer, Vatican Observatory director and author Brother Guy Consolmagno considered how the art of storytelling can illuminate both astronomy and religious faith. Frie…

Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson and retired U.S. Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit Judge Michael Luttig sat down for a conversation on the state of democracy hosted by the Ameri…

This U.S. Forest Service film tells the story of the real Smokey Bear, from his rescue during a 1950 forest fire in New Mexico’s Capitan Mountains to his life at the National Zoo in Washingt…

American History TV talked about America’s first diplomat, Benjamin Franklin, and the Apple+ TV series about his life and career, with author Stacy Schiff.

New York Times correspondent David Sanger spoke about China’s rise, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and America’s role in the world in the 21st century. He was interviewed by Harvard Universit…

British and German diplomats spoke during this portion of an Atlantic Council series of discussions focusing on the upcoming July 9-11 NATO Summit. They talked about their countries' defense…

What can we learn about leadership from our most successful presidents? Author Talmage Boston shared his own takeaways from Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, T.R., FDR, Ike, JFK, and Reagan.

Author Joseph Campbell discussed polling failures and surprises in presidential elections from 1936 to 2020. This event took place at Politics and Prose in Washington, D.C.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak answered questions from members of the House of Commons on a range of domestic and international issues. Regarding a previous-day attack by a man with a sw…

Ronald Reagan gave his first press conference nine days after taking the oath of office on January 20, 1981. Questions about the recently resolved Iranian hostage crisis and its aftermath do…

Former Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer explained his judicial philosophy and approach to the U.S. Constitution, summed up in his book’s subtitle, “Why I Chose Pragmatism, Not Textualism…

President Ronald Reagan’s 1982 address to the British Parliament was the topic of a class taught by University of Kansas political communication professor Robert Rowland. The University of K…

Former Representative Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), co-author of Profiles in Mental Health Courage, talked about Americans who have struggled with mental illness and the stigma and silence that he…

Douglas Brunt recounted the life of Rudolf Diesel, inventor of the diesel engine, and his disappearance in the lead up to World War I. Corner Bookstore in New York City hosted this event.

Author Rachel Swarns talked about the 272 enslaved people who were sold by Jesuit priests in 1838 to benefit what is now Georgetown University. Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.…