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Linda Hirshman talked about her book, Sisters in Law: How Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Went to the Supreme Court and Changed the World, in which she looks at the relationship…

American University professor Sarah Snyder examined how human rights activism in the 1960s was folded into American foreign policy in the succeeding years.

Yale Professor Amy Chua examined tribalism in America. She spoke with J.D. Vance, author of Hillbilly Elegy.

John Lawrence, former chief of staff to Representative Nancy Pelosi, recalled the 1974 congressional elections, which followed the Watergate scandal, and ushered in many new office holders, dubbed the…

Chris Clearfield and Andras Tilcsik examined the complexity of major systems and why they sometimes fail.

Benn Steil, director of international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations, chronicled the efforts to rebuild western Europe following World War II.

Steve Coll looked at the CIA’s secret wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan and the problematic relationship between the CIA and Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).

Andrew Keen equated technological change with political and economic unrest and shared his thoughts on how to preserve humanity.

Former ambassador Vicki Huddleston, author of Our Woman in Havana, and novelist Robin Lloyd, author of Harbor of Spies, talked about the relationship between Cuba and the United States.…

Charles Mann described the life and careers of Norman Borlaug and William Vogt, scientists on opposing sides who influenced modern ideas of the environment and the future survival of…

Hendrick Meijer recalled the political career of Michigan Republican Senator Arthur Vandenberg.

Brian Dear detailed the Programmed Logic for Automatic Teaching Operations system, known as PLATO, and the people involved in the project. It was first developed in 1960 and provided…

Peter Ginna, former publisher and editorial director at Bloomsbury Press, described the duties of a book editor. He was joined in conversation by literary agent Gail Ross and Cal Morgan,…

April Ryan, author and Washington bureau chief for American Urban Radio Networks, moderated a panel discussion on race in America.

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz provided a critical history of the 2nd Amendment and argues that people of color have been the victims of America’s gun culture.

Washington Post editorial cartoonist, Ann Telnaes, talked about and showed drawings from her book, Trump’s ABC.

George Mason University Professor Kimberly Mehlman-Orozco examined human trafficking in the U.S.

Journalist Michael Wolff reported on the inner workings of the Trump administration.

John Hechinger reported on college fraternity culture, highlighting Sigma Alpha Episilon (SAE), a national organization with 230 chapters and more than 15,000 members.

Former Fox News, CNN, and MSNBC News anchor Greta Van Susteren talked about her book on social media.