19th Century Anti-Immigrant Movements
Professor Edward O’Donnell talked about the prejudice many immigrants faced in the 19th century with regard to religion, customs, and social status. This was from a course titled the “Irish …
3,410 viewsProfessor Edward O’Donnell talked about the prejudice many immigrants faced in the 19th century with regard to religion, customs, and social status. This was from a course titled the “Irish …
3,410 viewsAuthor Ray Raphael talked about some of the pervasive myths in American society concerning the founding of the nation, and suggested ways to better tell a more accurate account of history. M…
1,157 viewsMark Shriver talked about his book, A Good Man: Rediscovering My Father, Sargent Shriver, in which he recounts the life of his father Sargent Shriver (1915-2011), the founder of the Peace Co…
590 viewsScholars talked about the ethics of drone warfare. The program began with an exchange between Vickie Langohr and Avery Plaw on the definition of drones and the history of their use. Afterwar…
721 viewsJonathan Gruber talked about reforming U.S. health care. In his remarks he outlined the contours of the debate over health care reform, spoke about challenges to reform efforts, and examined…
5,448 viewsThe panelists discussed Tocqueville’s ideas about equality and democracy from his observations in his book Democracy in America. They examined the reasons that U.S. society has developed…
919 viewsDr. Kass, Chairman of the President’s Council on Bioethics, delivered a lecture, titled “Science, Politics, and the Dilemmas of Bioethics.” Among the issues he addressed were the developmen…
237 viewsRetired Marine Corps general Bernard Trainor spoke at his alma mater, The College of the Holy Cross. General Trainor is a co-author of The Generals' War: The Inside Story of the Conflict in…
185 viewsAlumnus Justice Thomas delivered the Hanify-Howland 36th Memorial Lecture. After his remarks, most of the question and answer session was shown. Among the issues Justice Thomas addresse…
104 viewsNBC News Correspondent, Maria Shriver, delivered the commencement address at the College of Holy Cross. Ms. Shriver discussed the 25th anniversary of the college’s decision to admit women an…
1,978 viewsSupreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas spoke at the College of the Holy Cross. He discussed his experiences there as an undergraduate.
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