Assumptions about the financial practices and well-being of one’s friends, neighbors, coworkers and even one’s employees can be significantly off the mark. Ditto for one’s community. People may think that an individual or city is
Deborah Trefts
As Elizabeth Sullivan’s first season as the president of the Chautauqua Women’s Club draws to a close, she is focusing on next summer’s opportunities and responsibilities. They include the Contemporary Issues Forum, which was established
Anna Blythe Lappé has her fingers in so many pies, she could paint a colorful mural. There’s the Small Planet Institute and Small Planet Fund. Real Food Media and Real Food Films. Real Food Reads
The world’s newest country is the landlocked Republic of South Sudan in northeastern Africa. South Sudan gained its independence from Sudan in July 2011, after nearly five decades of civil war following decolonization. Within two
Picture this: groups of three to four people conversing about things that truly matter in a comfortable and spacious living room overlooking Chautauqua Lake. No gossip, professional schmoozing, speechifying. If this sounds like an intriguing
When neuroscientist Peter Strick hears someone say, “It’s all in your head,” he answers, “Your brain is in your head.” And your brain is connected to your immune system, as well as your muscles, heart,
The art and sport of juggling have been featured in Chautauqua Institution’s recent youth programming — in the Amphitheater by the comedic trio Playing by Air, and at the Boys’ and Girls’ Club by Don
Just as the neutral term “politics” — the art or science of government or governing — has become a pejorative over time, so too has “rhetoric” — the art or science of using language effectively
It has long been the practice of The Economist, one of the most respected English-language publications covering public affairs, to be less than forthcoming about the identity of its individual editors and journalists, especially in
The words “ethical” and “moral” are often used interchangeably. Those who distinguish between them, however, generally equate “ethics” with how one treats people one doesn’t know, and thus with society or workplace-specific principles and rules
At the turn of the 21st century, a prediction that clean energy would soon become mainstream in many areas of the United States would have been regarded with skepticism, if not scoffed at. According to
Take the 2011 book Written Out of History: Memoirs of Ordinary Activists. Substitute “biographies” for memoirs, and “extraordinary artists” for ordinary activists. The result, “Written Out of History: Biographies of Extraordinary Artists,” could be the
“The secret of a great fortune made without apparent cause is soon forgotten, if the crime is committed in a respectable way.” - —La Comédie humaine by Honoré de Balzac, 1900 translation Internationally recognized trial
When The Beatles tribute band Yesterday performed at Chautauqua Institution in August 2014, the old Amp was justifiably filled to capacity. Thanks to the generosity of Herb Keyser, music, videos and stories of The Beatles
The fall of the Berlin Wall on Nov. 9, 1989, was a monumental international event that transformed countless lives. In Bulgaria, it coincided with Rossen Milanov’s completion of his master’s degree at the National Academy
According to Richard O’Brien, “the first deadly chemical was testosterone.” The author of Women Presidents and Prime Ministers, O’Brien is the Week Six speaker for the Chautauqua Professional Women’s Network program. At 9:15 a.m. Tuesday