Even before the First Amendment was ratified, Douglas Laycock said practicing religious freedom has never been a piece of cake. At 2 p.m. Monday, August 6, in
The Silkroad Ensemble embraces difference. Ten of its members brought that philosophy to the Amphitheater stage Monday, Aug. 6, as a twist on the traditional
In the contested Supreme Court case Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, a Colorado baker argued that his right to religious freedom permitted him
Diplomats are by definition “strangers in the strange land,” according to Ambassador Barbara Stephenson, president of the American Foreign Service Association. “That’s always been our
Americans in the 19th century were part of a historic experiment in democracy that, at least in theory, celebrated the virtues of equality and opportunity
The Silkroad Ensemble abides by the notion that “embracing difference leads to a more hopeful world,” according to its website. Playing into Week Seven’s theme,
Douglas Laycock first began studying religious liberty as an academic during the Reagan Era, a time when religious freedom was a divisive and prominent issue. “I
Geoffrey Kemp Since 1993, Geoffrey Kemp, senior director of Regional Security Programs at the Center for the National Interest, has hosted the Middle East Update
What’s the secret to happiness after 50? Arthur Brooks knows. The 54-year-old economist, author and president of the American Enterprise Institute spoke to just that
President of American Enterprise Institute Arthur C. Brooks spoke at Chautauqua Institution in 2016 about his experience in economics and the disadvantages to America’s free
For 18 years, Rabbi Asher Lopatin served as senior rabbi of Anshe Sholom Congregation, a Modern Orthodox synagogue in Chicago. This position, he said, gave
The term “fake news,” used to describe deliberate misinformation spread by mainstream print, broadcast and social media, is a relatively recent concept, its nomenclature usually
Virtual reality is no longer just science fiction, psychologist, author and VR researcher Jeremy Bailenson said. As founding director of Stanford University’s Virtual Human Interaction