This spring, the Dialogue Across Difference series will feature conversations on U.S. politics, global trends, and democracy, with insights from leading journalists, scholars, and public leaders. Below are some highlights of what’s to come.
February 19: New York Times opinion columnist Bret Stephens will deliver the John Hazen White, Sr. Lecture, addressing U.S. political dynamics and their connection to global trends, including shifting alliances and rising geopolitical tensions.
February 25: Thomas Biersteker, Gasteyger Professor Honoraire at the Graduate Institute, Geneva, and former director of the Watson Institute, will discuss The Future of International Sanctions.
March 3: A book talk with Yoni Appelbaum, senior editor at The Atlantic, will focus on his new book, Stuck: How the Privileged and the Propertied Broke the Engine of American Opportunity.
March 12: Tom Perez, former U.S. Secretary of Labor and Democratic National Committee Chair, and renowned advocate for civil rights and constitutional freedoms, will present The Alexander Meiklejohn Lecture. This event will be moderated by former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele.
April 15: Retired Associate Justice Stephen Breyer of the Supreme Court will deliver The Noah Krieger ’93 Memorial Lecture, sharing insights from his career and discussing constitutional interpretation and democracy.
April 22: Glenn Loury will join John McWhorter, associate professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia University and author of more than 20 books, for a discussion titled, Dialogue Across Difference.
April 25: John Spencer, chair of urban warfare studies at the Modern War Institute, will explore the history and evolution of urban warfare, including military strategy and tactics, the law of armed conflict, and civilian harm mitigation during this event titled, The Paradox of the Urban Character of Modern Conflicts.