Hi all, We certainly hope your semesters have started out well. Heres a summary of what the Janus Forum has planned for this Spring. Janus Forum Debates: 1. General Michael Hayden (former Director NSA & CIA) v. Barton Gellman (two time Pulitzer Prize winner & Snowden’s man at The Washington Post ) on “The NSA and Privacy.” April 3rd, 8:00–10:00 p.m. Location TBD. 2. Roger Kimball (The New Criterion) v. TBD on “The Role of the Arts in Liberal Democracies.” April 16th, 8:00–10:00 p.m. (tentative date). Mary Graydon Center 3-5. Lectures: 1. Robert Garrow, PTI Postdoctoral Fellow, “Convincing Job: The Residue of Pride in Hobbes’ Leviathan.” January 29th, 5:30–7:00 p.m. Anderson Conference Room. 2. Murray Dry, Middlebury College, “The Political Thought and Constitutional Legacy of the Anti-Federalists.” February 4th, 5:30–7:00 p.m. Mary Graydon Center 3. 3. Sarah Houser, American University, “Pro Patria Mori: An Ethical Examination of Patriotism.” February 24th, 5:30–7:00 p.m. Mary Graydon Center 247. 4. Nathan Tarcov, University of Chicago, “Machiavelli and The Federalist Papers.” March 3rd, 5:30–7:00 p.m. Mary Graydon Center 200. 5. Mark Blitz, Claremont University, “Politics and Responsibility.” April 25th, 5:30–7:00 p.m. Mary Graydon Center 200. Conference: “A Commemoration of the Life and Work of Chinua Achebe” on the first anniversary of his death. Participants include: Tijan Sallah, a famous Nigerian poet who knew Achebe and wrote a biography of him; Charles Larson, prof. emeritus at American University and a good friend of Achebe’s; and PTI Director Alan Levine. March 21st, 4:00–6:00 p.m. Mary Graydon Center 3-4.
Posted on: Sun, 26 Jan 2014 23:59:06 +0000
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