Political Theory Project Events

Citizens United v. FEC Talkback
Steve Calabresi
Monday, September 20, 2010 - 7:00pm

Did you attend Friday's Constitution Day Lecture, Citizens United v. FEC Revisited? Do you want to discuss the case with an expert in constitutional law? Professor Steve Calabresi, who is visiting from Northwestern Law School, will lead a discussion on the merits of the Citizens...

Free Speech? Citizens United v FEC Revisited
Lawrence Lessig and Bradley Smith
Friday, September 17, 2010 - 4:00pm

Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010) was a landmark decision in which the Supreme Court held for the first time that corporations are protected in funding independent political broadcasts under the First Amendment. The case, which struck down a provision of the McCain Feingold...

Should Marijuana be Legalized?
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 - 8:00pm
Should Brown reveal the companies that it invests in?
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 7:00pm

John Wang '10 of the Brown Investment Group and Simon Leibling '12 of the Open the Books Coalition will debate whether or not Brown should reveal the contents of its endowment.

Free Pizza will be provided!

Building America: Who should Control Urban Growth?
James Howard Kunstler and Randal O'Toole
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 - 6:00pm

Join James Howard Kunstler and Randal O'Toole in discussing questions like:

How should our cities grow? Who should control development: planners or markets?

If there is any one...

The Future of NASA
Thursday, April 8, 2010 - 12:00pm

Rather than send a man back to the moon, President Obama's proposed budget calls for a far less expensive plan of encouraging private companies to build spacecrafts for NASA to rent. But veterans of the space agency's golden years fear the decision puts NASA on a path to mediocrity. Are...

Do we need nuclear weapons in the 21st century?
Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 7:00pm

With the threat of large scale international conflicts receding and the likelihood of nuclear terrorism increasing, what role, if any, should nuclear weapons play in the 21st century?

Speakers:

Taj Moore '11

Brown Global Zero

Kyle Deacon '10

Brown Trap Shooters...

Islam and the Political Future of the Middle East
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 7:00pm

As the US undertakes nation-building in the Middle East and in Muslim-majority countries, it is important to ask if Western-style approaches to government are even relevant in a Muslim context.

 

Are there distinctly "Muslim" values that affect approaches to government? If...

Islam and Governance: The Political Future of the Middle East
Professor of Religious Studies Nancy Khalek and graduate student Hussein Banai
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 7:00pm

As the US undertakes nation-building in the Middle East and in Muslim-majority countries, it is important to ask if Western-style approaches to government are even relevant in a Muslim context.

Are there distinctly "Muslim" values that affect approaches to government? If these values do...

Is Atlas Shrugging?
Monday, March 15, 2010 - 5:30pm

Based on her book The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression, Ms. Shlaes offers an alternative view of the costs and consequences of the Great Depression and the New Deal.

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