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Culture Wars in Education: What Can Be Done to Bring Peace?

Public schooling has always been a site of social conflict, with diverse people forced to contend with each other to determine what the schools for which they all must pay will teach. But something seems to have changed in the past few years, with battles feeling more heated than ever before. In this forum, historian Jonathan Zimmerman will discuss the newly revised, 20th anniversary edition of his book Whose America: Culture Wars in the Public Schools , which dives into both historical conflict...

Jan 03, 2023•1 hr 2 min

Students, Teachers, and Free Speech

Sphere Education Initiatives and iCivics are excited to invite you to a free professional development webinar on “Students, Teachers, and Free Speech” to be held over Zoom from 7:30 – 9:00 pm Eastern on December 13th . As we approach Bill of Rights Day, join educators from across the country and leading experts on the Constitution and the Supreme Court to learn more about the history of free speech cases and the impact they have on you as an educator. Our featured panelists include Thomas A. Ber...

Dec 15, 2022•1 hr 19 min

Performance Review: Evaluating the CDC in the Wake of the COVID Pandemic

Rochelle Walensky, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said, “For 75 years, CDC and public health have been preparing for COVID-19, and in our big moment, our performance did not reliably meet expectations.” She announced plans to “reset” the agency by restructuring its communications team, changing its organizational structure, and emphasizing applied rather than academic scientific research. Where did the CDC fail, and where did it succeed in responding to the COV...

Dec 14, 2022•1 hr 32 min

How Much Does China Really Spend on Defense?

In recent decades, estimates of Chinese defense spending have varied wildly. Recognizing that market exchange rates cannot provide the best picture of Chinese defense spending on their own, analysts began using a blend of purchasing power parity and market exchange rates to represent Chinese military expenditures. With no agreed‐​on methodology, however, estimates have ranged from roughly $250 billion to near $600 billion. Since the Defense Department has identified China as the “pacing challeng...

Dec 14, 2022•1 hr 2 min

The Rise of ESG and the Future of Financial Regulation: Fireside Chat

Environmental, social, and governance—or ESG—has captured the attention of the financial world. From large inflows to investment funds that market themselves as ESG‐​friendly to battles over ESG‐​framed shareholder proposals, ESG cannot be ignored. But what is ESG? Will it leave a lasting mark on financial regulation? Is ESG changing corporate governance? What role should ESG play in investment decisions? Should ESG be considered in assessing financial stability? Join us for an outstanding progr...

Dec 01, 2022•32 min

ESG and Investing

Environmental, social, and governance—or ESG—has captured the attention of the financial world. From large inflows to investment funds that market themselves as ESG‐​friendly to battles over ESG‐​framed shareholder proposals, ESG cannot be ignored. But what is ESG? Will it leave a lasting mark on financial regulation? Is ESG changing corporate governance? What role should ESG play in investment decisions? Should ESG be considered in assessing financial stability? Join us for an outstanding progr...

Dec 01, 2022•1 hr 1 min

ESG and Corporate Governance

Environmental, social, and governance—or ESG—has captured the attention of the financial world. From large inflows to investment funds that market themselves as ESG‐​friendly to battles over ESG‐​framed shareholder proposals, ESG cannot be ignored. But what is ESG? Will it leave a lasting mark on financial regulation? Is ESG changing corporate governance? What role should ESG play in investment decisions? Should ESG be considered in assessing financial stability? Join us for an outstanding progr...

Dec 01, 2022•1 hr 1 min

ESG and Systemic Risk

Environmental, social, and governance—or ESG—has captured the attention of the financial world. From large inflows to investment funds that market themselves as ESG‐​friendly to battles over ESG‐​framed shareholder proposals, ESG cannot be ignored. But what is ESG? Will it leave a lasting mark on financial regulation? Is ESG changing corporate governance? What role should ESG play in investment decisions? Should ESG be considered in assessing financial stability? Join us for an outstanding progr...

Dec 01, 2022•1 hr 1 min

The Rise of ESG and the Future of Financial Regulation: Welcoming and Keynote

Environmental, social, and governance—or ESG—has captured the attention of the financial world. From large inflows to investment funds that market themselves as ESG‐​friendly to battles over ESG‐​framed shareholder proposals, ESG cannot be ignored. But what is ESG? Will it leave a lasting mark on financial regulation? Is ESG changing corporate governance? What role should ESG play in investment decisions? Should ESG be considered in assessing financial stability? Join us for an outstanding progr...

Dec 01, 2022•32 min

Freedom’s Furies How Isabel Paterson, Rose Wilder Lane, and Ayn Rand Found Liberty in an Age of Darkness

Critics of libertarianism argue that it is an ideology created by and for privileged white men. But the modern libertarian movement was founded and kept alive thanks to the writings and advocacy of three unstoppable women: Isabel Paterson, a literary critic; Rose Wilder Lane, a journalist; and Ayn Rand, a philosophical immigrant. In 1943, Paterson published The God in the Machine , Lane The Discovery of Freedom , and Rand The Fountainhead . These three books changed the course of libertarianism ...

Dec 01, 2022•1 hr 30 min

Panel 1: What Have We Learned?

With massive U.S. debt and deficits, inflation at a 40‐​year high, and popular/​political pressure for expanding the Fed’s mandate, it’s time to assess the Fed’s performance and future. Please join leading scholars and policymakers to discuss “The State of Monetary Policy after 40 Years.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 08, 2022•1 hr 32 min

Panel 2: The Fed’s Operating System and New Monetary Framework: An Appraisal

With massive U.S. debt and deficits, inflation at a 40‐​year high, and popular/​political pressure for expanding the Fed’s mandate, it’s time to assess the Fed’s performance and future. Please join leading scholars and policymakers to discuss “The State of Monetary Policy after 40 Years.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 08, 2022•1 hr 14 min

The (Temporary?) Conquest of American Inflations

With massive U.S. debt and deficits, inflation at a 40‐​year high, and popular/​political pressure for expanding the Fed’s mandate, it’s time to assess the Fed’s performance and future. Please join leading scholars and policymakers to discuss “The State of Monetary Policy after 40 Years.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 08, 2022•30 min

Panel 3: The Future of Money in a Fintech World

With massive U.S. debt and deficits, inflation at a 40‐​year high, and popular/​political pressure for expanding the Fed’s mandate, it’s time to assess the Fed’s performance and future. Please join leading scholars and policymakers to discuss “The State of Monetary Policy after 40 Years.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 08, 2022•1 hr 17 min

Election Reform and the Midterm Election

Join Sphere Education Initiatives in advance of the election for a professional development webinar on Election Reform and the Midterm Election. Held via Zoom on November 1st from 7:30 – 9:00 pm eastern, we’ll hear from a panel of experts on the Electoral Count Act, a major legislative initiative in Congress that aims to modernize federal law around presidential elections, particularly in response to the events of January 6th. Joining Sphere will be Andy Craig , staff writer for the Cato Institu...

Nov 08, 2022•1 hr 31 min

Can Prescribing Psychologists Help Solve the National Mental Health Crisis?

t his 2022 State of the Union address, President Biden focused the nation’s attention on “a national mental health crisis.” Mood disorders and suicidal thoughts and behaviors have been rising at alarming levels for years. The pandemic and government‐​mandated lockdowns increased anxiety, isolation, and despair while also reducing access to mental health services. Approximately 40 percent of Americans currently cannot access mental health services, particularly services requiring drug‐​based ther...

Oct 27, 2022•1 hr 3 min

How Does Government Jawboning Threaten Speech?

The public’s reliance on social media platforms has created new opportunities for censorship by proxy, despite the First Amendment’s prohibition on government speech regulation. Will Duffield’s recent policy analysis “ Jawboning against Speech: How Government Bullying Shapes the Rules of Social Media ” details how government officials increasingly use informal pressure to compel the suppression of disfavored speakers on platforms like Facebook and Twitter. However, the specifics of this bullying...

Oct 27, 2022•1 hr 1 min

Assessing Two Decades of Education Reform: Cato’s Center for Educational Freedom Turns 20

In 2001 there were only 12 private school choice programs in the country, including vouchers, tax credit scholarships, and personal tax credits and deductions. College prices were rising at “crisis” rates and calls for “free” government pre‐​kindergarten were regularly heard. During that same year, the idea to create Cato’s Center for Educational Freedom (CEF) was born, and in 2002 CEF came to life. In this special event, we will examine the changing state of American education over the past 20 ...

Oct 19, 2022•1 hr 32 min

Domestic Extremism and Political Violence: The Threat to Liberty

The January 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol and the related attempt to overturn the election results featured elements of three white supremacist or militia‐​type elements: the Oath Keepers, the Three Percenters, and the Proud Boys. The rise of such groups was a cause for concern well before January 6, and that concern has only intensified since. What has not received as much attention is the reaction from the far left to these developments. Groups such as the Socialist Rifle Association, L...

Oct 19, 2022•1 hr 31 min
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