Join Monsignor Guy Massie and Rabbi Charles Savenor, Executive Director of Civic Spirit, for a discussion commemorating the 60th anniversary of Nostra Aetate, the landmark declaration that transformed Catholic-Jewish relations. They will explore the enduring principles of the document, their relevance in today’s faith communities, and the collaborative efforts that bring these ideals to life. […]
Mark 250 years since the publication of Thomas Paine's Common Sense on January 10, 1776 with a special We The Educators event! When Tom Paine died in June 1809 only a dozen people came to his funeral. The burial service was held in Westchester County near the 250-acre farm gifted to Paine by the people […]
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, join acclaimed author Nicholas Buccola for a timely book talk on One Man’s Freedom: Goldwater, King, and the Struggle over an American Ideal. Buccola tells the dramatic, untold story of how Barry Goldwater and Martin Luther King Jr.—leaders of two opposing freedom movements—clashed over the meaning of […]
This session will explore the psychology of how people think and its impact on political polarization. Professor Keith Payne will share highlights from his compelling book, Good Reasonable People: The Psychology Behind America’s Dangerous Divide. Part memoir, part psychology, and part history, the book weaves together research, personal experience, and cultural analysis. Drawing on his […]
As we mark President's Day next week, there's no better time to explore the founding principles that continue to shape our nation. With America's 250th anniversary approaching, we're pleased to offer a timely webinar presented in partnership with the Jack Miller Center. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal..." […]
In honor of Women's History Month, we are delighted to invite you to explore the legacy of Abigail Adams. Abigail Adams is best known for her “Remember the Ladies” letter, written on March 31, 1776, almost exactly 250 years ago. But she also experimented with even more radical changes in gender relations where it mattered […]
In honor of Jewish Heritage Month, please join us for the following We The Educators Program: Award-winning author Pamela S. Nadell’s new book, Antisemitism, An American Tradition, has been called the “book the world needs now.” Nadell scrupulously investigates how the persistence of old ideas about “evil Jews,” alongside new, antisemitic conspiracy theories and lies, has […]
What stories does America tell about its own history? Pulitzer Prize winning author Beverly Gage set out to answer that question in her new book, This Land is Your Land: A Road Trip Through U.S. History. Across 13 chapters, Gage road tripped through different parts of America, from Independence Hall to the Badlands of North […]
Midway through the post-9/11 Global War on Terror, then General John Allen, USMC (ret.) observed of the Millennial young men and women fighting in the ranks under him that they were a “new Greatest Generation.” He also believed that the courage they demonstrated was an outgrowth of their character, even of their specific American character. […]
Most people know that figures like Alexander Hamilton and James Madison helped shape the U.S. Constitution to strengthen the federal government. But the Constitutional Convention delegates had another, less familiar concern: what they saw as an “excess of democracy” in the new state governments created during the American Revolution. Hamilton, Massachusetts delegate Elbridge Gerry, and […]
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