CCA I: Russia
Since the time of Peter the Great, Russia has been a force in the world, both politically and culturally. It remains so today, despite the fact that many dismissed it […]
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CCA II: Parallel Economies
Under the spell of “woke” ideologies, many of America’s largest institutions, both public and private, are increasingly acting in ways detrimental to the freedom and interests of the American people […]
CCA III: Classical Greece and Rome
Since the founding of the first universities in the West in the eleventh century, the study of ancient Greece and Rome has been a central element of a liberal arts […]
CCA IV: Big Pharma
The modern pharmaceutical industry has in many ways proved itself a great benefit to mankind, making health- and life-saving drugs and vaccines widely available. But its reputation has come under […]
CCA I: U.S. Intelligence: History and Controversies
Intelligence gathering has been an essential part of U.S. defense and foreign policy since the American Revolution.
CCA II: Great Economists
This second CCA of the 2023-2024 academic year, co-sponsored by the Ludwig von Mises Lecture Series, will examine this debate by exploring the lives and ideas of some of history’s most influential economists.
CCA III: Art of Biography
Lytton Strachey referred to the art of biography as “the most delicate and humane of all the branches of the art of writing,” adding that “it is perhaps as difficult to write a good life as to live one.” This third CCA of the 2023-2024 academic year will consider biography in general and specific recent biographies through the eyes of their authors.
CCA IV: The American Musical
The heyday of the American musical began in the late 1920s and lasted into the 1960s. The music that came out of Broadway and Hollywood during that period represents one […]