There is now an intense focus and controversy on global warming. This disagreement has raised important questions regarding the use of science in public policy–making. This conference addressed the issue of how science works, particularly in the area of global warming, and how the cause of liberty is affected when…

This conference focused on creating a discussion around the central issue of why some countries reform and prosper while others stagnate. Conflicting views on the explanations—cultural, geographical, and institutional—were relied upon to promote a robust and thoughtful discussion.

This conference explored the historical and contemporary debates about declarations of rights, in a comparative Anglo-American and European context.

This conference compared Austen's Pride and Prejudice and Smith's Theory of Moral Sentiments with special attention to the idea of the impartial spectator compared to the partial narrative offered by Elizabeth Bennet.

This conference explored the ethical and political concerns over “Big Data.” These concerns included issues of privacy, surveillance, economic calculation, and property rights.

People use artificial intelligence constantly while simultaneously worrying that artificial intelligence will enslave us, replace us, and steal our jobs. This conference explored instances where liberty is being furthered by artificial intelligence, others where liberty is being threatened, and the ambiguity surrounding the effects of artificial intelligence. Conferees discussed the…

In Latin America, poverty and critical social inequalities have been constant problems since even before those countries’ independence. Using the elimination of poverty and social inequality as justification, some governments in the region are taking measures against the private sector, reducing freedom within mass-media, culture, education, and, of course, within…

The conference was based on four of Shakespeare’s English history plays: Richard II, Richard III, Henry IV, and Henry V. We examined the bases for the kingship, forms of power, and political violence in relation to contemporary American politics and recent speeches on executive power.

This conference will examine the career of Moses as political and spiritual leader as presented in Exodus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. We will also read selections from the Qur'an and sayings of Muhammad in order to compare the status of Moses within Judaism and Islam.

The tension and possible conflicts between the rule of law and the requirements of human freedom are not a recent discovery. The ancient Greek playwrights explored these issues thousands of years ago. The colloquium was devoted to exploring these conflicts by way of responding to the classical tragedies that are…