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Wed June 11 2008
This podcast is a recording of a program hosted at the Freedom Museum on April 10, 2008. Jim Warner, Managing Editor for the Chicago Tribune, hosts...
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This podcast is a recording of a program hosted at the Freedom Museum on April 10, 2008. Jim Warner, Managing Editor for the Chicago Tribune, hosts Jan Crawford Greenburg, author of Supreme Conflict: The Inside Story of the Struggle for Control of the United States Supreme Court in an informative interview about the inner workings of the Supreme Court. Jan Crawford Greenburg is the senior lega... read more
This podcast is a recording of a program hosted at the Freedom Museum on April 10, 2008. Jim Warner, Managing Editor for the Chicago Tribune, hosts Jan Crawford Greenburg, author of Supreme Conflict: The Inside Story of the Struggle for Control of the United States Supreme Court in an informative interview about the inner workings of the Supreme Court. Jan Crawford Greenburg is the senior legal correspondent for ABC News, covering the Supreme Court and all legal news. Both the interview and the book provide an in-depth look into the lives and politics of current and former Supreme Court Judges, and the administrations that appointed them. This program has been edited for time.
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Tue June 03 2008
This podcast is the second half of the Smart Mouth program recorded live at the Freedom Museum on April 17, 2008. See the previous post for informa...
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This podcast is the second half of the Smart Mouth program recorded live at the Freedom Museum on April 17, 2008. See the previous post for information about the program. The next Smart Mouth date is Thursday, August 28, 2008. Click here to RSVP for the program.
This podcast is the second half of the Smart Mouth program recorded live at the Freedom Museum on April 17, 2008. See the previous post for information about the program. The next Smart Mouth date is Thursday, August 28, 2008. Click here to RSVP for the program.
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Thu May 29 2008
Join the Freedom Museum for an exciting new program that allows you to test your limits and be anything but agreeable. Each program includes a n...
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Join the Freedom Museum for an exciting new program that allows you to test your limits and be anything but agreeable. Each program includes a new panel of local "movers and shakers" to discuss current events facing the nation. This slightly edited podcast is the first half of two parts of the Smart Mouth program which took place at the Freedom Museum on April 17, 2008. Check back soon ... read more
Join the Freedom Museum for an exciting new program that allows you to test your limits and be anything but agreeable. Each program includes a new panel of local "movers and shakers" to discuss current events facing the nation. This slightly edited podcast is the first half of two parts of the Smart Mouth program which took place at the Freedom Museum on April 17, 2008. Check back soon for part two! April's panelists were: Dave Baltmanis, Editor-in-Chief of the Northwestern University Law Review, Jeremy Rose, Executive Director of the Illinois College Republican Federation, Robin Redmond, Associate Director of the Center for Arts Policy, and Lauren Bean, Editor of the National Strategy Forum Review. Listen or download for educational and entertaining commentary on copyright law, the Presidential campaign race, Olympic boycotts, Harry Potter, and much more.
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Mon March 31 2008
This past week, the United States Supreme Court held oral arguments regarding the District of Columbia v. Heller case. This case disputes the const...
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This past week, the United States Supreme Court held oral arguments regarding the District of Columbia v. Heller case. This case disputes the constitutionality of a law banning handguns in Washington DC. Don Transue, a gun rights activist and coordinator of the website www.gunmap.org was one of only 66 people from the public who were allowed to attend these arguments and listen in. Shawn Heal... read more
This past week, the United States Supreme Court held oral arguments regarding the District of Columbia v. Heller case. This case disputes the constitutionality of a law banning handguns in Washington DC. Don Transue, a gun rights activist and coordinator of the website www.gunmap.org was one of only 66 people from the public who were allowed to attend these arguments and listen in. Shawn Healy, Resident Scholar, and Nathan Richie, Director of Programs and Exhibits, were able to interview Mr. Transue over the phone. This podcast contains that interview. Listen to find out the difference between individual and collective rights, and how this case could have an impact on the interpretation of the 2nd Amendmend to the U.S. Constitution. Tune into Shawn Healy's blog, fanningtheflames.blogspot.com for more DC v. Heller analysis.
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Wed March 26 2008
This podcast features highlights of the Freedom Museum's 5th Table of Nations event, which focused on Pakistan and was held at Chopal in Chicago's R...
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This podcast features highlights of the Freedom Museum's 5th Table of Nations event, which focused on Pakistan and was held at Chopal in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood on March 12, 2008. The featured speakers were Marcia Hermansen, Director of the Islamic World Studies program at Loyola University Chicago, and Danial Noorani, President of the Citizens Foundation USA. Listen to these two sp... read more
This podcast features highlights of the Freedom Museum's 5th Table of Nations event, which focused on Pakistan and was held at Chopal in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood on March 12, 2008. The featured speakers were Marcia Hermansen, Director of the Islamic World Studies program at Loyola University Chicago, and Danial Noorani, President of the Citizens Foundation USA. Listen to these two speakers, who have both lived in Pakistan, explain the India-Pakistan partition, the conflict over the Kashmir region, and the near-constant state of flux of the government between civillian and military rule.Table of Nations is the McCormick Freedom Museum's quarterly signature dinner series which takes place at local restaurants in Chicago. The Freedom Museum invites you to expand your mind and palate with Table of Nations where a country or region is selected to explore its cuisine and to discuss current freedom topics facing that region. For ticketing information and a complete schedule visit the freedom museum website at www.freedommuseum.us or call 312-222-7871 for more information.The 2008 Table of Nations Schedule is as follows: (Please check the Freedom Museum website for restaurants and locations.)March 12: PakistanMay 14: ChinaJuly 9: Spain/Pais VascoSeptember 10: USANovember 12: Horn of Africa (Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, Djbouti)
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