Category Archives: Eastland, Terry
Citizenship, Politics and the American Character, Part 5 of 5
John Agresto, Alvin Bernstein, Edward Erler and Marvin Meyers compare the founding fathers’ vision for the United States with despotic, tyrannical, and slavish societies in history. They discuss the founders’ relationship with slavery and the impact of the Declaration of Independence on … Continue reading
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(1) Energy from a Cultural Perspective; (2) Shakespeare Today; (3) The Education of Journalists; Review of A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole; (4) Commentary on Ambition
John Opie talks about the conflict between risk and security in the way Americans think about the energy crisis in the 1980s. He comments on the meaning and value of humanism, and suggests that a historian’s perspective might contribute to … Continue reading
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Journalism and Literature, Part 3 of 3
No audio file has been found for this episode. Please contact the National Humanities Center library if you know where we can acquire a copy. The speakers are Terry Eastland, Hugh Holman, Vermont Royster, and Edwin Yoder. At the time … Continue reading
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