On this edition of “Beyond the Lecture,” we sat down with New York Times columnist Roger Cohen to discuss the era of Trump and, more personally, his thoughts on the importance of the transatlantic alliance.
On this edition of “Beyond the Lecture,” we speak with New York Times columnist Roger Cohen. On the evening of September 28, 2017, Cohen spoke at the American Academy — as a John W. Kluge Distinguished Visitor — about the fate of the postwar order in the age of Donald Trump. We sat down with him to discuss the topic more personally, and to hear his thoughts on a few related topics.
Photo: Ralph K. Penno
Hear the full conversation, recorded live at the Hans Arnhold Center.
Literary scholar and spring 2025 Carol Kahn Strauss Fellow in Jewish Studies Agnes Mueller speaks to three prominent authors about the evolution of German-Jewish identity.
In this episode of “Beyond the Lecture”, Lan Samantha Chang discusses her novel “The Family Chao.”
Economist Alvin E. Roth spoke with the American Academy’s “Beyond the Lecture” series about matching markets and how market design might aid, among many other things, in the resettlement of refugees in Europe.
Poet and playwright Claudia Rankine discusses whiteness, privilege, and the politics of racialized conversation.
