1990s
1999
Dec. 8 Lorraine Roses The Search for Black Boston’s Lost Cultural Riches Nov. 17 Paul Fitzgerald, Elizabeth Gould, and Sima Wali Afghanistan Between Three Worlds Nov. 3 Marvin Kalb The New News: Changing Journalistic Standards Oct. 27 Richard Landes Y0K, Y1K, Y2K: Apocalyptic Dates in Western History Oct. 19 John Bonifaz, Scott Douglas, and Scott Harshbarger Campaign Finance as a Civil Rights Issue Sep. 29 David Fromkin Kosovo Crossing: American Ideals Meet Reality on the Balkans Battlefields Apr. 28 Carol M. Bronwer An Address by the Administration of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Mar. 25 Harvey A. Silvergate, ESQ. Are Hate-Speech Codes and Hate-Crime Legislation Constitutional, Moral, and Effective? Mar. 14 Chrisena Coleman Wise Words and Anecdotes: A Celebration of African-American Women Mar. 7 Sidney Jay Zabludoff Nazi Gold and the Swiss Banks: The Loss of European Jewish Assets and the Holocaust Mar. 4 Jack Blum Unresolved Cold War Legacies of Corrupt Foreign Policy Feb. 4 Kevin Phillips Anglo-America: The Domination of World Politics and Transformation of Global Culture
1998
Nov. 22 Leonard Peikoff A Picture is Not an Argument Nov. 19 Wendy Kaminer The Culture of Censorship Nov. 11 Carol M. Bronwer An Address by the Administration of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Nov. 8 Congressman John Lewis 1998 Louis P. and Evelyn Smith First Amendment Award Oct. 7 Cleve Jones Tales From the Quilt May 14 J. Brian Atwood Why Should the United States Stat Engaged in Bosnia? May 7 Gina Kolata Clone: The Road to Dolly and the Path Ahead Apr. 26 Admiral Stansfield Turner Caging the Nuclear Genie: An American Challenge for Global Security Apr. 16 CEO Gary Hirshberger and Dr. Margaret Mellon A Consumer’s Right to Know: Are Our Food Standards Clear Enough? Apr. 5 Lani Guinier Turning a Civil Rights Setback into a New Vision of Social Justice
1997
Nov. 20 Mark Edmundson, Lewis Lapham, Earl Shorris, and John Silber Humanities Lost and Found Nov. 16 Christopher Arterton, Nicolaus Mills, Patricia Schroeder, and Pam Solo Civic Renewal: Exerting Out Better Selves Nov. 13 Cornel West Restoring Hope: Conversations on the Future of Black America Nov. 9 Robert Pinsky American Poetry and American Life: An Evening with the American Poet Laureate Oct. 30 Blanche McCrary Boyd, John Casey, Martha Minow, and John Edgar Wideman Outside the Law: Narratives on Justice Oct. 26 Keith Lockhart Why I Sign in the Shower: A Talk with Keith Lockhart Sep. 28 Terry Gross 1997 Louis P. and Evelyn Smith First Amendment Award Sep. 21 Dr. Susan Love Women’s Health: It’s Time to Tell the Truth Apr. 24 Lester C. Thurow Leaving Ourselves a Future: Recommendations for Cutting the Deficit Apr. 17 E.D. Hirsch, Jr. The Schools We Need Apr. 6 Faye Wattleton Working Women, Working Wives, Working Mothers, Working Lives Apr. 3 Robert B. Reich Taking the Long View: American Jobs in the 21st Century Mar. 27 Rebecca Walker To Be Real: Telling the Truth and Changing the Face of Feminism Mar. 19 David Brudnoy Life in Not a Rehearsal: AIDS- and After Mar. 13 William Bratton Community Policing: Making America’s Cities Livable Again
1996
Nov. 7 Robert Richardson Emerson: the Mind of Fire Nov. 3 Marion Hammer Freedom! Can We Save It? Oct. 24 Ralph Reed The Christian Coalitions View of Election 1996 Oct. 3 Alan Brinkley, John Kenneth Galbraith, Lewis Lapham, and Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. Lessons from the Past: What Citizens Need to Know for the Future of Democracy Sep. 29 Geoffrey Fieger The Morality of Physician-Assisted Suicide Sep. 26 Edward C. Johnson Fidelity Investments: Managing a Growing Company May 16 Patricia Smith The Changing American Agenda: Where Have Family Values Gone? Apr. 28 Robert Gates An Insider’s Look at the Cold War Apr. 21 Leonard Peikoff A Philosopher Analyzes the O.J. Verdict Apr. 18 Elizabeth Drew Showdown in Washington D.C. Apr. 11 Alan Dershowitz America’s Justice System After O.J. Mar. 31 Deval Patrick Current Challenges in Civil Rights Mar. 20 Marian Wright Edelman Priorities for America’s Children
1995
Nov. 16 Tony Brown Black Lies, White Lies Nov. 10 Norman Mailer Portrait of Picasso as a Young Man Nov. 9 Henry Becton, Peggy Charren, Hilton Kramer, Lewis Lapham, and Sheldon Richman Public Television: Do We Need It Anymore? Nov. 2 David Broder, Julie Johnson, and Charles McDowell Election 1996: Let the Games Begin Oct. 22 Lynne Cheney Telling the Truth Oct. 19 Eva Fogelman Conscience and Courage Oct. 15 Thomas Payzant Boston Public Schools: Priorities for Our Children’s Future Oct. 12 Paul Tsongas and Lowell Weicker Does American Need a Third Party? May 18 Hanan Ashrawi The Side of Peace: A Personal Account Apr. 27 Sarah Brady The Tough Road to the Brady Law: Why the Fight isn’t Over Yet Apr. 23 Leonard Peikoff What to do About Crime Apr. 6 Henry Cisneros Will Rebuilding Cities Rebuild Families Mar. 23 Charles Murray The Bell Curve Mar. 19 Barney Frank, David Hall, and Dianne Wilkerson Civil Rights in the 104th Congress: What Will it Mean for Boston? Mar. 16 Stephen Adler, Morris Dees, Joseph Balliro and Rudolph Kass American Justice on Trial: Who Chooses the Jury
1994
Nov. 17 Janet Reno The Attorney General on the Issues Nov. 9 Rosalynn Carter Helping Yourself Help Others Nov. 3 Red Auerbach An Evening with Red Auerbach Oct. 27 Diana Eck Encountering God Oct. 13 Joan R. MacArthur, Mark Crispin Miller, and Earl Shorris The Overselling of America Oct. 6 Derrick Bell Confronting Authority Oct. 2 Kevin Phillips Arrogant Capital May 25 James Carroll The Boston Busing Crisis Twenty Years Later: A Novelist’s View May 12 Gloria Steinem Moving Beyond Words Apr. 28 Ted Turner 1994 Louis P. and Evelyn Smith First Amendment Award Apr. 21 Ralph Martin and Robert C. Rufo Violence in the City: Ending the Cycle Apr. 14 Kate Michelman Promoting Prevention: A Pro-Choice Agenda for the 1990s Apr. 10 Muhamed Sacirbey Bringing an End to Bosnia’s Civil War Mar. 24 Bennett Cohen, Sharon Cohen, and Arnold Hiatt How to do Well by Doing Good Mar. 10 Robert MacNeil An Evening with Robert MacNeil
1993
Nov. 7 Leonard Peikoff Madness and Modernism Oct. 28 Joe Hardiman The Future of Capital Markets: Continuing Evolution, Unprecedented Opportunity Oct. 24 Roger Rosenblatt Why Journalism Fails to Tell the News Oct. 21 Christopher Hitchens, Lewis Lapham, Martin F. Nolan, and Les Payne The Media: Too Aggressive or Too Docile? Oct. 17 Robin Casarjian Forgiveness: A Bold Choice for a Peaceful Heart Oct. 14 The Reverand Al Sharpton Racial Equality in America: How Do We Keep the Wheels of Progress Rolling? Oct. 7 Stephen L. Carter Religion, Politics, and the Constitution in the 1990′s May 25 Alice Walker An Evening With Alice Walker May 19 Gary Hart The Good Flight: The Education of an American Reformer Apr. 18 David Gergen The Clinton Administration: The First 100 Days Apr. 15 Majorie Clapprood and Judy Jarvis Talk Radio: Political Platform for the People Apr. 8 Father Robert F. Drinan, S.J. and Helen Fein Why Remember: Lessons the Holocaust Can Teach Us Today Mar. 25 Nigle Hamilton History and the Kennedys Mar. 18 Kevin Phillips Change in American: The Middle Class Reaches the Boiling Point Mar. 14 Nat Hentoff Is Any For of Speech So Harmful, So Disgusting, So Dangerous, or So Offensive That It Should Not Be Spoken or Published?
1992
Dec. 3 Charlayne Hunter- Gault In my Place Nov. 1 Edward M. Kennedy, Daniel S. Cheever, Jr. and Corine Williams Byrd How to Make College Affordable Oct. 29 Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Lewis Lapham Voices in Black and White: Contributors to Harper’s Magazine Explore Issues of Race Oct. 25 Mike Barnicle and David Brudnoy Can You Believe This? Barnicle and Brudnoy Skewer the News Oct. 15 David S. Nelson 1992 Louis P. and Evelyn Smith First Amendment Award Oct. 1 Sissela Bok Discordant Family Values Apr. 30 Thomas P. O’Neill, Jr., Doris Kearns Goodwin, and James Carroll Mortal Friends: A Conversation about Irish Politics in Boston Apr. 26 Leonard Peikoff The Future Implications of Certain Present Trends at Home and Abroad Apr. 23 Robert Kuttner and Robert Lawrence Should Japan Be Allowed to Buy the U.S.? Apr. 16 David Blumenthal and John Larkin Thompson Why Are my Health Insurance Premiums so High? (Any What Can Be Done About Them?) Apr. 12 Julie Belaga and Ann Lewis Women, Power, and Politics Apr. 5 Albert Gore Earth in the Balance: The Environmental Crisis for Our Nation and Our World Apr. 2 Cokie Roberts The Business of Electing a President: The 1992 Campaign Mar. 23 Zalman Shoval From Confrontation to Negotiation: An Insider’s View of the Middle East Peace Talks
1991
Nov. 21 Jonathan Kozol Savage Inequalities: American Schools, Still Separate, Still Unequal… Nov. 17 J. Larry Brown, Robert Greenstein and Leo Panetta Childhood Hunger in America: Our Future at Risk Nov. 14 Charles McDowell, Julie Johnson, and Jack Nelson The 1992 Presidential Campaign: A Preview Nov. 3 Nannerl Keohane and Sherry Penney Beyond Political Correctness: Dealing with Diversity on College Campuses Oct. 24 Tim O’Brien Vietnam: Immoral War, Impossible Victory Sep. 29 Louis Sullivan, M.D. Health Care Reform and Biomedical Research: Containing Costs and Improving Quality May 5 Rosa L. Parks 1991 Louis P. and Evelyn Smith First Amendment Award Apr. 28 Kevin Phillips Leadership in America: The Politics of Rich and Poor Apr. 25 Daniel Yergin Oil, Money, and Power Apr. 18 Jonathan Mann AIDS: A Global Perspective Apr. 7 Jean Kilbourne Under the Influence: The Pushing of Alcohol via Advertising Mar. 28 David Duke An Agenda for America: David Duke on the Issues
1990
Dec. 2 Leonard Peikoff Philosophy and the Real World Out There Nov. 18 Richard Lapchick, Norm Van Lier, Holly Metcalf and Luis Tiant Sports: Friend or Foe to the Minority Community Nov. 15 Michael Barrett and Theodore Sizer How Much School is Enough? Nov. 8 Howard Nemerov An Evening with America’s Poet Laureate Oct. 28 Rosabeth Moss Kanter The Changing Face of Business: American Corporations in the 1990s and Beyond Oct. 18 Rosanne Cash, Nora Dunn, and David Ross Freedom of Expression and Censorship in Arts May 20 Fang, Kennedy, Linkm Neier, and Schell 1990 Louis P. and Evelyn Smith First Amendment Award May 3 Katherine Fanning The News in the ’90s Apr. 26 Randall Hayes How to Save the Rainforests Apr. 12 David Broder The Politics in the 1990s: A Question of Leadership Mar. 29 Rita Klimova The Gentle Revolution of Czechoslovakia Mar. 25 Bette Bao Lord and Winston Lord China: Great Walls and Open Doors
