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The panel examines how the Communist Party USA promoted folk music as authentic working-class culture.

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Is participating in the UN worth the trouble?

Former U.S. National Security Advisors John Bolton and Susan Rice addressed this question at the Steamboat Institute’s recent Campus Liberty Tour debate at the University of Colorado Boulder. The full debate centered around the question, “Is the United States in the process of committing superpower suicide?”

Watch the full debate here: https://t.co/KUbbhE9qfe

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@CUBoulder @Chancellor_JS Welcome to Boulder! #SkoBuffs

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@KyleClark Hoping for some civil conversations!

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Robert George illuminates how mountain storytelling during the 19th century was celebrated as the anchor of American tradition.

#Ballads #FolkTradition #AppalachianCulture #FiddleMusic #FolkRevival #AmericanHeritage #cuboulder #boulderstudents #univeristyofcolorado

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“Dialogue between the government of Lebanon and the government of Israel is a positive thing”

At our recent Campus Liberty Tour debate, former U.S. National Security Advisor Susan Rice discussed potential outcomes of conversations between the Lebanese and Israeli governments.

Watch the full debate between Susan Rice and John Bolton, which asked the question, “Is the United States in the process of committing superpower suicide?”: https://t.co/KUbbhE8SpG

Thank you to @CWABoulder, @BensonCenter, and @CUBoulder for making this event possible!
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Robert George uncovers how electrification and amplification during the postwar era transformed folk music as the birth of commercial country.

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Robert George explores how the 1927 Bristol Sessions during the recording era were remembered as the big bang of country music.

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Memorial Day is a day to pause, reflect, and remember the ultimate sacrifices made by our nation’s heroes. From soldiers who fell in battle to Veterans who carried their service with pride until their final days, their legacies live on in the freedoms we enjoy today.

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Robert George traces how New England folk music during the colonial era was shaped as America's northern sound.

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Robert George captures how African American experience during the slavery era was expressed as the soul of America.

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@kbwatso Thanks for the kind words, Kirk. Bringing exceptional scholars like @matthewburgess into conversation and keeping that conversation open is exactly what we're here for

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“To say..Iran is not our war misses the strategic reality of the threat that Iran poses”

In this clip from our most recent Campus Liberty Tour debate at the University of Colorado Boulder, former National Security Advisor @AmbJohnBolton discusses the level of military preparation he believes allied nations in NATO need to take to address global threats.

Watch the full debate here: https://t.co/KUbbhE9qfe

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“If he tried and failed, that would be the end of his regime”

Former National Security Advisor John Bolton weighs in on Taiwan at our recent Campus Liberty Tour debate, arguing that President Trump’s policy should be to defend the island and convince China that the cost of trying to take it would be too high.

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What is the right U.S. strategy to stop China from controlling Taiwan?

At our Campus Liberty Tour debate last week, John Bolton was asked what America should do to deter China and prevent Taiwan from falling under Beijing’s control. Watch his response.

Want to see the full debate, which asked the question: “Is the United States in the process of committing superpower suicide?” Watch here: https://t.co/KUbbhE9qfe

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“Regime change through the barrel of a gun virtually never works”

Susan Rice argues that effecting regime change in Iran is not essential to achieving core U.S. interests in the Middle East. The full video of this debate is available on our YouTube channel!

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“We do better when other peoples prosper and are more free and they want to join with us… That’s what American leadership should look like”

Susan Rice spoke at our recent Campus Liberty Tour debate, which asked the question, “Is the United States in the process of committing superpower suicide?”

In this clip, Susan talks about what the United States’ role as a global leader should look like.

Watch the full debate here: https://t.co/KUbbhE9qfe

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“We never reached a clear conclusion of what should be NATO’s eastern border”

Former National Security Advisor John Bolton discusses what led to recent conflicts in Eastern Europe, arguing that NATO’s failure to expand its eastern border created regional instability and invited Russian aggression in Georgia and Ukraine.

Watch the full debate here: https://t.co/KUbbhE9qfe

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#Russia #Ukraine #USMilitary #ForeignPolicy #USPolitics #Debate #PoliticalDebate

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Nadine Strossen discusses how NAACP legal advocacy during the Jim Crow era was punished as “professional misconduct."

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