Colin Calloway (HIST), "Hard Neighbors: The Scotch-Irish Invasion of Native America"
April 28 at 5 pm in Rocky 1
In his newly-published book, celebrated Dartmouth historian Colin Calloway focuses on the unique role of Scotch-Irish immigrants in America’s long westward movement. The Scotch-Irish fought Indian wars and shaped the frontier, and their experiences living near, and fighting against, Indians shaped their identity and their attitudes towards government, with repercussions that continue to this day. Free copies of the book will be available to the first 20 students in attendance.
Meir Kohn (ECON), Lecture 6, "Managers and Entrepreneurs"
In some activities, success requires management—planning, calculation, and organization. In other activities, success requires entrepreneurship— alertness to opportunity, willingness to give it a try, and readiness to fail. When entrepreneurship is required—e.g., venture capital or scientific research—engaging in management instead is a recipe for disaster.
Meir Kohn completes his year-long series by exploring this important distinction. May 1 at 6 pm in Rocky 1.
Brooke Harrington (SOCY), "Trump's Broligarchy"
Tuesday May 6 at 4:30 pm in Moore B03.
What do wealthy tech titans such as Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Marc Andreessen, and David Sacks—whom Dartmouth sociologist Brooke Harrington calls the “broligarchs”—want from the second Trump administration? Harrington, author of Offshore: Stealth Wealth and the New Colonialism (W.W. Norton, 2024) has addressed this and related questions in venues such as The Atlantic and on Jon Stewart’s Daily Show.
Joshua Tait, "Conservatism Against Itself"
Joshua Tait, “Conservative Intellectual History from Buckley to Trump”, May 7, Rocky 3 at 5 pm
Tait is a post-doctoral fellow at the Ronald Reagan Institute in Washington, DC. He earned his PhD in US history at the UNC-Chapel Hill, studying the intellectual history of conservatism as an ideology and identity among intellectuals in the 20th century, with a particular focus on finding conservative ideals embedded in the American political tradition. He has written widely for venues such as The Bulwark, The National Interest, the Washington Post, and Tablet.
Daniel Di Martino, "How Socialism Destroyed Venezuela"
May 12 at 5 pm in Rocky 1.
Having grown up in Venezuela, Di Martino experienced the full effects of the current regime's policies, including hyperinflation and widespread shortages. He has appeared frequently on national television and speaks regularly at events about his experience. Currently a Ph.D. student at Columbia and a graduate fellow at the Manhattan Institute, Di Martino is also the founder of the Dissident Project.
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