BOSTON — As I remember my American history, our revolution began on April 19, 1775, when 700 British regulars, the Redcoats, left here to march west to the small villages of Lexington and Concord to destroy weapons caches they knew were hidden there by American rebels. The British column encountered 80 or so members of the local militia on Lexington Green and routed them, killing eight locals. The Redcoats reached Concord and found some buried cannon and balls, but most of the rebel weaponry had been hidden again farther away. They marched through the village to the Old North Bridge……Continue Reading From Concord to Cairo: Freedom
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U.S. Public Diplomacy and the New Egypt
This article was written by CCLP Faculty Fellow, Phil Seib. Events of the past few weeks belong wholly to spirit of the Egyptian people, not technology. And although it was built on democratic aspirations, this was not a revolution that drew any inspiration from the United States. Think about that. In China's Tiananmen Square in 1989, there was a Statue of Liberty-like model and many signs written in English as protesters there looked toward the nation that was seen as a beacon of freedom, born of a revolution of its own. In 2011, in Cairo and Alexandria, the signs in……Continue Reading U.S. Public Diplomacy and the New Egypt
Schell in China Business Network – Conference
Senior Fellow Orville Schell is has been announced as a keynote speaker at the Bloomberg China Investment Strategies, according to The China Business Network. The conference will examine China's macro-economics; equity, currency, real estate markets; bilateral trade, operations of U.S. companies in China, as well as other topics. In addition, Jonathan Spence, Gene Huang, and Robert Kapp have also been confirmed as speakers…….Continue Reading Schell in China Business Network – Conference
Reeves in Redding Record – Reagan Centennial
The Redding Record wrote an article on the Ronald Reagan Centennial event held at the Reagan Library on February 2. Senior Fellow Richard Reeves was heavily quoted in the article stating that Reagan "changed American politics by reversing the populist political attitude of one that believed business was the villain to making government the adversary. Reeves called this an 'incredible political achievement.'"……Continue Reading Reeves in Redding Record – Reagan Centennial
Schell in the Nation – Current TV
Senior Fellow Orville Schell was quoted in an article in The Nation entitled "Can Olbermann and Gore Democratize The Media?" The piece examines if the new television network, Current, being launched by former Vice President Al Gore will be a game-changer in the realm on political debate on TV…….Continue Reading Schell in the Nation – Current TV
Bennis in Gainsville Sun – Top 100 Thought Leaders
The Gainesville Sun reported that Distinguished Fellow Warren Bennis was named one of the Top 100 Thought Leaders by the Trust Across America project…….Continue Reading Bennis in Gainsville Sun – Top 100 Thought Leaders
The Last Reagan Campaign: Legacy
SIMI VALLEY, Calif.–When President Reagan left office in 1981, his legacy did not seem Mount Rushmore quality. He left office with a good approval rating, more than 50 percent. People always liked him. But there was limited enthusiasm for his record in office. Many of his own ideological soul mates were disappointed with the Gipper, thinking he was a tired old man. They thought he was being manipulated by younger aides in such capers as the Iran-Contra scandal and losing the Cold War to a new, younger Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev. Howard Phillips, the founder and chairman of Conservative Caucus,……Continue Reading The Last Reagan Campaign: Legacy
Reagan's presidential legacy examined by Tom Brokaw, panel at Centennial Symposium
More than two decades after he exited the political stage and rode off into the California sunset, President Ronald Reagan continues to spark passionate debate about his policy achievements, foreign policy, and political legacy. "Ronald Reagan was a great president, and he will be remembered in history for one thing, winning the Cold War," exclaimed Reagan biographer Lou Cannon to a standing room only crowd of more than 500 students, scholars and Reagan admirers, who came to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California on February 2 for a discussion led by legendary journalist and author Tom Brokaw…….Continue Reading Reagan's presidential legacy examined by Tom Brokaw, panel at Centennial Symposium
Schell in New Yorker – Egypt
Senior Fellow Orville Schell's book Mandate of Heaven was cited in an article in The New Yorker for the strong parallels present in the China uprising in Tienanmen Square in 1989 and the recent civil riots taking place in Egypt. "It was bracing to be reminded in vivid, emotional detail of just how murderous the People's Liberation Army was when ordered to clear the protest," says author of the article Steve Coll. "The students and the urban workers who had persuaded themselves that they were near victory were also stunned by the Army's indiscriminate, decisive violence. They seemed to expect……Continue Reading Schell in New Yorker – Egypt
An Introduction to the Communication Leadership Scholars
The Communication Leadership Scholars is a group of unique and talented undergraduate students from the USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism. These students have demonstrated their capabilities in and out of the classroom by being a prime example of what the future of communications and journalism means. Led by Cynthia Martinez, the group has been conducting research during the 2010-2011 school year about the future of leadership and the skills that will be required of young adults in the future in order to reach success in the communication field. Below is the innaugural post of the Communication Leadership Scholars,……Continue Reading An Introduction to the Communication Leadership Scholars