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David Brooks and The Institute for Freedom and Community
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“College campuses are turning into places where people are just scared to talk…the good part is there is a lot of moral passion; people want to change the world. The bad part is you can’t do it through hatred and bludgeoning. So to have an Institute [like this]…is a very brave and important thing, and it’s really the only way forward.”

David Brooks, New York Times columnist
Institute for Freedom & Community Keynote Speaker, Fall 2018

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John M. Barry

Pandemic Expert, Author and Historian

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Alice Dreger

Former Professor of Clinical Medical Humanities, and Bioethics, Northwestern University

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Glenn Loury

Professor of Economics and Faculty Fellow, Watson Institute, Brown University

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Michael Lind

Professor, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin