Idea Channel Discussions

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The Federal Reserve: Puncturing the Myth

This discussion features Dr. James Buchanan, 1986 Nobel Economist, and Dr. David Fand, Visiting Research Associate at The Center for Study of Public Choice at George Mason University. The Federal...

40:42

Friedrich A. Hayek Discussions: Tom Hazlett

Tom Hazlett, Professor of Economics, and Friedrich von Hayek, PhD Economics engage in an informative and thoughtful discussion of economic and social trends, and monetary theory.

40:53

Economic Analysis of Health Care and Social Security

From the University of Chicago's Economics Department, Professors Casey Mulligan and Kevin M. Murphy analyze health care and social security from an economic perspective.

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Arts & Humanities

Including ( Culture, History, Literature, Music )

Join some of the brightest minds of our time in discussing what makes humans unique. Learn about the history of major world events from the eyes of those who lived it, and gain insights into the rise and fall of governmental arrangements including the creation of the constitution and the ideas of great thinkers of the time. Explore different cultures at home and abroad, and delve into what artistic mediums mean for those creating these cultural trends and for those absorbing them.

34:22

Things Into Fiction

Discussion with Professor Richard G. Stern, Helen A. Regenstein Professor Emeritus, Department of English Language and Literature, University of Chicago, and Professor Richard A. Strier, Frank L....

51:51

The Cuban Missile Crisis: Phase II - Part 1

Panel members Richard Neustadt, of the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, Robert S. McNamara, Secy. of Defense under J.F.K., George W. Ball, an Under Secy. of State for J.F.K.,...

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The Cuban Missile Crisis: Phase I

Panel members Richard Neustadt, of the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to President John F. Kennedy for National Security Affairs, Edwin Martin,...

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Science & Technology

Including ( Astronomy, Biology, Campus Life, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environment, Health & Medicine, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Biography, Cosmology, Education )

Where did we come from? What’s waiting for us in the universe? How did life come to be, and where is it heading? How does all of this relate to the progression of technology and science including the social and physical sciences? Take a journey with experts throughout the science and technology field on many different subjects to discuss all aspects of these diverse studies from computer science to psychology and sociology.

44:37

Conversations with George P. Shultz: Kenneth W. Dam

Former U.S. Secretary of State George P. Shultz and Max Pam Professor Emeritus of American & Foreign Law at the University of Chicago Kenneth W. Dam discuss Shultz’s career and his thoughts on...

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Friedrich A. Hayek Discussions: Leo Rosten - Part 1

Noted economist Friedrich von Hayek, PhD Economics and author, Leo Rosten engage in hour one of a lively and occasionally controversial three-part interview of, in a wide-ranging discussion of von...

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Erosion of the Constitution

Dr. Walter Williams, John M. Olin Distinguished Professor of Economics and 1986 Nobel Economist Dr. James Buchanan assert that the present U.S. form of government bears little resemblance to the...

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