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Point/Counterpoint

Economist Juliet Schor Speaks on Benefits of Four-Day Workweek in Second Point/Counterpoint Event

Economist Juliet Schor Speaks on Benefits of Four-Day Workweek in Second Point/Counterpoint Event

Schor connected ideas from her research linking work culture and climate change to advocate for a four-day workweek at the second iteration of the semester's Point/Counterpoint series.
Dylan Vrins '26 Dec 4, 2024
Conservative Historian Sir Niall Ferguson Discusses Trump,  Information Networks in Final Point/Counterpoint Event

Conservative Historian Sir Niall Ferguson Discusses Trump, Information Networks in Final Point/Counterpoint Event

The eminent historian discussed themes from his most recent books about networks and catastrophes while arguing that portrayals of Trump as a fascist are mistaken.
Drew Stephens '26 Dec 4, 2024
Poet Ilya Kaminsky Discusses His Relationship to Language and Hearing

Poet Ilya Kaminsky Discusses His Relationship to Language and Hearing

Kaminsky, a poet and professor at Princeton, read from a recent collection before a conversation with Professor Ilan Stavans. He talked about writing in his non-native English, the centrality of silence to language, and poetry’s place in the war in Ukraine.
Chanelle Jaeger '27 Apr 24, 2024

Dan Brown ’86 Speaks at Virtual Point/Counterpoint Event

Brown discussed the origins of his bestselling thriller “The Da Vinci Code,” his recent work on a docuseries about the human past, and the challenges facing higher education.
Halle Hanna '26 Apr 10, 2024

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