The Task of Poetics, the Fate of Innovation, and the Aesthetics of Criticism
A lecture by Charles Bernstein as part of the Poem Present series at The University of Chicago. Copyright 2006 The University of Chicago.
Colleagues Share Reminiscences of Milton Friedman
Panel discussion with Gary Becker, Eugene Fama, Robert Lucas, and Sam Peltzman; moderated by Anil Kashyap.
The Weakness of the State in Latin America
Lecture by Fernando Escalante, Tinker Visting Professor in History, University of Chicago and Professor, El Colegio de Mexico; from the Latin American Briefing Series of the Center for Latin American Studies (http://clas.uchicago.edu).
NAFTA and Mexico, Ten Years Later
Lecture by Cuauhtemoc Cardenas, founder of Mexico's Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD); from the Latin American Briefing Series of the Center for Latin American Studies (http://clas.uchicago.edu).
Venezuela: A Proposed Social Charter of the Americas
Discussion with Fermin Toro, Venezuela's Ambassador to the United Nations, and Nelson Pineda, Venezuela's Ambassador to the Organization of American States; from the Latin American Briefing Series of the Center for Latin American Studies (http://clas....
The 'Urban' in International Economic Development: Lessons from a Colombian City
Lecture by Enrique Penalosa, former Mayor of Bogota; response by Ronald Grzywinski, President of South Shore Bank; discussion with Luis Medina and Alicia Mendez, University of Chicago; from the Latin American Briefing Series of the Center for Latin Am...
Adapting and Reforming Institutions for Democracy
Panel featuring Jacqueline Peschard, former member of the Federal Electoral Institute; Lorenzo Meyer, El Colegio de Mexico; and Jorge Chabat, Centro de Investigacion y Docencia Economica; from the Latin American Briefing Series of the Center for Latin ...
Constructing a North American Community
Lecture by Robert Pastor, Director, Center for North American Studies, American University; from the Latin American Briefing Series of the Center for Latin American Studies (http://clas.uchicago.edu).
Mexico: Problems of a New Democracy
Lecture by Jesus Silva-Herzog Marquez, Professor of Law at the Instituto Tecnlogico Autnomo de Mxico; from the Latin American Briefing Series of the Center for Latin American Studies (http://clas.uchicago.edu).
Monsters to Destroy: Bush's War on Terror and Sin
In an ambitious effort to clarify a complicated issue, Ira Chernus tackles the question of why U.S. foreign policy aimed at building national strength and security has the paradoxical effect of making the country less safe and secure. His answer: The '...