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US Government

These 5 Qualities Make Good Leaders

Doris Kearns Goodwin outlines what made Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, and Lyndon Johnson effective.

BY Ben Berliner

Blog Post

10.26.2018
National Security

In the US-China Power Struggle, Life Imitates Art

Fact and fiction begin to collide in David Ignatius' new novel on the world's technological arms race.

BY Nicole Corea

Blog Post

01.26.2018
Literature

Power of History, Community, and Hope

In this politically divisive and culturally confusing time, Motley says Madison Park has lessons for us all.

BY Aspen Ideas to Go

Podcast

12.20.2017
US Government

Remembering What Made FDR Great

Roosevelt’s accomplishments and shortcomings are the subject of historian Robert Dallek’s latest biography.

BY Nicole Corea

Blog Post

12.07.2017
Arts

Five Works to Know by Leonardo Da Vinci

Walter Isaacson's new book documents the life of Leonardo da Vinci, a master of both science and art.

BY Nicole Corea

Blog Post

10.31.2017
Society

Get to Know Your Fellow Americans

Hillbilly Elegy author J.D. Vance says we can't truly understand our country without understanding the people within.

BY Nicole Corea

Blog Post

09.22.2017
World Affairs

Richard Haass on a World in Disarray

Council on Foreign Relations President Richard Haass speaks with Walter Isaacson at the Alma and Joseph Gildenhorn Book Series at the Aspen Institute.

BY Aspen Ideas to Go

Podcast

03.02.2017
Science and Technology

Joi Ito on "Whiplash," Technology, and Trust

Joi Ito and Walter Isaacson discuss the recent book, "Whiplash: How to Survive Our Faster Future."

BY Institute Staff

Video

01.31.2017
Culture

Tom Friedman's 'Thank You For Being Late'

New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman discussed his new book with an Institute audience in Washington. His latest work is Thank You Fo

BY Institute Staff

Video

12.14.2016
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