Aspen is a place for leaders to lift their sights above the possessions which possess them. To confront their own nature as human beings, to regain control over their own humanity by becoming more self-aware, more self-correcting, and hence more self-fulfilling.

Walter P. Paepcke, Aspen Institute Co-Founder
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The Atlantic Festival

A Conversation on Race

Michele Norris talks all things diversity and inclusion – and the danger of colorblindness – at the 2018 Atlantic Festival in Washington, DC.

Jeff Flake: ‘We Can’t Have That on the Court’

The Arizona senator called Brett Kavanaugh’s interactions with lawmakers at a hearing last week ‘sharp and partisan.’

Hillary Clinton Laughs at Kavanaugh’s Left-Wing-Conspiracy Claim

In her first public comments on the Supreme Court nominee’s testimony, she swatted away his remark about ‘the Clintons.’

Kamala Harris Might Have Just Previewed Her 2020 Message to Trump

The California Democrat, who’s widely rumored as a presidential candidate, urged him to ‘stop being mean.’