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Inside its famous covers and beyond the cartoons, The New Yorker magazine is dedicated to quality, topical writings and ideas. Our study group discuss ...  View More

The issue of identity politics is the hot topic in today’s America. Some feel we are free to choose our identities at will. Others treat culture as if ...  View More

Our world has always been one of walls, from the Great Wall of China to Hadrian’s Wall to the Berlin Wall. But now a new age of isolationism and econo ...  View More

We live in a challenging world. Opportunities and threats arise from global trade, terrorism, human rights abuse, climate change, technology, military ...  View More

Inside its famous covers and beyond the cartoons, The New Yorker magazine is dedicated to quality, topical writings and ideas. Our peer-led group disc ...  View More

The Economist magazine is known for its informative and thought-provoking reporting on political, social and economic developments around the world. J ...  View More

The Economist is known for its information and thought-provoking reporting on political and economic developments around the world. Join us as we revi ...  View More

Have you heard of WannaCry? Perhaps you remember Stuxnet? Would you be surprised to learn that both were computer cyber attacks that were launched by ...  View More

In Washington, D.C., it's politics as unusual. Will the White House try to deflect the midterm election results? Will it fire or demand more resignati ...  View More