Benson Center Newsletter - Benson Center Events April 2024

The Steamboat Institute, in partnership with the Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization, is proud to present a compelling debate on the following resolution: Be it resolved, AI poses a threat to our democracy. A reception will follow immediately following the panel discussion; all attendees are welcome.

Arguing the affirmative is Katie Pavlich, Editor, Townhall.com; Fox News Contributor, and Best-Selling Author. Arguing the negative is Brent Orrell, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute. Moderator is Hadley Heath Manning Vice President for Policy at the Independent Women’s Forum and Tony Blankley Fellow, The Steamboat Institute.

April 9, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. MT Chancellor’s Hall & Auditorium  | 1725 Euclid Ave Boulder, CO

In-person and live streamed. The event is free, registration is required.

The Politically Correcting podcast hosts Jose Peo and Lavelle Lewis will join CU Boulder’s Free Mind podcast host Matt Burgess in a unique platform highlighting the importance of civil discourse. This event will be a live podcast discussion of the controversial issues Americans don’t know how to talk about, and why we don’t know how to talk about them.

A Democrat, a Republican, and a Canadian walk into a bar… we’ll let you guess who is who. 

No topic will be off limits.

April 12, 5 - 6 pm MT UMC Center Ballroom | 1669 Euclid Ave, Boulder, CO

Benson Center Faculty Fellows Alex Priou and Paul Diduch present a panel on Friedrich Nietzsche. Panelists include Ronald Beiner (Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Toronto), Shilo Brooks (Executive Director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions and Lecturer in the Department of Politics, Princeton University), Steven Pittz (Executive Director of the Center for the Study of Government and the Individual and Associate Professor at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs), Michael W. Grenke (senior faculty at St. John's College). 

April 16, 5 - 6 pm MT Kittredge Central Conference Room N114 C&D | 2480 Kittredge Loop Rd. Boulder, CO 80309

In person and live streamed. The event is free, registration is required. 

Konstantin Kisin is a writer, social commentator, co-host of TRIGGERnometry and comedian. We invite you to listen to him discuss the importance of patriotism and Western self-belief, blending themes from his book and past speeches. A panel  moderated by Benson Center Faculty Fellow Matthew Burgess will follow, discussing the topic: What is the role of patriotism in solving society's big problems? Panelists include Konstantin Kisin and Chris Barnard (President of the American Conservation Coalition).

This event is generously co-sponsored with the Heterodoxy Academy and Colorado Mesa University (CMU). 

April 18, 5:30 - 7 pm MT | Location to be announced soon.

In-person and live streamed. The event is free, registration is required.