Tag Archives: democracy

‘The Making and Breaking of the American Constitution’

Posted on September 3, 2026 by Bookworm

Mark Peterson, the Edmund S. Morgan Professor of History at Yale University, will speak on his most recent book, The Making and Breaking of the American Constitution: A Thousand-Year History, at Boston College on September 16 at 7 p.m. in … Continue reading →

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Eric Klinenberg

Posted on October 30, 2025 by Bookworm

Bestselling author and public sociologist Eric Klinenberg, the Helen Gould Shepard Professor of Social Science and Director of the Institute for Public Knowledge at New York University, will present the Jane Jacobs Lecture at Boston College on November 5 at … Continue reading →

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The Politics of Petulance

Posted on January 9, 2019 by Bookworm

In his latest book, Boston College Professor Emeritus of Political Science Alan Wolfe states that the nation is in an age of political immaturity. He calls on public intellectuals to step up today to challenge the president and demagoguery, similar to … Continue reading →

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