The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Air date: April 22, 2015) -Last week the the Hinckley Institute of Politics, ASUU, and the Wayne Owens Fund organized a 2-minute speech competition called HIP Talks. Students were invited to give short speeches about anything they choose in front of a panel of judges in the Union Ballroom. Students…
The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Air date: April 15, 2015) – Walter Hixson, a distinguished professor of history at the University of Akron, spoke recently at the Hinckley Institute of Politics at the University of Utah. Hixson specializes in the history of U.S. foreign policy, and he recently published a book, American Settler Colonialism: A…
The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Air date: April 8, 2015) – Theda Skocpol is the Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government, Sociology and American Politics at Harvard University. She has researched and written extensively about the Tea Party movement, and she’s co-author of the book: The Tea Party and the Remaking of Republican Conservatism, that…
The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Air date: April 1, 2015) – Recently the Hinckley Institute of Politics hosted a debate: “Was the War in Afghanistan Worth it?” The conflict that has occupied American military forces since 2001 seemingly has no end. Some contend America has achieved its stated goals in Afghanistan – while others feel…
The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Air date: March 25, 2015) – The Hinckley Institute of Politics recently hosted the 17th Annual Rocco C. and Marion S. Siciliano Forum, Considerations on the Status of the American Society. This year’s theme: “The Future of U.S.-Latin American Relations.” Latin America’s influence on the U.S. is increasingly significant, whether…
The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Air date: March 18, 2015) -Recently Dr. Leo Killsback, Associate Professor in American Indian Studies at Arizona State University, spoke at the Hinckley Institute. A member in the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, Killsback reexamines the legacy of colonialism in the West from a social and legal framework. His work focuses on…
The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Air date: March 4, 2015) – Deedee Corradini, Salt Lake City’s first and only female mayor, died on Sunday at the age of 70. She had been battling lung cancer since last July. Last year at the Hinckley Institute of Politics, on February 18th, 2014, she spoke at length about…
The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Air date: February 25, 2015) – A discussion on terrorism and today’s media: the roles, responsibilities and the changing dynamics of reporting a “War on Terror”. Amos Guiora is Professor of Law at the S.J. Quinney College of Law, and Co-Director of the Center for Global Justice, at the University…
The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Air date: February 11, 2015) – a discussion about the militarization of contemporary policing, as it relates to race and ethnic relations, the school-to-prison pipeline, and morality. The panelists include Professor Emily Chiang, Associate Prof. S.J. Quinney College of Law; Dr. Malcolm Holmes, Department of Sociology at the University of…
The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Air date: February 4, 2015) – A few notable and outspoken public officials serving Utah spoke last week, including Republican Congressman Jason Chaffetz (District 3) who was named “Politician of the Year” for 2014 by the Hinckley Institute of Politics. Salt Lake County Attorney General Sim Gill and Salt Lake County…
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