CAI Engaging Citizenship Luncheon — Mollie Hemingway

The Center for American Institutions at Arizona State University is committed to civic education for students and the larger community.

The mission of the CAI Engaging Citizenship Luncheons is to provide a deeper understanding of critical political and cultural issues confronting our nation. These meetings provide an opportunity for attendees from the community to deepen their understanding of issues including free speech, crime policy, constitutional rights, education, biotechnology and religious freedom. 

Luncheons are designed for active attendee engagement with topic introductions by an ASU faculty member and/or subject matter expert, small group discussions, presentation of discussion outcomes and general discussion.

Topics for spring 2024 include:

Jan. 9: "The Media and Political Polarization" ft. Mollie Hemingway

Mollie Ziegler Hemingway provides unique and thoughtful reporting and analysis of American politics and culture. She helped launch and is a senior editor of the online magazine The Federalist, which has become one of the most influential voices in politics and has millions of readers. She is Senior Journalism Fellow at Hillsdale College where she teaches journalism. A Fox News contributor, she is a regular member of the Fox News All-Stars panel on “Special Report with Bret Baier" and a regular guest on MediaBuzz, hosted by Howard Kurtz. She has been profiled in the New York Times and her work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, the Washington Post, The Atlantic, CNN, Claremont Review of Books, National Review, Christianity Today, Federal Times, Radio & Records, and many other publications. She serves on the board of the News Literacy Project. Mollie was a 2004 recipient of a Phillips Foundation Journalism Fellowship and a 2014 Lincoln Fellow of the Claremont Institute.

Feb. 6: "The Politics of Justice" ft. Ilya Shapiro, AZ State Supreme Justices Lopez and Montgomery

Mar. 12: "Who are the Victims of Crime?" ft. Steve Twist, Joseph Hinrichsen, Joan Illuzzi-Orbon

Apr. 2: "Brave New World?" ft. William Hurlbut

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