Wallace House Presents Jelani Cobb in conversation with Celeste Watkins-Hayes
"The Half-Life of Freedom: Notes on Race, Media and Democracy" Jelani Cobb, Dean of Columbia Journalism School and staff writer for The New Yorker, in conversation with Celeste Watkins-Hayes, Ford School Dean, examines race, historic challenges to democracy, the impact of the media, and how these inform our current moment. This is part of the continuing series: “Democracy in Crisis: Views from the Press.”

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Hillary Clinton: Reflections on Foreign Policy: Defense, Diplomacy, and Development - Full lecture
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Trump’s Free Speech Czar: "Britain’s Decline Is A Lie!" | Sarah Rogers [ARC 2026]

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John Mearsheimer: Israel & U.S. “STUNNING DEFEAT” By Iran

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Stone Ghosts In The South: Confederate Monuments And America's Battle With Itself | NBC News

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2015 Tanner Lecture on Human Values: A Conversation with Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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Jelani Cobb: McConnell 'Obscene' To Invoke Obama On Reparations | The Beat With Ari Melber | MSNBC

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Questioning Christianity: A Professor's Journey from Skepticism to Faith | Molly Worthen at Michigan

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