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  • The Counselors: Should the United States Enact Universal Basic Income?

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    The Dole Institute of Politics 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, United States
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    The Dole Institute and the Washburn University School of Law are proud to present the spring edition of The Counselors, featuring a debate on whether the United States should enact universal basic income. Attorneys and Dole Institute Visiting Fellows Ed Duckers and Pedro Irigonegaray will be joined by members of the Dole Institute Student Advisory Board […]

  • The Pursuit of Happiness: Is America Still the Land of Opportunity?

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    The Dole Institute of Politics 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, United States
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    We live in a land of unprecedented wealth and success. Yet, America is plagued with economic disparities and despair – a place where our “happiness” ranks only 24th among developed nations. Our Founding Fathers built a land of remarkable opportunity that elevated the lives of billions globally. Is the American dream alive today? What does […]

  • Image of a U.S. military helicopter flying over an arctic tundra. Text reads Arctic Security: The New Front Line.

    Arctic Security: The New Front Line

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    The Dole Institute of Politics 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, United States
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    Join Ambassador Mike Sfraga, former Ambassador-at-large for Arctic Affairs, and Colonel Russell Vanderlugt, commanding officer of the U.S. Army 11th Airborne Division's Arctic Aviation Command, for a high-level conversation moderated by Dole Institute Visiting Fellow Jerry Seib on why the Arctic matters now—where diplomacy and military strategy converge amid strategic chokepoints, great power competition, and […]

  • The Operational Perspective: American Observations of the Franco-Prussian War

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    The Dole Institute of Politics 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, United States
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    This presentation examines the experiences of American military and political figures who were present in France for the Prussian victory in 1870-71 over Napoleon III, as well as the observations of newspaper editors and columnists in the United States opining on military events overseas. Some of these observers were veterans of the American Civil War. […]

  • Napoleon: The Man and the Method

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    The Dole Institute of Politics 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, United States
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    Napoleon remains a character of endless fascination, even more than two centuries after his death.  The God of War, as one biographer identified him, conquered much of Europe before his ultimate downfall, and is often counted with Alexander the Great and Caesar as one of the greatest military minds in human history.  This talk will […]

  • KPR 105 Live from the Dole Institute ft. Elexa Dawson + Bao Wowz Food Truck

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    The Dole Institute of Politics 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, United States

    Join KPR 105 Live for a special performance featuring Kansas artist Elexa Dawson at the Dole Institute of Politics. Before her performance, enjoy food and refreshments from Bao Wowz Food Truck, and family activities starting at 11:30 a.m. Free concert begins at 1 p.m.     Elexa Dawson is a practitioner of the soul. Her […]

  • Kansas 1776: A Dynamic Landscape

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    The Dole Institute of Politics 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, United States

    Although the land we call Kansas has changed greatly since 1776, it was already a dynamic cultural and environmental landscape before the “Founding Fathers” forged a new nation. Author and historian Adam Hodge discusses how human activities and natural processes alike had transformed Kansas over the course of millennia as a changing climate, Indigenous burning […]

  • KPR 105 Live from the Dole Institute ft. Kelley Hunt and Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg + The Mad Greek

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    The Dole Institute of Politics 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, United States

    Join KPR 105 Live for a special performance featuring singer-songwriter Kelley Hunt and former Kansas Poet Laureate Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg at the Dole Institute of Politics. Before their performance, enjoy food and refreshments from The Mad Greek, and family activities starting at 11:30 a.m. Free concert begins at 1 p.m.     Kelley Hunt’s love for […]

  • KPR 105 Live from the Dole Institute ft. Maria The Mexican + JB Tacos

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    The Dole Institute of Politics 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, United States

    Join KPR 105 Live for a special performance featuring Mexican folklore and Rock N' Roll artist Maria the Mexican at the Dole Institute of Politics. Before their performance, enjoy food and refreshments from JB Tacos, and family activities starting at 11:30 a.m. Free concert begins at 1 p.m.     Maria The Mexican is a […]

  • KPR 105 Live from the Dole Institute ft. Switchgrass String Quartet + JBs Tacos

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    The Dole Institute of Politics 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, United States

    Join KPR 105 Live for a special performance featuring Dr. Susan Mayo and the Switchgrass String Quartet at the Dole Institute of Politics. Before their performance, enjoy food and refreshments from JBs Tacos, and family activities starting at 11:30 a.m. before the concerts begin at 1 p.m.     Dr. Susan Mayo has been part […]

  • This Land is Your Land

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    The Dole Institute of Politics 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, United States
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    Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian Beverly Gage joins former Archivist of the United States Colleen Shogan to discuss her new book, This Land is Your Land: A Road Trip through U.S. History, ahead of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Limited copies of This Land is Your Land will be available for free. […]

  • Sunday Jayhawk Jukebox ft. Mire Pral

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    The Dole Institute of Politics 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, United States

    The Dole Institute, the Lied Center of Kansas, and the KU School of Music invite you to join us on Sunday, July 5, for Sunday Jayhawk Jukebox featuring Mire Pral's string Jazz music in the 30’s and 40’s styles of Django Reinhardt.