Events - The Century Foundation

July 24, 2013
At 6:00 pm

The Century Foundation, 1 Whitehall St, 15th Floor, New York, NY, 10004, United States

Who Watches the Watchers?

Watch the event live below or on our UStream page at 6:00PM on July 24, 2013. Century Foundation senior fellow Patrick Radden Keefe, author of Chatter: Dispatches from the Secret World of Global Eavesdropping, hosts his colleague, Century senior fellow Barton Gellman, who broke the NSA PRISM/Ed Snowden story for the Washington Post. Barton Gellman,...

July 23, 2013
At 12:30 pm

The Century Foundation, 1 Whitehall St, 15th Floor, New York, NY, 10004, United States

The Center Holds: Book Discussion with Jonathan Alter

Century Foundation trustee Jonathan Alter discusses his new book, The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies. Details to follow soon. RSVP now! Event management for Jonathan Alter’s The Center Holds powered by Eventbrite

July 19, 2013
At 10:00 am

The Century Foundation, Washington, D.C., 20005, United States

Affirmative Action and Fisher – What Now?

Although the U.S. Supreme Court remanded the case of Fisher v. University of Texas to a lower court for further review, the justices laid out a new, tougher, set of rules for using race that require universities first to examine “race-neutral alternatives.” What are the benefits and drawbacks of various options: Providing a leg up...

July 11, 2013
At 2:30 pm

Twitter Chat: #TCFBest Winner “Chicago Rising”

The Century Foundation (@TCFdotorg) hosts a Twitter chat with Rick Perlstein (@rickperlstein) about his #TCFBest-winning article, “Chicago Rising.” Joining Perlstein will be Century fellow Moshe Marvit (@MosheMarvit) and Century blogger Douglas Williams (@DougWilliams85). Century vice president for programs Greg Anrig (@GregAnrig will moderate. Follow #TCFBest at 2:30 p.m. EDT.

June 10, 2013
At 7:00 pm

, 1111 19th Street NW, 12th Floor,, Washington, DC, 20036, United States

Tyranny Of Consensus – A Reception With Author Janne E. Nolan

RSVP HERE June 10, 2013 5pm to 6:30pm In “Tyranny of Consensus,” Nolan examines three cases-the Islamic Revolution in Iran, the proxy war with the Soviet Union in Afghanistan, and the 1998 embassy bombings in East Africa-to find the limitations of American policy-makers in understanding some of the important developments around the world. Assisted by...

May 3, 2013
At 1:00 pm

, One Whitehall St., 15th Floor, New York, New York, 10004, United States

Twitter Chat: Why Being a Straight White Man Is Like Playing a Video Game on Easy Mode

The Century Foundation will chat with Samantha Allan (@CousinDangereux) about her #TCFBest post “All Skulls On: Teaching Intersectionality through Halo.” Join the conversation at #TCFBest on Twitter.