College of Staten Island
The City University of New York
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Before you vote, Click Here for a List of Good Books, Great Websites and other resource materials. (Created by Richard Flanagan) |
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The 2008
Presidential Election and the Future of the Nation Lecture/Debate with
Michael Waldman
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William Kristol. |
 Michael
Waldman is Executive Director of the Brennan Center for Justice at
NYU School of Law, a policy institute focusing on democracy and justice.
Mr. Waldman was Director of Speechwriting for President Bill Clinton from 1995-99, responsible for writing or editing some 2000 presidential speeches. Previously, he was Special Assistant to the President for Policy Coordination (1993-5). He is author of several books, most recently Return to Common Sense: Seven Bold Ways to Revitalize Democracy (2008), My Fellow Americans (2003) and POTUS Speaks (2000).
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 William Kristol is editor of the influential Washington-based political magazine, The Weekly Standard. Widely recognized as one of the nation’s leading political analysts and commentators, Mr. Kristol regularly appears on FOX News Sunday and FOX News Channel. As an advocate for a strong American foreign policy, he has pushed forward the foreign policy debate since September 11th, and continues to drive the conversation as co-author of New York Times bestseller The War Over Iraq. He was a regular columnist for TIME magazine in 2007, and in January 2008, he became a regular Op-Ed page columnist for The New York Times. Before starting The Weekly Standard in 1995, Mr. Kristol led the Project for the Republican Future, where he helped shape the strategy that produced the 1994 Republican Congressional victory. Prior to that, Mr. Kristol served as chief of staff to vice president Dan Quayle during the Bush administration, and to Secretary of Education William Bennett under President Reagan. Before coming to Washington in 1985, Mr. Kristol taught politics at the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. ] Mr. Kristol recently co-authored The New York Times bestseller The War Over Iraq: America's Mission and Saddam's Tyranny. |
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The Meaning of the
2008 Presidential Election Political Scientists from Wagner, St. John's, and
the College
of Staten Island For more information call (718) 420-4485 |
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The
Three College Lecture Series, Civic Engagement
2008, The Foundation's mission is to improve the quality of life on Staten Island, with a focus on education, health, human services and the arts. |
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Past Events
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The MySpace Election Lecture by Lee J. Brenner,
Executive Producer of Political Programming and |
 Lee
Brenner, is Executive Producer of Political Programming
and Director of
IMPACT (Public Affairs) at
MySpace.com.
As his first project with MySpace, Brenner spearheaded the company’s
partnership with MTV and was an Executive Producer of the
ground-breaking series of MySpace/MTV Presidential Dialogues, the most
interactive political engagement forums of the 2008 election season.
For more information call (718) 390-4232 |
