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The 18th Annual Eugene J. McCarthy Lecture
No full textThe annual public lectureship carries McCarthy’s deep commitment to the ideals and principles of democratic self-government. It seeks to inspire a new generation of young people to pursue fresh ideas, challenge the status quo, effect positive change in their communities, and, like McCarthy himself, lead with honesty, integrity, and courage.“Disagreeing Better”: the 18th Annual Eugene McCarthy Lecture on Thursday, September 19, 2024 at Saint John’s University’s Steven B. Humphy Theater. We are delighted to welcome John Inazu, Washington University law professor, First Amendment expert, and author of Learning to Disagree.
This will be an extra special evening — think C-SPAN meets Saturday Night Live — because Professor Inazu will be interviewed by Tane Danger and joined by the cast of the Theater of Public Policy, a brilliantly funny improv comedy group.
John Inazu is the Sally D. Danforth Distinguished professor of Law and Religion at Washington University in St. Louis. His latest book is Learning to Disagree: The Surprising Path to Navigating Differences with Empathy and Respect (Zondervan, 2024)
Inazu is also the author of Liberty’s Refuge: The Forgotten Freedom of Assembly (Yale University Press, 2012) and Confident Pluralism: Surviving and Thriving Through Deep Difference (University of Chicago Press, 2016). He is co-editor (with Tim Keller) of Uncommon GroundL Living Faithfully in a World of Difference (Thomas Nelson, 2020).
Inazu is the founder of the Carver Project and the Legal Vocation Fellowship, a senior fellow with the Trinity Forum, and a senior fellow with Interfaith America, where he co-directs (with Eboo Patel) the Newbigin Fellows.The Theater of Public Policy is America’s unique civics-inspired improv comedy troupe. Since 2011, they have hosted over 300 live and online shows across the U.S., blending expert interviews with witty improv performances. Covering diverse topics like housing, climate science, and gun rights, their shows are both educational and entertaining. They have featured notable guests including Vice President Elect Tim Walz, Senator Tina Smith, and Congressman Dick Gephardt. Led by Tane Danger, an improviser with a master’s in public policy, the troupe also collaborates on innovative events – from live quiz shows to virtual museum guides – where creativity meets intelligence in engaging new ways
Lunch & Learn: Election 2024: Wisdom from the Rule
No full textWhile no Benedictine monastery is a democracy, both the Rule of Benedict and Catholic Social Teaching provide thoughtful citizens with nourishment to form their conscience for voting. We’ll explore how to use these resources
The Personality Profile and Leadership Style of U.S. Vice President and 2024 Democratic Presidential Nominee Kamala Harris
Get PDFThe paper presents the results of an indirect personality assessment of U.S. vice president Kamala Harris, Democratic presidential nominee in the 2024 U.S. presidential election, from the conceptual perspective of personologist Theodore Millon.
Psychodiagnostically relevant data about Harris were collected from biographical sources and media reports and synthesized into a personality profile using the Millon Inventory of Diagnostic Criteria (MIDC), which yields 34 normal and maladaptive personality classifications congruent with DSM-III-R, DSM-IV, and DSM-5-TR.
The personality profile yielded by the MIDC was analyzed in accordance with interpretive guidelines provided in the MIDC and Millon Index of Personality Styles manuals. Harris’s primary personality patterns were found to be Outgoing/congenial and Dominant/asserting, supplemented by secondary Reticent/circumspect and Ambitious/confident patterns and a subsidiary Accommodating/cooperative tendency.
Outgoing individuals are cordial and strive to be popular with others. Dominant individuals enjoy the power to direct others and to evoke compliance and respect. Reticent individuals are circumspect, risk averse personalities sensitive to criticism. Ambitious individuals are socially poised and project self-confidence. Accommodating personalities are inclined to act in a cooperative, conciliatory manner.
In summary, Harris’s personality composite can be characterized as a guardedly dominant extravert — guarded by virtue of a substantial degree of circumspection infused in her basic Outgoing–Dominant personality composite.
Harris’s major personality strength as a chief executive is her confident, outgoing assertiveness. Her major personality-based limitation (rooted in an outgoing tendency operating in concert with low conscientiousness) is likely to be insufficient attention to detail, a diminished capacity for sustained focus, and occasional lapses in emotional restraint. She could potentially be hampered by apprehension or unease in high-stakes public settings, rooted in a secondary reticent pattern
Photo Series: True North
Get PDFThese five photos, and their associated texts, by Sister Jacqueline Leiter, OSB are reflections on key aspects of Christian living. Dispersed throughout this volume of the journal, they offer moments of pause between the other articles
Seagrass Conservation and Restoration to Mitigate Ocean Acidification and Climate Change
Get PDFFor millennia, various seagrass species have been sequestering and anchoring aquatic carbon into oceanic sediment. The crucial role of seagrasses involves helping mitigate climate change, which emphasizes the urgent need to conserve, sustain, and manage them as part of global climate action efforts. Restoration and conservation studies have shown significant reversal of potential damaging effects, however human activity continues to set back efforts faster than they can proceed. Multiple studies have concluded that there has been a decline in seagrass meadows in previously dense areas; and due to this, surrounding pH levels have declined and rising atmospheric carbon poses a threat to the ecosystem. In areas that were previously populated with seagrass, erosion can release sedimentary carbon that has been locked in the root-level sediment for possibly thousands of years. Going forward, it would be advantageous to restrict threatening practices to seagrass meadows, such as net fishing, trawling, and seismic testing. There are some things that are out of our control, such as tsunamis and hurricanes capable of wiping out meadows in one catastrophic event, so any efforts to reduce damage to these ecosystems are beneficial