Programs & Events

Drawing upon audio recordings, key documents, and government records, Courage Under Fire, is a gripping personal account that takes readers inside the events leading up to January 6 attack on the US Capitol. Former Capitol Police Chief Steven A. Sund will discuss his new book and its harrowing account of that pivotal day with veteran journalist […]

Emmy Award-winner Mike Rinder, one of the highest-ranking defectors from Scientology and co-host of Scientology: The Aftermath with Leah Remini, discusses the secret inner workings of the powerful organization with journalist and Scientology critic Tony Ortega (The Village Voice, The Underground Bunker)Mike Rinder’s parents began taking him to their local Scientology center when he was five years […]

In THE MIDNIGHT KINGDOM, Jared Yates Sexton takes a critical look at the forces that have shaped human civilization for centuries. Along with Christoph Mergerson, Associate Professor in Race and Media at Philip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland, Jared will take a hard look at the history of the West, in particular the […]