Paul Simon Public Policy Institute
The Paul Simon Public Policy Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank promoting better politics and smarter government and preparing young people for careers in public service. Contact the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at 618-453-4009 or by email at paulsimoninstitute@siu.edu
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Simoncast host John Shaw of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute speaks with the Executive Director of Foreign Affairs, Daniel Kurtz-Phelan.
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Author Ira Shapiro discusses his books “The Last Great Senate: Courage and Statesmanship in Times of Crisis,” “Broken: Can the Senate Save Itself and the Country?” and “The Betrayal: How Mitch McConnell and the Senate Republicans Abandoned America.”
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Author Rebecca Donner discusses her book “All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days: The True Story of the American Woman at the Heart of the German Resistance to Hitler.”
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Founder and executive director of The HistoryMakers, Julieanna Richardson, discusses her contribution to the non-profit organization.
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It’s a curious sign of our times that one of the best places that I’ve found to witness candor, compassion, and fun in American politics is the Illinois State Archives’ website.
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Co-founder of Semafor, Ben Smith, discusses the digital news revolution, the changing media landscape, and his book, “Traffic: Genius, Rivalry and Delusion in the Billion Dollar Race to Go Viral.”
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CEO of the Better Government Association, David Greising, talks with John Shaw about Journalism.
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Award-winning journalist and foreign policy expert John Walcott talks about the search for truth in journalism, changing media environment in the United States and worldwide, and considers the daunting challenges now facing journalists and analysts to ascertain what is truthful.
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John Walcott, an award-winning journalist and foreign policy expert teaching at Georgetown University, will join SIUC's Paul Simon Public Policy Institute for a virtual conversation on June 8.
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Rita Ali, the first woman and first Black mayor to lead Peoria, Illinois, is the next guest in the virtual Meet the Mayor series hosted by Paul Simon Public Policy Institute.