All lectures begin at 8 p.m.
ANNE APPLEBAUM and GEORGE WILL with FAREED ZAKARIA
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
LISA DAMOUR
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
JOSÉ ANDRÉS
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
ERIK WEIHENMYER
Tuesday, December 8, 2026
ZACK KASS
Tuesday, February 2, 2027
ARTHUR BROOKS
Tuesday, March 2, 2027
SANNA MARIN
Tuesday, April 6, 2027
VLADIMIR KARA-MURZA
Tuesday, May 11, 2027
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