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2009 Thomas Paine Memorial Lecture: Joe Conason on Restoring Democracy in the Post-Bush Era, Wed., Jan. 21
CFI-NYC's 2009 annual Thomas Paine Memorial Lecture—always one of the highlights of our year—will be delivered by author and columnist Joe Conason. Conason, the author of numerous books and a regular contributor to The New York Observer and Salon.com, is an investigative reporter and outspoken political commentator in the tradition of Paine. His most recent book, It Can Happen Here: Authoritarian Peril in the Age of Bush, is now available in paperback. His talk, which is scheduled for the day after the presidential inauguration, will provide a broad view of Paine's political and economic ideas and their relevance to American society, politics and government today. Wednesday, January 21, 6:30-8:00 at the General Society of Mechanics & Tradesmen, 20 W 44th St. Click here for registration information.
Truth Uncorked with Maggie Jackson, Author of Distracted, Thurs., Jan. 15
CFI's next Truth Uncorked wine and conversation event will take place on Thursday, January 15 with Maggie Jackson, the award-winning journalist and author of Distracted: The Erosion of Attention and the Coming Dark Age (Prometheus Books, 2008. Click here for more information.
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Working out of limited rental space at 80 Broad Street, the Center for Inquiry-New York City influences news media and opinion makers, supports CFI's Mission to the United Nations, produces educational and cultural programs, and supports CFI communities in Harlem and on Long Island. The next step of CFI-NYC's development is to take its place as a leading cultural institution. To this… Full Entry »
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We are honored to welcome back to Long Island the founder of the secular humanist movement and the Center for Inquiry, Dr. Paul Kurtz.
