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Mar 25, 2025
Join the #McConnellCenter as we welcome Dr. Abby Hall Blanco as she attempts to convince us of the importance of reading Crisis and Leviathan by Robert Higgs!
Abigail Hall Blanco’s research focuses on issues related to defense, war, and peace. Blanco has authored more than 40 academic articles and book...
Mar 18, 2025
Join the #McConnellCenter as we welcome Dr Amy Sturgis and she attempts to convince us of the importance of the book The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins!
Amy holds a Ph.D. in history from Vanderbilt University and specializes in the intellectual history of speculative fiction.
We all know we need to read more and there...
Mar 11, 2025
Join the #McConnellCenter as we welcome Dr. Reggie Van Stockum for a conversation about the importance of the work of Harlan Hubbard.
Ronald R. Van Stockum, Jr. is a lawyer, teacher, biologist, writer, guitarist, and recently an actor living on his family's old farm in Shelbyville, Kentucky. He has a Bachelor of...
Mar 6, 2025
Join the #McConnellCenter as we welcome Dr Amy Sturgis and she attempts to convince us of the importance of the "Dark Academia" genre!
Amy holds a Ph.D. in history from Vanderbilt University and specializes in the intellectual history of speculative fiction.
We all know we need to read more and there are literally...
Mar 4, 2025
Join the #McConnellCenter as we welcome KY Secretary of State Michael Adams to convince us to read Robert Putnam's book Bowling Alone!
Michael G. Adams is Kentucky's 86th Secretary of State.
Michael graduated from McCracken County public schools, was the first in his family to get a bachelor's degree, and...