Elections Forum: Week Six

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October 19-23, 2020

Where do you stand on the 2020 elections?

October 20, 2020
With mail-in and early voting under way in many places, we want to hear from the Holy Cross community. Where do you stand on the 2020 elections? It's time to get on your soapbox, and let us know (in a succinct and civil way) about the issue most important to you and how you would like to see it addressed in the next presidential term. Come to speak or come just to listen, but know that all opinions will be welcome, and only threats, personal attacks and hate speech will be banned. Our goal is to engage real conversation on the difficult and divisive topics that underlie this election season.

OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY

Communicating Climate Change

Amanda BegleyAdam RatnerOctober 19, 2020
The Office of Sustainability hosts members of the National Network for Ocean and Climate ChangeInterpretation (NNOCCI)—Amanda Begley and Adam Ratner—to introduce a communication technique that uses social science methods to shape conversations around social issues. Contact Director of Sustainability Cathy Liebowitz for information.

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS SEMINAR

Mogul Mark Cuban: Who's Better for Business?

Mark CubanOctober 20, 2020
What are the political implications of the race on the economy and business climate? Guest speaker Mark Cuban, Dallas Mavericks owner and co-host of the television show Shark Tank, dives into election analysis.

ALUMNI EVENT

The Professionals' Perspective: What Do the Experts Say?

October 22, 2020
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Join former congressman Tim Bishop '72 and political consultant Peter Flaherty '87 in a balanced, interactive conversation about the upcoming election. Moderated by Alex Hindman, Assistant Professor of Political Science.

HC Elections Forum Perspectives

Members of our team recommend resources each week to inform the conversations we are having in our HC Election Forums and in our social circles.

Marisa George '21 shares "The Hunter Emails," a report by Andrew McCarthy in the National Review.

Professor Daniel Klinghard offers an opinion from the New York Times on "Where Liberal Power Lies."

McFarland Center Director Tom Landy shares this editorial from America, the national Jesuit magazine : "Donald Trump is a Unique Threat to the Constitution."

Professor Maria Rodrigues recommends an analysis from the Washington Post's The Energy 202 newsletter: "This is how Biden's climate plan stacks up to the Green New Deal."

Ben Tayag '21 shares from Politico: "How SCOTUS Nominations Became All-Out War."