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Straight Talk Live Part 2 | 2020 Elections: Results + Observations
The McCain Institute invites you to Straight Talk Live part two on November 12, 2020 at 4 p.m. EST. Our guests will discuss the results and share...
Free Speech Project: Do We Need a First Amendment 2.0?
The digital era is challenging the way we think about free speech. The vision of an open “marketplace of ideas" in which worthy speech vanquishes...
Promoting Religious Respect and Preventing Violence in West Africa
Recently, religious liberties in West Africa have been on the decline. While many West African countries constitutionally allow for religious...
Will We Ever Vote on our Phones?
In 2020, it seems like there’s no good way to vote: We’re in the midst of a pandemic, making it risky for many to cast a ballot in person, but voting...
Authors & Insights: Mark Salter And Sen. Joe Lieberman
Join the McCain Institute for International Leadership for its next installment of its book talk virtual series on Tuesday, Oct. 20. This event will...
Stories of Algorithmic Justice
We often cling to the idea that artificially intelligent systems are neutral arbiters, despite knowing that these systems can only be as good as the...
Authors & Insights: Former National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster
Join the McCain Institute for International Leadership for its next installment of its book talk virtual series on Wednesday, Oct. 7. This event will...
Tweeting, Diplomatically
Ambassadors throughout history have juggled the competing imperatives of communicating with their host nation's government, its people, and the...
Free Speech Project: So Long Internet, Hello Internets
Silicon Valley and its disciples long maintained that cyberspace transcended outmoded national boundaries, allowing people and ideas to connect like...
Boys State Virtual Screening: Cindy McCain Moderates Panel with Gov. Larry Hogan, Boys State Filmmakers and Boys State Subject
Following a special screening of A24's new film "Boys State", McCain Institute Board Chair Cindy McCain moderated a discussion featuring Maryland...
Free Speech Project: Unpacking the WeChat/TikTok Bans
Within the last month, two highly popular Chinese-owned social media apps—TikTok and WeChat—were put on the Trump administration’s chopping block. In...
What Science and Technology Owe the National Defense
During World War II, American scientists and technologists mobilized to provide the Allies with new weapons and medicines that would prove decisive in...