The Forum on November 5 will discuss Ezra Klein's interview with Steven Hahn, Professor of American History at New York University and a Pulitzer Prize winning historian, about Hahn's recent book, Illiberal America: A History. Hahn's dominant narrative is that the U.S. is a country that has seen the steady expansion of liberal political values and the strengthening of established rights, but that our past has strong and deep illiberal roots. Leila Kipp will lead the Forum's discussion. Klein's hour long interview with Hahn, to be viewed before the Forum, is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82tk31IHnoY. An op-ed by Hahn on the topic is also available at https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/04/opinion/trump-second-term-illiberalism.html. 

The Forum's program from fall through mid winter features a broad range of interesting and timely topics. Each one keys to an article, podcast, or video that people can review before the meeting.

November 19   Jimmy Carter and Foreign Policy

December 3    Water Conservation in an Age of Cryptocurrency and Indigenous Land Rights

December 17   Ai Wei Wei and the Cultural Revolution

January 7         Political Violence                                                       

January 21       Thich Nyat Hanh’s Thought:  Buddhism and Mindfulness

February 4      The Generation Z Revolt in Nepal

The Foreign Policy Association recently announced its preliminary list of topics for its Great Decisions 2026 series, which we will cover from mid-February through June: https://fpa.org/great-decisions-2026-topic-announcement.

We meet on the first and third Wednesdays of each month from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Knatvold room and via Zoom. All are welcome to join. If you are not already on the Forum list and would like to be, to receive the Zoom link and regular notices, please contact the UUC office at office@uuchurch.org or (206) 525-8400.