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Walter Kirn, author, book critic, and essayist, talked about his book [Lost in the Meritocracy: The Undereducation of an Overachiever] (Doubleday; May 19, 2009). In his first non-fiction book, Mr. Kirn tells the story of his years at Princeton University in the 1980s.<br /> <br /> Walter Kirn regularly writes for [The New York Times Book Review]. He has also written for [Atlantic, The New York...

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Larry Arnn, the president of Hillsdale College, spoke about the history of the school, its conservative roots and traditions, Winston Churchill&#039;s ties to the college, and the battle to refuse federal funding.<br /> <br /> Hillsdale is a private, liberal arts college with approximately 1,350 students that does not accept state or federal funding. The college was founded 165 years ago in...

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Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels spoke about his career and experiences in politics and the private sector. Governor Daniels was elected governor in 2004 and re-elected in 2008. Prior to that he was director of the Office of Management and Budget under President George W. Bush and a senior adviser to President Ronald Reagan. He has also served as chief of staff to Indiana Senator Richard Lugar. In...

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Colbert King is a Pulitzer Prize winning columnist and former Deputy Editorial Page Editor of the [Washington Post]. He spoke about his life, career, experiences and interest in politics. He also spoke about being a native of Washington, DC, and different worlds of residents and politicians within the city.<br /> <br /> Mr. King&#039;s career includes Minority staff director of the Senate...

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Tom Fitton is president of Judicial Watch, a conservative watchdog group started in 1994. He spoke about his career and the mission of Judicial Watch, which monitors government agencies and cabinet offices on a variety of ethical questions. In 2006, Judicial Watch was successful in getting the Pentagon to release security camera video of the September 11, 2001, airliner crash into the building....

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Melanie Sloan spoke about her work as Executive Director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, also known as CREW. CREW began in 2003 and is a 501 (c)(3) organization. It monitors government officials and groups to bring to light ethics violations. It also files lawsuits and pressures Congress to take action in certain cases. CREW has been involved in Federal Election...

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Journalist Ross Douthat became the youngest regular op-ed writer in the history of the [New York Times], spoke about his career as a writer and his interests in journalism. He is a former senior editor for the [Atlantic]. He has also written for the [Weekly Standard], Slate, and the [Wall Street Journal]. He has authored two books: [Privilege: Harvard and the Education of the Ruling Class] (2005)...