Winter 2016

Surveys the choices, values, and events that shaped Rand’s intellectual and professional life.

Examines the myths and facts surrounding Joseph McCarthy and his efforts to expose communist infiltration into the U.S. government in the 1950s.

Discusses the science of vaccinations and offers a prescription regarding whether vaccines should be mandatory for students attending government schools.

Focuses on ways in which America’s founders learned from the Greeks’ mistakes and sought to avoid them in constructing the land of liberty.

Dr. Thompson discusses the mission and programs of the Clemson Institute for the Study of Capitalism, including its Lyceum Scholars Program.