The Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions Audio Archive Democracy and Freedom Program 1: Democracy and the Emerging Nations A synthesis of a three-week conference held by the Center. Includes opening remarks by Zelman Cowen of the Faculty... Program 6: Capitalism and Democracy Economist Stanley K. Sheinbaum argues that capitalism is not inherently democratic because economic decisions are not made democratically, and conversely... Program 16: The Political Animal Robert M. Hutchins, interviewed by Joseph P. Lyford, defines the democratic community as one whose members learn together to govern... Program 24: The Chosen People In an address to an Israeli audience in Jerusalem, Robert M. Hutchins proposes that Americans are the chosen people of... Program 29: The Politics of Ecology Aldous Huxley predicts that the most pressing problems facing democracy in the following ten years will be the population explosion... Program 44: Authoritarian and Democratic Technics Author Lewis Mumford warns against the dehumanizing aspects of technological systems based on authoritarian principles, claiming that they are inimical... Program 45: Technology and Democracy Gerard Piel, publisher of Scientific American, posits that a blind adherence to the historical economy of scarcity prevents modern society... Program 47: The Elite and the Electorate Senator J. William Fulbright discusses whether democracy by the people is still possible in this analysis of the functions of... Program 55: The Society of the Qualified Man Quintin Hogg, a.k.a. Viscount Hailsham, British Minister of Science, offers his views on politics and people, political parties, and democracy... Program 56: The Prospects for Democracy Around the World Adlai E. Stevenson, America's U.N. ambassador, talks on the prospects and challenges of democracy in the years to come, and... Program 58: The Individual Citizen and Foreign Policy Robert J. Manning, Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, says that Americans must re-dedicate themselves to the proposition... Program 59: Communication in a Democracy Journalist Frank McCulloch warns that, due to the growing magnitude and complexity of local, national, and international problems, the task... Program 61: The Bill of Rights: Guarantor of Dissent Harry S. Ashmore argues that the real genius of the American system lies in the first ten Amendments to the... Program 62: Prospects for Democracy Robert M. Hutchins takes questions from the audience at a lecture series, leading him into diverse topics such as peace... Program 65: Civil Rights in Israel Viscount Edwin Samuel, of Hebrew University, offers an account of the contributions of Turkish and British customs to the development... Program 96: Racial Equality, Criminal Proceedings, and the Courts Judge Thurgood Marshall discusses the role of the federal courts in helping to realize democracy's twin goals of liberty under... Program 122: Res Publica (The Public Thing) Scott Buchanan suggests that Americans are not yet fulfilling the role of public citizens that the Constitution envisioned for them... Program 228: The Arts in a Democratic Society - I In excerpts from a two-day preliminary conference, the discussion centers on government support of the arts, dealing with questions... Program 229: The Arts in a Democratic Society - II A continuation of the discussion on government support of the arts, led by Roger L. Stevens. The panel includes Harry... Program 250: The University and the Requirements of Democracy Senator J. William Fulbright expounds on his belief that assuring the survival of the human race will require the attention... Program 316: Participatory Democracy, A Young Man's Politics Paul Potter, former president of Students for a Democratic Society, joins the Center's Harvey Wheeler to compare the politics of... Program 456: Scientists: On Top or On Tap? Harvey Wheeler argues that the social impact of the modern world’s intense scientific activity, as well as the rapidity with... Program 720: Intelligence, National Security, and the Democratic Process A panel discussion focusing on the necessity of intelligence-gathering and the problems inherent in covert operations. Featuring Frank Church... Program 771: Freedom's High Ground Former Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas delivers the keynote address for the William O. Douglas Inquiry into the State of... Program 772: The Entitlements of Freedom The doctrine of freedom embraces the principle of entitlement: the idea that each person is entitled to basic economic necessities... Program 777: The C.I.A. -- Accountability, Secrecy, and Freedom Stansfield Turner, director of the Central Intelligence Agency, defends the intelligence community from a barrage of criticism over recently-uncovered... Program 779: Freedom and the Intelligence Function A panel discussion on protecting the individual from abuses of intelligence functions, with William E. Colby, Thomas Irwin Emerson, Morton... Program 780: Science, Technology, and Freedom Robert Sinsheimer, of the University of California Santa Cruz, posits that freedom has traditionally been regarded as the protection of... Program Topics Democracy and Freedom Dissent Education First Amendment Rights/Freedom of the Press Government and Politics Hutchins [Robert Maynard] and the History of CSDI Immigration International Issues Law and Order The Media Peace and War Race and Ethnicity Religion Science and Technology Social and Economic Issues CSDI Audio Archive Information The Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions (CSDI) was founded by Robert Maynard Hutchins and was based in Santa Barbara, California, from 1959 to 1987. During that time it brought together many of the most capable and distinguished minds of the times to discuss vital issues facing American society of the day. Thanks to donors Neal Linson, Ceil Pulitzer, and Stanley Sheinbaum, a project has begun to digitize and make accessible on the web some of the most important conference proceedings, talks, and dialogues recorded by CSDI. 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