I have the extreme good fortune to have an aunt with a place at the Chautauqua Institution in New York State. (Well really I mainly have the extreme good fortune to have a just fabulous aunt, condo or no!)
Chautauqua, for those unfamiliar with it, was founded in 1874 as a "camp" to teach Sunday School teachers how to teach their students. It was primarily a religious institution. Today it is 9 weeks of arts, religious and educational lectures--each week dedicated to a different topic. Last year for example I attended the week dedicated to global climate change (Al Gore gave his presentation).
This year I'm here for the week on "The Media and News: Applied Ethics". Monday, John Harwood from the WSJ spoke, yesterday, David Westin from ABC News and today, the funny, biting and insightful Arianna Huffington. Follow me below the bump for a recap of her comments.
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