Lincoln Love

While our friends in the sciences may be continuing their on-going celebration of Charles Darwin, we'll be looking at Lincoln and his legacy. The Lincoln Symposium* will take place this Friday and Saturday, February 27 and 28.

Friday: Keynote lecture by Benjamin Jealous, President of the NAACP, 4 pm: Salomon 101
Saturday: Check out the full slate of events here.

*Sponsored by the Office of the Dean of the Faculty, the Office of the Vice President for Research, the University Library, the Department of History, the Political Theory Project, and the Rhode Island Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission

Other events this week:

• Screening of Southside: The Fall and Rise of an Inner-City Neighborhood, Monday, 5 pm: Joukowsky Forum (Watson)
  
• The Economies of Illegality: The Role of Criminal Law Reconsidered, Tuesday, 4 pm: McKinney Conference Room (Watson)
• Janus Conversation: Will it Work? A Conversation about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Tuesday, 4 PM: Salomon 001
  
• Providence 101: Children’s Health Insurance and Health Policy with Jill Beckwith, Wednesday, 12 pm: J. Walter Wilson 501
  
• Hierarchical Market Economies and Varieties of Capitalism in Latin America, Wednesday, 5 pm: McKinney Conference Room (Watson)
• Immigration: President Obama's Forgotten Priority with NYTimes correspondent Julia Preston, Thursday, 6 pm: Joukowsky Forum (Watson)

News Items:

• "Bottom of Education Ladder is GOP-Friendly" National Journal: An insightful look at links between educational levels and electoral preferences. The article contends that Republicans' domination of the "least-educated counties" has been a long time in the making.
• "Argentina on the Danube?" The Economist: Certain Eastern European nations are dealing with pressing bank and currency troubles. This article examines the interplay of industry, the Euro,the IMF, and potentially the EU.
  
• "Governors' Fight Over Stimulus May Define G.O.P." NY Times: While several governors ban together to refuse portions of stimulus money, others urge team play.