AMERICA UNDER STRAIN

Christopher Caldwell, contributing writer for The New York Times and contributing editor for the Claremont Review of Books; Michael Driessen, professor of Political Science and International Affairs, John Cabot University Moderated by Marco Bardazzi, journalist, co-founder and Editor in Chief of Bea Media Company

250 years after the declaration of independence, the United States finds itself at the center of global instability, engaged in wars whose end is nowhere in sight and grappling with wearisome internal conflicts. The vitality of the American experiment subjected to yet another reality stress test.