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We the People
![Working Across the Aisle: Why Can't We Be Friends?](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/1e6f6311-23cb-4111-afe8-671c493a871d/53011117781_5581803b51_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=600&q=80&rect=2145%2C8%2C2359%2C3537&w=400)
Even at a time of intense partisan polarization, it is still possible to get things done in Washington. Hear from Representative Jason Crow (D-CO) and Representative Tony Gonz...
![Wicked Problem: Immigration — The Road Ahead](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/52e7eb60-d364-4a9f-999a-acd09dfcc1a6/53011144197_abd1631d59_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=0%2C344%2C8256%2C4644&w=400)
In this new Aspen Ideas format, all attendees gather each morning to kick off the day by exploring a current issue of deep complexity. For decades, American policy regardin...
![Wicked Problem: Guns in America](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/0c9d4a26-8fba-4d60-a375-61d4c4eb7d83/53009839920_bc63c649e9_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C8256%2C4640&w=400)
In this new Aspen Ideas format, all attendees gather each morning to kick off the day by exploring a current issue of deep complexity. The United States is an outlier in bo...
![The Resurgence of the ‘Oldest Hatred’: The Effort to Combat Antisemitism](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/98f070bc-f997-48f5-94e9-d5d708ac736f/53009367324_93014d227d_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C5911%2C3326&w=400)
Antisemitic incidents are on the rise in the United States, leaving Jewish communities feeling vulnerable — a sentiment both new and sadly familiar. Among the responses is the...
![Wicked Problem: Affirmative Action — Who Wins?](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/52133bca-9974-475e-a883-546b080e5a76/53007142404_707e91b700_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=600&q=80&rect=324%2C0%2C3097%2C4640&w=400)
In this new Aspen Ideas format, all attendees gather each morning to kick off the day by exploring a current issue of deep complexity. This year, the Supreme Court is once...
![Redemption Song?](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/68434239-3b10-4261-b48b-f4947f329a36/53004936045_a81d8867b7_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=0%2C419%2C6000%2C3377&w=400)
Much of the public discourse around race and our national narrative is, perhaps understandably, filled with recrimination, but if Americans are to remain a nation, we must fin...
![Interpreting Shakespeare for Contemporary America](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/bb2f6477-622f-4b21-8397-9ff034ae733a/53004919498_2602c6eeb5_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C8256%2C4646&w=400)
While Shakespeare’s themes are timeless, it may not always be easy for 21st century Americans to see themselves in his work. Join a director, a scholar, and the 2022 Pulitzer...
![Ron Klain: The Aspen Exit Interview](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/793aa51b-36e6-4824-bc65-53dd78b9272b/53003410994_a3ba7a26bd_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C6000%2C3377&w=400)
According to media reports, when Ron Klain left his job as White House chief of staff in February, his most prized possession from his tenure at President Biden’s side was a r...
![Wicked Problem: What Should We Know and Who Decides?](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/fd263779-29e0-4ae7-a15a-3f375c2845e4/53001886049_f0a9bda0eb_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=0%2C666%2C8256%2C4646&w=400)
In this new Aspen Ideas format, all attendees gather each morning to kick off the day by exploring a current issue of deep complexity. Debates over the content of our hist...