The April 19, 2004 edition of "EPPC Briefly," the biweekly electronic newsletter about our latest publications and events. In this edition: conferences on proliferation and Islam, and an essay about what this election year matters. To subscribe, enter your e-mail address in the box to the right.

EPPC OUT AND ABOUT

Fighting Proliferation, 2004
The problem of proliferation has grown more complicated and urgent since the terrorist attacks of 9-11. Tomorrow, Tuesday, April 20, at noon, EPPC will host a two-hour discussion about the proliferation problem, with an emphasis on nuclear proliferation and the recent revelations of Pakistani scientist A.Q. Khan. Participants will include Henry Sokolski of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center, George Perkovich of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and Tom Cochran of the National Resources Defense Council. Registration is free and open to the public.  Food and drinks will be available.
http://www.eppc.org/conferences/eventID.79/conf_detail.asp

 

Beyond Radical Islam?
To what extent does radical Islam represent a distortion of traditional or "true" Islam? What would liberal Islam look like and under what conditions would it thrive? These questions, and others, were addressed at EPPC's "Beyond Radical Islam?" conference in Michigan last weekend. Video and transcripts of the event will be available online soon.
http://www.eppc.org/conferences/eventID.78/conf_detail.asp

 

New President at EPPC
EPPC welcomes as its new President M. Edward Whelan III, a former law clerk to Justice Scalia and, most recently, a senior official in the U.S. Department of Justice. Mr. Whelan will also direct EPPC’s new program on The Constitution, the Courts, and the Culture.
http://www.eppc.org/scholars/scholarID.68/scholar.asp

 

Christine Rosen on Eugenics in America
In her new book Preaching Eugenics, EPPC Fellow and New Atlantis senior editor Christine Rosen explores the troubling history of the American eugenics movement, the surprising participation of prominent religious leaders, and the lessons for our own era.
http://www.eppc.org/publications/bookID.51/book_detail.asp

 

An Election Year that Matters
The presidential election of 2004 will be a nation-defining decision with enormous historical consequences. Senior Fellow George Weigel discusses the two gravely important issues that will be decided this November.
http://www.eppc.org/news/newsID.2071/news_detail.asp

 

Do Embryos Vote?
In the latest issue of The New Atlantis, EPPC’s journal of technology and society, the editors examine the role of stem cell policy in the present political season.
http://www.thenewatlantis.com/archive/4/soa/embryos.htm

 

Timothy Samuel Shah on Protestantism and Democracy
EPPC Research Fellow Timothy Samuel Shah analyzes Protestantism’s democratizing impact around the world in his article "Christianity and Democracy: The Pioneering Protestants," co-authored with Robert D. Woodberry, in the latest issue of the Journal of Democracy.
http://www.eppc.org/news/newsID.2072/news_detail.asp

 

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