Humanities Commentaries on VPR
Each month, VHC’s Executive Director Peter Gilbert presents commentaries on Vermont Public Radio that examine current and past events from a humanities perspective.
Read or listen to Peter’s commentaries by clicking on the links below.
Recent commentaries
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| Willie's Story (2-20-12) |
Today is both President's Day and the anniversary of an event that caused great sadness in the Lincoln White House. Commentator and Vermont Humanities Council executive director Peter Gilbert has the story – not of a President, but a President's child. |
| The Presidency (1-30-12) |
Commentator and Vermont Humanities Council executive director Peter Gilbert loves movies about the American presidency, especially thrillers. Recently, he saw two that he'd never seen before.
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| Corporations' Free Speech (1-17-12) |
Two years ago this month, a bitterly divided Supreme Court overruled precedent and held that the government may not ban political spending by corporations, and that the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 violated corporations' right to free speech. Here's commentator and Vermont Humanities Council executive director Peter Gilbert to explain.
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And enjoy these timely reflections pulled from the archive
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| Washington’s Crossing (2-22-06) |
Today is Washington's birthday, and commentator Peter Gilbert has been reading a fascinating book about General Washington's role in the American Revolution, and its potential to inspire us today. |
| Humanities and Cairo (2-22-11) |
Commentator Peter Gilbert is the Executive Director of the Vermont Humanities Council. He's been thinking about what our fascination with daily developments in Cairo tells us about the importance of the humanities here in this country.
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Peter's VPR Commentaries by year
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2012 Commentaries
2011 Commentaries
2010 Commentaries
2009 Commentaries
2008 Commentaries
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2007 Commentaries
2006 Commentaries
2005 Commentaries
2004 Commentaries
2003 Commentaries
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