Sunday, July 3
Barbeque Grills and the Future of America: How Our Stratifying as a Society Is Affecting Lifestyles and Politics
David Brooks, New York Times columnist, commentator on The Newshour with Jim Lehrer, and author on the American scene.

Thursday, July 7
Environment and Sustainable Development: Looking Ahead by Looking Back
Jim MacNeill, former Secretary General of the World Commission on Environment and Development and Head of the Inspectorate of the World Bank, and an internationally known expert on the environment and sustainable development.

Friday, July 22
The War on Drugs and Its Effects on the Criminal Justice System
John Kane, senior U.S. District Court judge in Denver and member of numerous commissions on drugs and the criminal justice system.

Thursday, August 4
A Look at U.S. Involvement in Iraq
Lt. Gen (ret) Jay Garner, first Director, Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance following the Iraq war.