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January 26, 2024

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Highlights from ‘The Art of Disagreeing Better’

Utah’s Republican Governor Spencer Cox and Kansas’ Democratic Governor Laura Kelly discussed how to have passionate yet healthy discourse on Monday evening as part of our Engage at the Bush Center series presented by NexPoint. This lively conversation was held in collaboration with KERA and the National Governors Association's Disagree Better Initiative and moderated by KERA THINK's Krys Boyd.

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2024 class of Presidential Leadership Scholars announced

The program brings together a diverse network of established leaders to collaborate and make a difference in the world

Meet the 60 accomplished changemakers

20 years on, the Millennium Challenge Corporation has helped 300 million people globally

Article by Monica Vegas Kladakis, Senior Advisor at the Bush Institute

Read about the program's life-changing impact

They fled starvation and authoritarianism in North Korea but still fear Pyongyang’s long arm

Article by Margot Habiby, Deputy Director of Communications at the Bush Institute

Learn about two brave North Korean escapees and their journeys to the United States

Five recommendations on teaching reading from the National Council on Teacher Quality

Two-Minute Take with Anne Wicks, the Ann Kimball Johnson Director of Education and Opportunity at the Bush Institute

Learn why science-backed reading methods should be used in classrooms

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Further News, Analysis, and more from the Bush Center

‘The State of American Democracy’
Read the latest edition of The Catalyst: A Journal of Ideas from the Bush Institute

Taiwan is a beacon of democracy, and we must help protect it | The Dallas Morning News
Op-ed by Igor Khrestin, the Bradford M. Freeman Managing Director of Global Policy at the Bush Institute, and former U.S. Senator Cory Gardner, a Republican of Colorado

U.S. support for Ukraine: The difference between victory and defeat | The Hill
Op-ed by David J. Kramer, Executive Director of the Bush Institute; John Herbst, Senior Director of the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center and Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine; and William Taylor, Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine

It’s time to confront the Taliban’s corruption | The Diplomat
Op-ed by the Bush Institute's Executive Director David J. Kramer and Directors of Global Policy Natalie Gonnella-Platts and Jessica Ludwig

UPCOMING AT THE BUSH CENTER

Don't miss these special Events

Fridays starting Feb. 2 | 10 a.m.
Storytime at the Bush Museum

Feb. 6 | 11:30 a.m.
The State of American Democracy Webinar and Q&A

Feb. 15 | 5 p.m.
Young Professionals Networking Reception

Feb. 15 | 6:30 p.m.
Mostly What God Does: A Conversation with Author Savannah Guthrie

March 18 | 6 p.m.
A Conversation with White House Social Secretaries

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About the George W. Bush Presidential Center

Located on the SMU campus in Dallas, Texas, the George W. Bush Presidential Center is a nonpartisan institution advancing the timeless values of freedom, opportunity, accountability, and compassion. The Bush Center comprises the George W. Bush Presidential Museum and the George W. Bush Institute, a solution-oriented policy organization focused on ensuring opportunity for all, strengthening democracy, and advancing free societies through policy solutions and public engagement. The Bush Center also houses the George W. Bush Presidential Library, operated by the National Archives and Records Administration, which provides access to official documents and artifacts from the George W. Bush Administration.

George W. Bush Presidential Center
2943 SMU Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75205