Hillsdale College

October 3 8:00 p.m. “The Rise and Fall of the CIA” Sam Faddis Author, Beyond Repair: The Decline and Fall of The CIA

October 3 4:00 p.m. “The Importance of Good Intelligence” Fred Fleitz America First Policy Institute Intelligence gathering has been an essential part of U.S. defense and foreign policy since the American Revolution. There has always been a tension between the secrecy involved in intelligence gathering and the openness required for the people to remain sovereign as our Constitution requires. This tension intensified during the Cold War and has reached new highs since the expansion and increased power of the intelligence state following 9/11. This first CCA of the 2023-2024 academic year will consider the history, importance, use, and misuse of U.S. intelligence.

October 2 8:00 p.m. “Cold War Espionage: The Golitsyn–Nosenko Controversy” Edward Jay Epstein Author, Assume Nothing: Encounters with Assassins, Spies, Presidents, and Would-Be Masters of the Universe Intelligence gathering has been an essential part of U.S. defense and foreign policy since the American Revolution. There has always been a tension between the secrecy involved in intelligence gathering and the openness required for the people to remain sovereign as our Constitution requires. This tension intensified during the Cold War and has reached new highs since the expansion and increased power of the intelligence state following 9/11. This first CCA of the 2023-2024 academic year will consider the history, importance, use, and misuse of U.S. intelligence.

October 2 4:00 p.m. ET “The Art of Disguise” Jonna Mendez Former Chief of Disguise, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Intelligence gathering has been an essential part of U.S. defense and foreign policy since the American Revolution. There has always been a tension between the secrecy involved in intelligence gathering and the openness required for the people to remain sovereign as our Constitution requires. This tension intensified during the Cold War and has reached new highs since the expansion and increased power of the intelligence state following 9/11. This first CCA of the 2023-2024 academic year will consider the history, importance, use, and misuse of U.S. intelligence.

October 1 8:00 p.m. “Wild Bill Donovan, the OSS, and the Early CIA” Patrick K. O’Donnell Author, Operatives, Spies, and Saboteurs: The Unknown Story of the Men and Women of World War II's OSS Intelligence gathering has been an essential part of U.S. defense and foreign