Past GO Meetings: 2002-2008
| Date | Topic | Presenter | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 21, 2002 | In Defense of Abraham Lincoln | Jeff Kiviat | Presentation |
| May 17, 2003 | Citizen X | N/A | Movie |
| June 21, 2003 | Review of William F. Buckley Jr's Getting It Right | Jeff Kiviat | Book Review |
| July 19, 2003 | Rabbit-Proof Fence | N/A | Movie |
| August 23, 2003 | Camp Indecon recap and Education roundtable discussion | John Drake | Roundtable Discussion |
| September 27, 2003 | "Interpreting the Constitution" by David Mayer | N/A | Taped Audio Lecture |
| October 18, 2003 | "My 30 Years with Ayn Rand" by Leonard Peikoff | N/A | Taped Video Lecture |
| November 15, 2003 | Review of Seinfeld and Philosophy | Jon Litton | Book Review |
| December 20, 2003 | Objectivist Trivia Night and potluck dinner | John Drake | Game & Potluck |
| January 17, 2004 | A Man for All Seasons | N/A | Movie |
| February 19, 2004 | John Stossel ABC Primetime Special | N/A | TV show |
| March 20, 2004 | Objective Investing | Brenda Throm | Presentation |
| April 17, 2004 | Mike Mentzer: His Life and Philosophy | John Drake | Presentation |
| May 15, 2004 | Peikoff at West Point | N/A | Taped Video Lecture |
| June 19, 2004 | Penn & Teller BullSh!t Fest '04 | N/A | TV show |
| July 17, 2004 | "The Moral Conflict of Capitalism and Statism" by Nathaniel Branden | N/A | Taped Video Lecture |
| August 21, 2004 | "Darwin's Revolution in Thought" by Stephen Jay Gould | N/A | Taped Video Lecture |
| September 25, 2004 | Dinner & Discussion on Islam vs. Islamic Fundamentalism | N/A | Roundtable Discussion |
| October 16, 2004 | "God Against the Gods" by Jonathan Kirsch | N/A | Taped Video Lecture |
| November 20, 2004 | Dinner & Discussion on Bin Laden and retreating from Iraq | N/A | Roundtable Discussion |
| December 2004 | Winter Break - No meeting | ||
| January 15, 2005 | "River Out of Eden: A Darwinian View of Life" by Richard Dawkins | N/A | Taped Video Lecture |
| February 12, 2005 | Dinner & Discussion on the Ayn Rand Centenary | N/A | Roundtable Discussion |
| March 19, 2005 | "The Virtue of Selfishness: Why Achieving Your Happiness Is Your Highest Moral Purpose" by Peter Schwartz |
N/A | Taped Video Lecture |
| April 16, 2005 | Dinner & Discussion on the future of religion after the Pope's death | N/A | Roundtable Discussion |
| May 21, 2005 | Hotel Rwanda | N/A | Movie |
| June 18, 2005 | Dinner & Discussion on Deep Throat and the media | N/A | Roundtable Discussion |
| July 2005 | Summer Break - No meeting | ||
| August 27, 2005 | Discussion on Advocacy and Truth | Frank Bryan | Roundtable Discussion |
| September 24, 2005 | Dinner & Discussion on Flat Tax vs. Fair Tax | N/A | Roundtable Discussion |
| October 2005 | No meeting | ||
| November 19, 2005 | Dinner & Discussion on the future of the Republican Party | N/A | Roundtable Discussion |
| December 17, 2005 | Potluck and "Global Capitalism" by Andrew Bernstein | N/A | Taped Video Lecture & Potluck |
| January 28, 2006 | Supreme Court case presentations and discussion | All | Mini Presentations & Roundtable Discussion |
| February 18, 2006 | Dinner & Discussion on "Getting from Here to There" | N/A | Roundtable Discussion |
| March 25, 2006 | Farewell to Frank party and "Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon" by Daniel Dennett |
N/A | Potluck & Taped Video Lecture |
| April 15, 2006 | Dinner & Discussion on the Mohammed editorial cartoons | N/A | Roundtable Discussion |
| May 20, 2006 | "Genesis: The Scientific Quest for Life's Origin" by Robert Hazen and discussion on the origin of life |
N/A | Taped Video Lecture & Discussion |
| June 17, 2006 | Dinner & Discussion on U.S. immigration policy | N/A | Roundtable Discussion |
| July 15, 2006 | Book Review of Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth | Ben Hughes | Book Review |
| August 19, 2006 | Dinner & Discussion on legal issues and the Institute for Justice | Jessica Wilson | Roundtable Discussion |
| September 16, 2006 | "States of Fear: Science or Politics?" | N/A | Taped Video Panel Discussion |
| October 21, 2006 | Dinner & Discussion on teaching morality without religion | N/A | Roundtable Discussion |
| November 18, 2006 | Richard Dawkins' The Root of All Evil? Part 1 and Jeff's experience at the Liberty Magazine Editors Conference |
N/A | TV Show |
| December 16, 2006 | Dinner & Discussion on advancing reason in the coming year | N/A | Roundtable Discussion |
| January 20, 2007 | Richard Dawkins' The Root of All Evil? Part 2 | N/A | TV Show |
| February 17, 2007 | Dinner & Discussion on current crop of presidential candidates | N/A | Roundtable Discussion |
| March 17, 2007 | Cash McCall | N/A | Movie |
| April 21, 2007 | Dinner & Discussion on Castro and Latin America | N/A | Roundtable Discussion |
| May 19, 2007 | Citizen X | N/A | Movie |
| June 16, 2007 | Dinner & Discussion on new religions | N/A | Roundtable Discussion |
| July 21, 2007 | Global warming debate from Intelligence Squared | N/A | Taped Video Panel Discussion |
| August 25, 2007 | Dinner & Discussion on Iraq and immigration | N/A | Roundtable Discussion |
| September 15, 2007 | Discussion of The Truth Machine by James L. Halperin | N/A | Book Discussion |
| October 20, 2007 | Atlas Shrugged 50th Anniversary conferences and 20/20 health care special | N/A | Videos |
| November 17, 2007 | Put Your Arms Up and I'll Shoot! - The Current State of Vaccinations | Joy Kiviat | Presentation |
| December 29, 2007 | Annual Holiday Dinner and Movie | N/A | Potluck/Movie |
| January 19, 2008 | Dinner & Discussion on inequality | N/A | Roundtable Discussion |
| February 2008 | No meeting | ||
| March 15, 2008 | The Right to Privacy: What is it and do we need it? | Jessica Wilson | Presentation |
| April 19, 2008 | Dinner & Discussion on elections and the Libertarian Party | N/A | Roundtable Discussion |
| May 17, 2008 | 10-Minute Discussions | N/A | Roundtable Discussion |
| June 21, 2008 | The Aviator | N/A | Movie |
| July 19, 2008 | Dinner & Discussion on the Atlas Society's summer seminar | Jeff Kiviat | Roundtable Discussion |
| August 16, 2008 | Attendees' Choice | N/A | A Reading, a DVD, or a Discussion |
| September 10, 2008 | Christopher Hitchens/Dinesh D'Souza debate | N/A | Debate at Powell Hall |
| October 18, 2008 | Elections and Bailouts | N/A | Roundtable Discussion |
| November 15, 2008 | The Candidate | N/A | Movie |
| December 20, 2008 | Annual Holiday Dinner | N/A | Potluck Dinner |
