Author Talk with Clay Risen: Red Scare: Blacklists, McCarthyism, and the Making of Modern America
• January 13, 2026

Explore the history and current relevance of the mid-20th century Red Scare. Learn about this dark period, which particularly affected civil rights activists, teachers, Hollywood stars, and DC’s federal workers, […]

Stranger Things: Stories from the Upside-Down
• September 15, 2025

This isn’t fiction. These are true stories from moments when something just felt… off. Someone sees something they can’t explain. A normal night shifts. Suddenly, nothing feels real. That’s what […]

Capital Fringe Is in Full Swing
• July 11, 2019

This year’s festival fairly sings with ideas about what it’s like to be a young, old, female, male, transgender, serious or silly human being today in a world that we made ourselves, in our dreams and schemes and in our ballot box.