{"id":1888,"date":"2012-11-21T10:11:57","date_gmt":"2012-11-21T15:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2012\/11\/political-science-professor-jeff-freyman-to-present-inaugural-lecture-in-left-of-center-speaker-series-at-transylvania-nov-29-free-and-open-to-the-public\/"},"modified":"2020-07-14T13:57:33","modified_gmt":"2020-07-14T17:57:33","slug":"political-science-professor-jeff-freyman-to-present-inaugural-lecture-in-left-of-center-speaker-series-at-transylvania-nov-29-free-and-open-to-the-public","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2012\/11\/political-science-professor-jeff-freyman-to-present-inaugural-lecture-in-left-of-center-speaker-series-at-transylvania-nov-29-free-and-open-to-the-public\/","title":{"rendered":"Political science professor Jeff Freyman to present inaugural lecture in \u2018Left of Center\u2019 speaker series at Transylvania Nov. 29; free and open to the public"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgBordersLeft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/news\/images\/illustrations\/freymanjeff.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"142\" \/>LEXINGTON, Ky.\u2014Jeff Freyman, professor of political science and<br \/>\ndirector of The Center for Liberal Education at Transylvania University,<br \/>\nwill present \u201cThe American Empire\u201d in the Cowgill Center, room 102, at 7<br \/>\np.m. on Thursday, Nov. 29. The presentation, which is free and open to<br \/>\nthe public, is the first of the \u201cLeft of Center\u201d speaker series<br \/>\nsponsored by the Transylvania College Democrats.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"..\/about\/faculty_bio.htm?ID=0061061\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Freyman <\/a>will<br \/>\ndiscuss how the United States formed a world order after the Second<br \/>\nWorld War, how it was similar to and different from previous imperial<br \/>\norders, how finance has been instrumental in securing global dominance<br \/>\nand the consequences of the order on the 2008 financial crisis. His<br \/>\nareas of research include globalization, comparative democratization,<br \/>\ncomparative political economy and Marxism.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThe speaker series was<br \/>\ncreated to inform Transylvania students and members of the Lexington<br \/>\ncommunity on left leaning political views. \u201cNot all points of view are<br \/>\nrepresented fairly in our political system and oftentimes little can be<br \/>\naccomplished if we all \u2018toe the party line\u2019 analytically,\u201d said junior<br \/>\nMichael Case, president of Transylvania College Democrats. \u201cThe series<br \/>\nis open to speakers from a variety of ideological viewpoints ranging<br \/>\nfrom the reform liberalism of the current Democratic Party platform to<br \/>\nthe far-left.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LEXINGTON, Ky.\u2014Jeff Freyman, professor of political science and director of The Center for Liberal Education at Transylvania University, will present \u201cThe American Empire\u201d in the Cowgill Center, room 102, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 29. The presentation, which is free and open to the public, is the first of the \u201cLeft of Center\u201d speaker series sponsored by the Transylvania College Democrats. Freyman will discuss how the United States formed a world order after the Second World War, how it was similar to and different from previous imperial orders, how finance has been instrumental in securing global dominance and the consequences of the order on the 2008 financial crisis. His areas of research include globalization, comparative democratization, comparative political economy and Marxism. 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