ABOUT THE MARKOVITZ SOCRATIC STAGE DIALOGUE SERIES
The New College of Florida Office of Public Policy Events seeks to advance free speech, civil discourse, and fearless dialogue through facilitating events that foster open discussion and debate on relevant public policy issues. Such debates or group forums provide opportunity for a wide range of viewpoints and perspectives to be presented. These events are open to the public and include speakers from within and without the state university community that hold broadly divergent and opposing perspectives.
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Upcoming Events
Tear Down This Wall
Peter Robinson
May 5, 2026 | 6:00 PM | College Hall, Music Room – New College of Florida
Peter M. Robinson is the Murdoch Distinguished Policy Fellow at the Hoover Institution, where he writes on business and politics, serves as editor of the Hoover Digest, and hosts the video series Uncommon Knowledge™. A graduate of Dartmouth College and Oxford University, he began his career in the White House, serving as chief speechwriter to Vice President George Bush and later as a speechwriter to President Ronald Reagan, where he authored the famous “tear down this wall” address. He later earned an MBA from Stanford and worked in media and public policy, including roles at Fox Television and the SEC. Since joining Hoover in 1993, Robinson has authored several books—such as Snapshots from Hell, It’s My Party, and How Ronald Reagan Changed My Life—and contributed widely to major publications, while also serving as a Dartmouth trustee; he currently lives in Northern California with his family.
The Fight For America
Dinesh D’Souza
September 22, 2026 | 6:00 PM | Mildred Sainer Pavilion – New College of Florida
Dinesh D’Souza is a bestselling author and award-winning filmmaker. His political documentaries “2016: Obama’s America” and “America: Imagine a World Without Her” are among the highest-grossing political films of all time. His 2022 film “2000 Mules” was seen by more than 10 million people and transformed the debate over election fraud in America. An immigrant who grew up in Mumbai, India, Dinesh came to the United States in 1978 as an exchange student. He attended Dartmouth College, graduating Phi Beta Kappa. He was a domestic policy analyst at the Reagan White House, and a scholar at think tanks such as the American Enterprise Institute and the Hoover Institution at Stanford. Dinesh has written more than a dozen books and made 8 documentaries and one feature film that he produced with his wife Debbie. His latest film is the critically acclaimed “The Dragon’s Prophecy,” now available on iTunes and Amazon Prime and you can purchase the DVD at thedragonsprophecyfilm.com. You can find Dinesh once a week on his new show called “Dinesh” and follow him on Substack: dineshdsouza.substack.com
Archived Events
All Socratic Stage events presented by the New College Office of Public Policy Events are recorded and archived for future viewing.