Advocates for Balance at Chautauqua 2025 Speaker Series

Advocates For Balance at Chautauqua, Inc. announces their 2025 Speaker Series, held Mondays at the Athenaeum Hotel at Chautauqua Institution.

Monday, June 23: Kimberley Strassel

• WSJ editorial board member, weekly column Potomac Watch and NYT bestselling author. Frequent TV commentator on Meet the Press, Face the Nation and a FoxNews contributor.
• Topic: DOGE: The Concept

Monday, June 30: Dr. Willie Soon

• Dr. Willie Soon is an internationally recognized astrophysicist and aerospace engineer. Examines climate change using proven science related to the effect of solar variations rather than human activity.

Monday, July 7: Dr. Peter McCullough

• Dr. McCullough’s contributions to medicine, in both research and clinical practice, reveal surprising results into the medical community’s response to the treatment of COVID-19.

​Monday, July 14: Joe Concha

• Joe Concha is a highly respected analyst on the American media industry and pop culture. FoxNews contributor, columnist, The Hill, and a sought-after prominent podcast guest.
• Discussing American Mainstream Media Status

Monday, July 21: Sara Carter

• Sara Carter is the newly appointed “Drug Czar” serving under President Donald Trump. Sara has been recognized with several media awards for her in-depth investigative reporting on Mexican drug cartels.

Monday, July 28: Larry Elder

• Larry Elder, a conservative talk show host based in California, ran against Governor Gavin Newsom in California’s 2021 recall election and is a frequent TV news contributor.

Monday, Aug. 4: Larry Thompson

• Larry Thompson is a prominent attorney and fellow Chautauquan whose career spans private practice, corporate law as general counsel for Pepsi Co. and government service as Deputy Attorney General under President George W. Bush.

Monday, Aug. 11: Stephen Moore

• Stephen Moore, co-founder of the Club for Growth, served on the editorial board of the WSJ, chief economist of the Heritage Foundation, is a frequent contributor on FoxNews and CNN.
• He will share opinions on the as-of-the-moment economic conditions.

Monday, Aug. 18: The Marquis de Lafayette, as played by Mark Schneider

• Mark Schneider will retrace The Marquis’ 24 state tour of America, 1824-1825. Mark has been Lafayette at Colonial Williamsburg for over 20 years.