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The luncheon featured former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in conversation with former Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">One of our students noted the emphasis Secretary Rice placed on Latin America. When asked which three parts of the world were currently most problematic for the USA, Rice listed the Middle East, Russia, and Venezuela. Governor Daniels noted that China did not make the list. Rice answered that while our interactions with China mattered, her three priorities were the \u201chot spots\u201d\u2014as of now. The Maduro regime\u2019s flagrant violation of Democratic norms and its chaotic economic policies threaten to \u201carrest the development\u201d of the entire region\u2014which is of vital importance to the United States. The Venezuelan dictatorship is only kept afloat by China, Russia, and Cuba and provides these three a foothold in the Western hemisphere in obvious conflict with United States interests.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Other students noted her concern about Pentagon procurement procedures. Rice told the audience it is slow, protracted, and cumbersome, and favors large corporations with long standing ties to the Pentagon, extensive lobbying presence on Capitol Hill, and the financial resources to wait several years for new contracts. Small firms with innovative technology that could offer us a strategic military advantage are often excluded from the process because they can\u2019t afford to wait years to sell to the Pentagon.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Unsurprisingly, the students noted Rice\u2019s insights into higher education. As one indicated Rice\u2019s comments on education were \u201cmost relatable.\u201d Rice, currently teaches classes at Stanford University, opined college students often fail to develop critical thinking skills. Too often students think a quick google search is substitute for actual research on a topic. Too often deep knowledge and thinking on a matter are trumped by laudable, but superficial concerns over social justice. She said that many campus protestors hoisting the banner \u201cFrom the River to the Sea, Palestine Will be Free\u201d could not identify the river or the sea in question.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rice reminded us that history is complex and nuanced. We shouldn\u2019t abandon critical thinking to simplistic oppressor and oppressed narratives. The Founding Fathers worked toward the ideals of \u201cliberty and justice for all.\u201d They also heinously held other human being as slaves. Both statements are true. 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