CCA I: U.S. Intelligence: History and Controversies
Hillsdale College
Intelligence gathering has been an essential part of U.S. defense and foreign policy since the American Revolution. There has always been a tension between the secrecy involved in intelligence gathering and the openness required for the people to remain sovereign as our Constitution requires. This tension intensified during the Cold War and has reached new highs since the expansion and increased power of the intelligence state following 9/11. This first CCA of the 2023-2024 academic year will consider the history, importance, use, and misuse of U.S. intelligence.
October 1
4:00 p.m.
“Intelligence in the Revolutionary War”
Alexander Rose
Author, Washington's Spies
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October 1
8:00 p.m.
“Wild Bill Donovan, the OSS, and the Early CIA”
Washington's Spies Patrick K. O’Donnell
Author, Operatives, Spies, and Saboteurs: The Unknown Story of the Men and Women of World War II's OSS
October 2
4:00 p.m.
“The Art of Disguise”
Jonna Mendez
Former Chief of Disguise, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
October 2
8:00 p.m.
“Cold War Espionage: The Golitsyn–Nosenko Controversy”
Edward Jay Epstein
Author, Assume Nothing: Encounters with Assassins, Spies, Presidents, and Would-Be Masters of the Universe
October 3
4:00 p.m.
“The Importance of Good Intelligence”
Fred Fleitz
America First Policy Institute
October 3
8:00 p.m.
“The Rise and Fall of the CIA”
Sam Faddis
Author, Beyond Repair: The Decline and Fall of The CIA
