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  • Thursday, May 28, 2026
  • 9:30 AM 12:00 PM 09:30 12:00
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Current Events Explained

Thursdays, May 21 and 28 | 1:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Bethany Congregational Church
556 N. Hope Avenue, Santa Barbara
VISTAS member price: $30; non-member price: $45

Presented by Jack Friedlander
Participants will gain fresh insights and perspectives about current events. Topics will include recent Supreme Court decisions; how the MAGA movement was conceived and the six factions that form its base; analyses of foreign policy developments; how Stablecoins may change the banking system; why higher education is under attack; strategies to increase the supply of affordable housing; whether tariffs are achieving their intended goals; critiques of the Affordable Care Act, Medicare, and Medicaid and ideas for making them less costly; the changing media landscape; new approaches to providing foreign aid; and recent developments.

Current Events Explained
Earlier Event: May 27
A Century of African-American Music: Cultural Appreciation or Cultural Appropriation? 4/5
Later Event: June 3
A Century of African-American Music: Cultural Appreciation or Cultural Appropriation? 5/5