The John Adams Institute

Welcoming the best and brightest of American thinking

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Hate in the Homeland with Cynthia Miller-Idriss

The Fate of Democracy in a Radicalizing World

“What would it take to ensure that everyone feels at home in the country where they live? Who gets to claim membership in, or ownership of, imagined and real territories? Can homelands help us better understand the rise of the far right and its move from the fringes to the mainstream?” We live in a …...

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President’s Night 2024

America Votes

Who will be the president of the United States for the next four years? This question is more relevant than ever in these turbulent geopolitical times. On November 5th, the American people will decide the course of their divided nation in an unstable world. Will Donald Trump get a second chance, or will Kamala Harris …...

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The New Anthology

The New Anthology is a community-led, multi-year project that gives new voice to aspects of our shared Dutch-American history by connecting stories and perspectives that have often been overlooked or purposefully ignored. Visit the online collection to find out more!

Get acquainted with the John Adams by watching recordings of our lectures or listening to our podcast ‘Bright Minds’.

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About The John Adams Institute

The John Adams Institute provides an independent podium for American culture in the Netherlands. For three decades, we have brought the best and the brightest of American thinking from the fields of literature, politics, history, and technology.

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An evening on James Baldwin

In honor of James Baldwin‘s 100th birthday, Writers Unlimited hosts a conversation about Baldwin’s work and his critical view of America, through today’s eyes. With Simone Atangana Bekono, John Adams director Tracy Metz, Lexter Woodley and a reading by Manik Sarkar. October 9th, 20:30 hrs. in The Hague.

Baddass Tours: Amsterdam's untold history

Badass Tours is on a mission to fill in the gaps in popular history. Elyzabeth Gorman and Shea Elmore, both from the US,  host walking tours through Amsterdam telling its incredible women’s, LGBTQ+, Jewish, and BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) stories. These people were often relegated to archives and footnotes because they weren’t the ones writing the history books. The organization also presents storytelling performances. Find out more at their website.

‘Go on and improve in everything worthy.’

John Adams