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Think For Yourself
“Think for yourself” used to be a platitude. But in today’s climate of political correctness, it’s radical advice—advice being offered to incoming college students by 28 professors at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton. Far Right Photo: Princeton University, Office of Communications Read more…
Sign the Statement:
Truth Seeking, Democracy, and Freedom of Thought and Expression - A Statement by Robert P. George and Cornel West The pursuit of knowledge and the maintenance of a free and democratic society require the cultivation and practice of the virtues of intellectual humility, openness of mind, and, above all, love of truth. These virtues... Read more…

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Upcoming Events

September 12, 2018, 4:30 pm

Constituting Justice: Ida B. Wells's Anti-Lynching Campaign

Princeton University Constitution Day Lecture

Desmond Jagmohan, Assistant Professor of Politics, Princeton University; Respondent: ...

September 14, 2018, 4:30 pm

Speak Freely: Lessons from Middlebury and Evergreen State

Keegan Callanan, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Middlebury College; Heather E....

September 18, 2018, 4:30 pm

Friends Divided: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson

James Madison Program Constitution Day Event

Gordon Wood, Alva O. Way University Professor; Professor of History Emeritus, Brown University...

Recent Events

June 1, 2018, 1:30 pm

Con Interp: Revisiting the Classroom Experience

Annual Princeton University Reunions Event

Robert P. George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence; Director, James...

May 28, 2018 (All day) to June 1, 2018 (All day)

Designing Civic Consciousness

Organized by Maurizio Viroli, Professor Emeritus of Political Science,...

May 18, 2018 (All day) to May 19, 2018 (All day)

Taking the Measure of Where We Are Today

The Annual Robert J. Giuffra '82 Conference

Keynote Address: Robert P. George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and...

Announcements

Visiting Professor Keegan Callanan to be Nominated by President Trump to Serve on the National Council on the Humanities

Congratulations to James Madison Program 2017-18 Visiting Professor, Keegan Callanan, to be nominated by President Donald J. Trump as one of the Members of the...

The James Madison Program Announces 2018-19 Fellows

Each year the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions hosts scholars with established records as well as scholars who have recently received...

Recipients announced for the 2018 Stephen Whelan '68 Senior Thesis Prize for Excellence in Constitutional Law and Political Thought

The James Madison Program is pleased to announce the winners of the Stephen Whelan '68 Senior Thesis Prize for Excellence in Constitutional Law and Political...