Joseph Horowitz, concert producer, cultural historian, and author of Dvořák's Prophecy and the Vexed Fate of Black Classical Music
John McWhorter, Associate Professor of Linguistics, Department of Slavic Languages, Columbia University
Sidney Outlaw,…
Michael Paulsen, University Chair & Professor of Law at the University of St. Thomas
Michael Stokes Paulsen is Distinguished University Chair & Professor of Law at the University of St. Thomas, where he has taught since 2007. Professor…
In Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, which had protected the constitutional right of pregnant persons to decide whether to terminate their pregnancies.
Series Overview: First Among Equals
As a defining premise of modern political thought, equality often commands more allegiance than investigation. Yet the idea that human beings are equal is an ancient one, with deep roots in Roman Law and Christianity. This lecture series explores how and why, in 17th-century England, this long-standing idea began to have profound political consequences—if not all of the consequences modern egalitarians expect.
Series Overview: First Among Equals
As a defining premise of modern political thought, equality often commands more allegiance than investigation. Yet the idea that human beings are equal is an ancient one, with deep roots in Roman Law and Christianity. This lecture series explores how and why, in 17th-century England, this long-standing idea began to have profound political consequences—if not all of the consequences modern egalitarians expect.
Series Overview: First Among Equals
As a defining premise of modern political thought, equality often commands more allegiance than investigation. Yet the idea that human beings are equal is an ancient one, with deep roots in Roman Law and Christianity. This lecture series explores how and why, in 17th-century England, this long-standing idea began to have profound political consequences—if not all of the consequences modern egalitarians expect.
Ian Rowe, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
Ian Rowe is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where he focuses on education and upward mobility, family formation, and adoption. Mr. Rowe is also the cofounder of Vertex…
Gene A. Jarrett, Dean of the Faculty and William S. Tod Professor of English at Princeton University
Gene Andrew Jarrett is Dean of the Faculty and William S. Tod Professor of English at Princeton University. He is the author of Representing the Race:…
Allen C. Guelzo, Thomas W. Smith Distinguished Research Scholar and Director of the James Madison Program Initiative on Politics and Statesmanship
Lucas Morel, John K. Boardman, Jr. Professor of Politics, Washington and Lee University
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William Deresiewicz, best-selling author of The End of Solitude: Selected Essays on Culture and Society.
Allen C. Guelzo, Thomas W. Smith Distinguished Research Scholar and Director of the James Madison Program Initiative on Politics…