Join us on Thursday, October 23rd at noon in Room 7200 of the UW Law School for a book talk by Daniel Mark (Villanova), who will discuss the connection between legal duties and moral obligations.Lunch provided. Co-sponsored by the Tommy G. Thompson Center for public leadership.
The Center for the Study of Liberal Democracy invites applications for a part-time position as Assistant Director. In cooperation with the Director, the Assistant Director is responsible for day-to-day operations of the CSLD including programming, development, strategic planning, intra-University relations, relations with Wisconsin State legislators, and relations with the national community of scholars, institutes, and …
Newly-elected American Pope Leo XIV is an American member of the international Augustinian religious order. Who was St. Augustine? How did he–and how do those still influenced by his thought–understand the role and power of the State? Join us for an exploration of St. Augustine of Hippo and his far-reaching impact on Western social and …
Join author Adam Szetela for a talk on his newly-released exposé of censorship in the publishing industry. In That Book Is Dangerous, Szetela investigates how well-intended efforts to diversify American literature have also produced serious problems for literary freedom. Drawing from interviews with presidents and vice presidents at the Big Five publishers, literary agents at …
The spring issue of the University of Wisconsin Law School’s Gargoyle magazine features an article on the CSLD. Check it out here.
CSLD Graduate Fellow Phillip Pinell has accepted a position as a teaching faculty member at the Florida State University’s Institute for Governance and Civics. Pinell is earning his Ph.D. in political theory and American politics and will soon be defending his dissertation, “The Idea of the Nation in Twentieth-Century Spanish Political Thought.” He will be …
Applications are now open for 2025-26 Catholic Social & Political Thought Fellowships. All UW–Madison students (from rising freshman to graduate students, from any religious or non-religious tradition) are invited to apply. Offers will be made on a rolling basis through early fall. For more information and to apply, see here.
Join the CSLD and the Federalist Society for a book talk by Ilya Shapiro of the Manhattan Institute on April 3rd from 12-1 in Room 5240 of the University of Wisconsin Law School (975 Bascom Mall, Madison). Lunch will be served and book copies will be available for purchase.
All Wisconsin high school social studies teachers are invited to apply for the 2025 Civic Literacy & Citizenship Symposium, which will be held June 16-17 at the Great Wolf Lodge in Wisconsin Dells. Applications are due April 30th. Participants receive lodging, meals, and a $200 stipend. For more information or to apply, click here.
This year’s winners of the CSLD Undergraduate Essay Competition are Jim Jia (1st place, $2500 scholarship), Hunter Vierck (2nd place, $1500 scholarship), and Ronan Piontek (3rd place, $1000 scholarship). Congratulations to all our winners, and thanks to the many undergraduate students who submitted high-quality essays for this year’s competition! You can read this year’s (and …