University of Wisconsin–Madison
  • Mar 4
    The Conservative Disposition: Why Conservatism is Not an Ideology

    4850 Grainger

    Conservative Political Thought Lecture Series Featuring Jeff Polet from Ford Foundation

  • Feb 26
    Back to 1791: Where to Draw the Line on the Second Amendment?

    Clark Neily

    UW Law School Room 7200

    February 26, 2024 6:00 PM UW Law School Room 7200

  • Feb 26
    Alexis de Tocqueville’s Liberal Conservatism

    4850 Grainger

    Conservative Political Thought Lecture Series Featuring Richard Boyd from Georgetown University

  • Feb 19
    Gunpowder Liberty: Conservative Women in the American Founding

    4850 Grainger

    Conservative Political Thought Lecture Series Featuring Kirstin Birkhaug from Hope College

  • Feb 12
    Back from Savagery: French Counterrevolutionary Conservatism

    Grainger 4850

    Conservative Political Thought Lecture Series Featuring Ethan Alexander-Davey from Campbell University

  • Feb 5
    The Roots of Resistance in Edmund Burke’s Conservatism

    4850 Grainger

    Join us for the first talk of our conservative political thought lecture series this spring. Featuring Ian Crowe from Belmont Abbey College.

  • Nov 13
    No Time for D.E.I

    Room 3250 University of Wisconsin Law School

    CSLD will be co-hosting this event with the Federalist Society and food will be provided. The event will feature Ilya Shapiro from the Manhattan Institute and Prof. Desai from the Wisconsin Law School.

  • Sep 30
    Black Conservatism: The Past, Present, and Future

    Fluno Center

    What has led to the growing number of black voices on the right? What issues and beliefs unite the black conservative movement(s)? And what can black conservative thought teach us about rights and liberties in America today?  Join us (in person or via Zoom) as we address these questions. Register here  Doors Open: 11:30 AM Event: …

  • Sep 13
    Civic Education and American Democracy

    Lubar Commons

    Join us for two talks and a panel discussion concerning the role of education in a flourishing American democracy. Featuring philosophers Dave Schmidtz and Harry Brighouse, co-authors of the forthcoming book Markets in Education (Oxford University Press). Lunch will be provided. Co-sponsored by the Institute for Legal Studies.

  • Sep 13
    Constitution Day 2023

    Wisconsin IDEA Room -- Room 159, Education Building 1000 Bascom Hill

    September 13th 12:00-1:30 PM Wisconsin IDEA Room Does the First Amendment guarantee us the right to be free from religion in the public square? Does it guarantee religious individuals and institutions the right to be exempt from otherwise valid laws that burden their religious beliefs and practices? In this lecture, Dr. Vincent Phillip Muñoz (Notre Dame) will explore our “first freedom” in light of the thought of America’s founding fathers.