Past Events
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Feb 19Gunpowder Liberty: Conservative Women in the American Founding4850 Grainger
Conservative Political Thought Lecture Series Featuring Kirstin Birkhaug from Hope College
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Feb 12Back from Savagery: French Counterrevolutionary ConservatismGrainger 4850
Conservative Political Thought Lecture Series Featuring Ethan Alexander-Davey from Campbell University
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Feb 5The Roots of Resistance in Edmund Burke’s Conservatism4850 Grainger
Join us for the first talk of our conservative political thought lecture series this spring. Featuring Ian Crowe from Belmont Abbey College.
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Nov 13No Time for D.E.IRoom 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.
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Sep 30Black 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: …
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Sep 13Civic 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.
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Sep 13Constitution Day 2023Wisconsin 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.
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Jun 21Provocation and Civility: Free Speech in Wisconsin High Schools 2018
The Center for the Study of Liberal Democracy is hosting a two-day conference at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Campus, June 21–23, on “Freedom of Speech in Wisconsin’s High Schools.” The purpose of the conference is to provide high school principals and administrators the knowledge to understand the rights, freedoms and limitations of students, teachers or …
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May 32023 Disinvited Dinner
Monona Terrace
The Disinvited Dinner celebrates and affirms a culture of free speech and First Amendment principles, the importance and meaning of academic freedom, and the search for Truth by offering a platform to someone whose speech has been suppressed elsewhere. May 3rd, 2023 Monona Terrace 5:00 Cocktails 6:00 Dinner and speakers Keynote Speaker: Jason Riley Jason …
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Apr 21Left Turn? A Discussion of Liberal Media Bias
Pyle Center
Please Register Here The recent revelations about Twitter working with the government to squelch legitimate news stories has revived discussions about media bias. Some claim the national media is biased against conservatives and Republicans. But what do the data show? The Center will host Professor Tim Groseclose, professor of economics at George Mason University, to …