Professor Muñoz speaks at Department of Justice
Defending free speech in higher education.
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Video: "Has Liberalism Failed?"
Our own Patrick Deneen spoke on themes from his recent book, Why Liberalism Failed.
Video: "Words Fitly Spoken: Lincoln and Ellison as Writers of Social Responsibility"
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“Words Fitly Spoken: Lincoln and Ellison as Writers of Social Responsibility” by Lucas Morel, 2.21.18.
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Video: "Sex, Morality, and the Constitution"
"Sex, Morality, and the Constitution: A Conversation on the Founding, Family, and Freedom Today" took place on January 25, 2018.
Talk can also be viewed here.
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"Why Liberalism Failed" is released
Congratulations to our own Prof. Deneen, with his latest book, Why Liberalism Failed, just released by Yale University Press.
Video: "Confident Pluralism and the University"
"Confident Pluralism and the University: Surviving and Thriving through Deep Difference" by John Inazu of Washington University in St. Louis.
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Video: "Is Capitalism Moral?"
Dr. James Otteson (Wake Forest) gave a talk on "Is Capitalism Moral?" on Friday, November 17, 2017. Dr. Patrick Deneen (Notre Dame) responded.
The video can also be viewed here.
Video: "The Benedict Option"
Author Rod Dreher spoke on the themes of his recent book, "The Benedict Option".
Video: 2017 Constitution Day
Dr. Stanford Levinson presented the 2017 Constitution Day Lecture, titled: "Flaws in the Constitution? What We Should be Learning about the Constitution Today" on Monday, September 18, 2017.
Video: "Debating Religious Liberty and Discrimination"
On Thursday, September 7, 2017, Ryan Anderson and John Corvino spoke on their new book (co-authored with Sherif Girgis), "Debating Religious Liberty and Discrimination."
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VIdeo: "Fighting for Charlie Gard: Ethics, Public Policy, and Pope Francis"
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Friday, September 1, 2017
O. Carter Snead, Professor of Law at the University of Notre Dame, presented "Fighting for Charlie Gard: Ethics, Public Policy, and Pope Francis."
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Constitutional Studies Visiting Fellow Daniel Mark Named USCIRF Commission Chairman
On June 13th, Daniel Mark, a Visiting Tocqueville Fellow at the University of Notre Dame, was elected chairman of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF).
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We've Moved!
Looking for the Constitutional Studies and Tocqueville Programs? We've moved!
Please visit us in the new Jenkins and Nanovic Halls.
We are located in the 2040 Nanovic Hall suite.
Video: "Are Antidiscrimination Laws Hostile to Freedom or Essential to It?"
"Are Antidiscrimination Laws Hostile to Freedom or Essential to It?"
On March 31, 2017, we hosted a conversation with Professor Richard Epstein (University of Chicago Law, New York University School of Law) and Matthew Coles (UC Hastings College of Law, ACLU).
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"Coming Apart" with Charles Murray
"Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010" featured Charles Murray, American Enterprise Institute, and Agustin Fuentes, Chair of Anthropology, University of Notre Dame.
Watch the full lecture here:
Click here for Undergraduate Responses to the lecture and Media Coverage of the event.
Video: "What Does Trump’s Election Mean? Free Speech, the Media, and Political Correctness in the Age of Trump"
What Does Trump’s Election Mean? Find out from two of the nation’s most thoughtful social critics, New York Times columnist Ross Douthat and Wall Street Journal columnist William Galston.
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Video: “The Future of Liberalism in the Age of Trump”
We recently hosted a panel discussion with:
- Tim Roemer '81 M.A., '85 Ph.D. Former Indiana Congressman and Former U.S. Ambassador to India
- Rogers Smith, Professor of Political Science, Associate Dean of Social Sciences, University of Pennsylvania
- Dianne Pinderhughes, Chair of Africana Studies, Professor of Political Science, Univeristy of Notre Dame
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Video - George Thomas
George Thomas lecture - November 7, 2016
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George Thomas (Claremont McKenna College) presented "Saving America From Itself: The Uneasy Place of Civic Education in America's Colleges," on November 7, 2016, a the University of Notre Dame.
Video - Stephen Knott
The University of Notre Dame presented, in recognition of Constitution Day 2016, “Washington and Hamilton: The Alliance That Forged America” by Stephen Knott, Professor of National Security Affairs, US Naval War College.
Video - Charles Kesler and David French
"2016 and the Future of Conservatism: A Conversation on the Rise of Trump, Trumpism, and American Constitutionalism" with Charles Kesler and David French.