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Trump’s intellectuals will betray his base
December 11, 2024
Trump is back, as garish and triumphant as ever. But this time, and far more than his victory in 2016, he comes with friends. I don’t just mean the Hegseths and Lutnicks of the world — I mean intellectual backers, some with real heft, and who in different ways shape and reflect Trump’s worldview in economics, education and law. Appropriately for someone as idiosyncratic as the President-elect, they come from many sources. Some, like Patrick Deneen, are genuinely serious intellectuals. Others, like Raw Egg Nationalist, are little more than internet trolls.
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How Religious Were the Founders?
December 02, 2024
Join Jane Calvert, author of Penman of the Founding: A Biography of John Dickinson, Vincent Phillip Muñoz, author of Religious Liberty and the American Founding: Natural Rights and the Original Meanings of the First Amendment Religion Clauses, and Thomas Kidd, author of God of Liberty: A Religious History of the American Revolution, for a discussion on religious liberty and the founders. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates.
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Notre Dame Law School hosts symposium on the philosophical foundations of legal precedent
November 18, 2024
Notre Dame Law School hosted the Symposium for Philosophical Foundations of Precedent on October 31 at the University of Notre Dame. Speakers included Sherif Girgis, Associate Professor of Law at Notre Dame Law School. The symposium featured insights from a number of guest scholars, as well, including Notre Dame Law professors Paolo Carozza, Randy Kozel, Samuel Bray, Jeff Pojanowski, Francisco Urbina, and Richard Garnett.
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Jay Bhattacharya discusses research, takeaways from the COVID-19 pandemic
November 18, 2024
On Nov. 15, the Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Government held its last event of the semester, “The End of Free Speech is the End of Science.” Co-sponsored by the College of Science, the two-hour long event featured speaker Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a professor of health policy at Stanford University.
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Governor Ron DeSantis speaks while student protesters gather in opposition
November 11, 2024
On Friday afternoon, Florida governor Ron DeSantis spoke in DeBartolo Hall, discussing his tenure as governor of Florida and the future of the conservative movement. The lecture was hosted by the Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Government and was this year’s Jeanie Poole O'Shaughnessy Memorial Lecture.
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Author, Distinguished Scholar Vincent Phillip Muñoz Visits Taylor
November 11, 2024
As part of its annual observance of Constitution and Citizenship Day, on Wednesday, September 25, Taylor hosted Dr. Vincent Phillip Muñoz, Tocqueville Professor of Political Science and Concurrent Professor of Law at the University of Notre Dame.
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Civility in Disagreement: John Yoo and Harry Litman Engage in Lincoln-Douglas Debate
November 08, 2024
Ahead of Notre Dame’s matchup with Stanford on Oct. 12, two Californians assembled on Notre Dame’s campus for an entirely different type of confrontation. John Yoo and Harry Litman — both prominent law professors and former government officials, but with opposing political views — met to engage in a political and legal debate on matters relevant to the upcoming presidential election.
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Ron DeSantis visits Notre Dame, speaks on campus
November 08, 2024
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis today gave a lecture on the Notre Dame campus. In addition to giving a lecture, DeSantis participated in a seminar with students.
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Notre Dame Law Professor Discusses Religious Freedom
November 05, 2024
On Monday, Notre Dame Law school professor Richard W. Garnett delivered a timely lecture titled “Freedom of Religion in Catholic Teaching and Constitutional Law.”
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Return of the ‘full armor of God’: Ron DeSantis to deliver post-election speech at Notre Dame
November 05, 2024
“One of our aims at the center is to inspire Notre Dame students to become leading citizens who serve the public good. We do that, in part, by introducing them to our nation’s current leaders, especially leading Catholic politicians,” said Center Director Vincent Phillip Muñoz.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to Visit Notre Dame This Week
November 04, 2024
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is coming to Notre Dame on Friday.
He’ll be speaking at 4 p.m. at DeBartolo Hall. The university says DeSantis will speak as part of the school’s program on the Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Government.
In addition to giving a lecture, DeSantis will participate in a seminar with students.
All tickets for the event have been allocated, but the talk will be livestreamed on the Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Government’s YouTube channel.