The keynote lecture of the Notre Dame Graduate Conference in Political Theory and Constitutional Studies featured Yale University Professor Dr. Bryan Garsten to Notre Dame.Dr. Bryan Garsten is Professor of Political Science and the Humanities, and Chair of the Humanities Program at Yale University. He is the author of "Saving Persuasion: A Defense …

John Yoo is the Emanuel Heller Professor of Law at the University of California at Berkeley. He is also a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and a Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University.Professor Yoo has served in all three branches of government. He was an official in the U.S. Department of Just…

Carson Holloway is Ralph Wardle Diamond Professor of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Political Science at the University of Nebraska, Omaha and a Washington Fellow in the Claremont Institute’s Center for the American Way of Life. He is the author of "Hamilton versus Jefferson in the Washington Administration: Completing the Founding or Betraying…

Alexander Chula is a Thai-British medical doctor and writer, living and working in London. He studied Classics at Oxford then medicine at the University of London.His first book, "Goodbye, Dr Banda," was published by Polygon in 2023. He has also written for The Spectator, The Daily Telegraph and The Critic in the UK, and for The New Criterion and N…

Dr. Melvin Rogers is Professor of Political Science and Associate Director of the Center for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Brown University. He is an award-winning writer and speaker on race and democracy in American culture and politics. In this talk, Dr. Rogers discusses writer and civil rights activist James Baldwin and his continuing l…

Yoram Hazony is an Israeli philosopher, biblical scholar, and political theorist. He currently serves as the President of the Herzl Institute in Jerusalem, and is the Chairman of the Edmund Burke Foundation. Dr. Hazony is the author of The Virtue of Nationalism and Conservatism: A Rediscovery. He graduated from Princeton University with a B.A. in E…

Join our distinguished panel for a discussion of "Growing in Virtue: Aquinas on Habit" by William C. Mattison III. Growing in Virtue is the only comprehensive account of growth in virtue in the thought of Thomas Aquinas. Our conversation explores the intellectual rigor and accessibility of these topics, making them relevant to individuals of any or…

For the Second Annual Jeanie Poole O’Shaughnessy Memorial Lecture, the Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Government (CCCG) at the University of Notre Dame, we welcomed Michael Pompeo, the 70th U.S. Secretary of State.Pompeo was sworn in as Secretary of State on April 26, 2018. He previously served as director of the Central Intelligence Age…

Kate Hardiman Rhodes is Notre Dame alumna and a 2016-2017 Menard Family Tocqueville Fellow. She graduated from Notre Dame in 2017 with a B.A. summa cum laude in the Program of Liberal Studies and a minor in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics.She also received her M.Ed. through Notre Dame’s Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) program in 2019, tea…

Judge Amul Roger Thapar serves on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and is a Distinguished Teaching Scholar with the CCCG at Notre Dame. He is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky and former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky. J…

Carl R. Trueman (PhD, University of Aberdeen) is professor of biblical and religious studies at Grove City College. He is a contributing editor at First Things, an esteemed church historian, and a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. Trueman has authored or edited more than a dozen books, including "Strange New World: How Thinkers and Act…

The Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Government is hosting a panel discussion celebrating the release of The Peaceful Resolution of Territorial and Maritime Disputes by Dr. Emilia Justyna Powell and Dr. Krista E. Wiegand. Panelists will include both authors of the book, as well as Sheikh Dr. Abdulrahman al-Salimi.Dive deep into the mechani…

Jenna Silber Storey was previously assistant professor in politics and international affairs and the executive director of the Tocqueville Program at Furman University. Dr. Storey is also an alumni-in-residence at the University of Chicago (2022-23). She has taught at the University of Chicago; the Buckley Program at Yale University; the Hertog Sum…

One of the most prominent political philosophy scholars in America, Dr. Harvey C. Mansfield is the William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of Government at Harvard University, where he studies and teaches political philosophy.He has written on Edmund Burke and the nature of political parties, on Machiavelli and the invention of indirect government, in def…

Michael Anton is a lecturer and research fellow at Hillsdale College, a senior fellow at the Claremont Institute, and a former national security official in the Trump and George W. Bush administrations. He has also served in the administrations of California Governor Pete Wilson and New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani.James R. Otteson is the John T. Ryan …

Judge Kyle Duncan of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit visited Notre Dame on Friday, March 24, 2023 to deliver a lecture titled “Free Speech and Legal Education in Our Liberal Democracy.” The event is co-sponsored by Notre Dame’s Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Government, the Notre Dame Law School’s Federalist Soci…

James R. Stoner, Jr. is the Hermann Moyse, Jr., Professor and Director of the Eric Voegelin Institute in the Department of Political Science at Louisiana State University, where he has taught since 1988. Journey through the annals of political thought, guided by the profound teachings of Aristotle and the theological insights of Saint Augustine. Di…

Michael P. Zuckert is the Nancy R. Dreux Professor of Political Science, Emeritus, at the University of Notre Dame.Abraham Lincoln is often hailed as America's greatest president, yet subject to waves of criticism that have evolved over decades. We explore the intricate dynamics of Lincoln's presidency, focusing on his statecraft during the Civil W…

Senator Tim Scott has represented South Carolina in the United States Senate since 2013. After growing up mired in poverty in a single parent household, he strives to change lives through a message of hope and opportunity.Join us in an inspiring journey as we uncover the profound influence of family values, history, and politics on personal growth …

Historical Catholic teaching is that the church as well as the state is a potestas – a sovereign legal authority with the right to legislate and to enforce its legislation punitively. What conception of legal authority does this require? Thomas Pink visits the University of Notre Dame from King's College London to discuss.In his talk, Thomas Pink e…

Join us for a lecture by Congresswoman Liz Cheney (R-WY) on the future of American democracy. Congresswoman Liz Cheney serves as Wyoming’s lone member of Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives. She was first elected in 2016 on a platform of restoring America’s strength and power in the world, and pursuing conservative solutions to create job…

Alexandra DeSanctis Marr '16 is a staff writer for National Review and a visiting fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. She co-authored Tearing Us Apart: How Abortion Harms Everything and Solves Nothing (2022) with Ryan T. Anderson.Alexandra discusses the broader implications of abortion on both individuals and society at large, emphasizin…

Teresa M. Bejan is Professor of Political Theory and Fellow of Oriel College at the University of Oxford. Professor Bejan writes about political theory and history, bringing past perspectives to bear on contemporary questions. She has written extensively on themes of free speech, civility, tolerance and equality in historical contexts ranging from …

Public lecture titled: "How to Protect Free Speech from Big Tech", by Philip Hamburger, Maurice & Hilda Friedman Professor of Law, Columbia Law School. Presented by the Notre Dame Center for Citizenship & Constitutional Government on Thursday, March 24, 2022 at the University of Notre Dame. More information at constudies.nd.edu…

We kick off the Spring 2022 semester with a panel discussion on the future of American politics after Dobbs v. Jackson, "What Happens if Roe is (Not) Overturned?". Featuring former Congressman Dan Lipinski (D-IL), Prof. Sherif Girgis (ND Law School), and Prof. Christina Wolbrecht (ND Political Science), conversation will focus on the potential poli…

Join us for a lecture by Vivek Ramaswamy on his new bestselling book, "Woke, Inc.: Inside Corporate America's Social Justice Scam." Vivek Ramaswamy is a New York Times bestselling author and entrepreneur who has founded multiple successful enterprises. A first-generation American, he is the founder and Executive Chairman of Roivant Sciences, a new …

"Secular Surge: A New Fault Line in American Politics" Book Panel featuring authors David E. Campbell, Notre Dame; and Geoffrey C. Layman, Notre Dame. Panelists include: Scott Appleby, Notre Dame; Eileen M. Hunt, Notre Dame; and Andrew R. Lewis, University of Cincinnati. Presented by: The Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Government and the…

"Islam, Freedom, & Natural Law" by Mustafa Akyol of the Cato Institute.Mustafa Akyol is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, where he focuses on the intersection of public policy, Islam, and modernity. Since 2013, he has also been a frequent opinion writer for the New York Times, covering politics and religion in the Muslim world. Presented by th…

Justice Clarence Thomas delivered the 2021 Tocqueville Lecture on September 16, 2021 at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center at Notre Dame. Presented by the Notre Dame Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Government. More information about the lecture can be found at constudies.nd.edu. About Justice ThomasClarence Thomas, Associate Justice, wa…

Private lecture delivered by Prof. John Yoo (University of California Berkeley School of Law) to Prof. Phillip Muñoz's Constitutional Law Class on April 13, 2021. Prof. Yoo discussed the history and development of executive power and the Constitution, and shared stories from his time in Washington, D.C. on 9/11.John Yoo is the Emanuel Heller Profes…

Anthony Kronman is Sterling Professor of Law at Yale Law School. A former Dean of Yale Law School, Professor Kronman teaches in the areas of contracts, bankruptcy, jurisprudence, social theory, and professional responsibility. Among his books are Education’s End: Why Our Colleges and Universities Have Given Up on the Meaning of Life (Yale Universit…

Asma Uddin is author of When Islam Is Not a Religion: Inside America's Fight for Religious Freedom and the forthcoming The Politics of Vulnerability: How to Heal Muslim-Christian Relations in a Post-Christian America. She is an Inclusive America Project Fellow at the Aspen Institute, where she is leading a project on Muslim-Christian polarization i…

Jeremy D. Bailey holds a dual appointment in Political Science and the Honors College at the University of Houston. His research interests include executive power, constitutionalism, and American political thought and development. His recent publications include: The Idea of Presidential Representation: An Intellectual and Political History (Univer…

Virtual debate hosted on April 1, 2021 by the Constitutional Studies Program between Jesse Wegman, New York Times, and Trent England, Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs. Jesse Wegman is a member of the New York Times editorial board, where he has written about the Supreme Court and legal affairs since 2013. His recent book is Let the People Pick th…

James E. Fleming is The Honorable Paul J. Liacos Professor of Law at Boston University School of Law. He writes on constitutional law and constitutional theory and is the author or co-author of five books, including: Fidelity to Our Imperfect Constitution (Oxford University Press, 2015), Ordered Liberty: Rights, Responsibilities, and Virtues (Harva…

Check out our latest event, a panel on "The Second Trump Impeachment" with Benjamin Kleinerman (Baylor University), Jeffrey Tulis (University of Texas at Austin), and John Yoo (University of California at Berkeley).Panel recorded on February 3, 2021. Presented by the Constitutional Studies program at the University of Notre Dame and The Robert H. S…

This is a recording of our panel featuring Sohrab Ahmari, New York Post, and Yuval Levin, American Enterprise Institute. "Rethinking Conservatism After Trump" was recorded on Jan 26, 2021.Sohrab Ahmari is the op-ed editor of the New York Post, a columnist for First Things, and a contributing editor of the Catholic Herald. Previously, he served as a…

Panel discussion with: Prof. Christina Bambrick (ND Political Science), Prof. Richard Garnett (ND Law School), Former Indiana Senator Joseph Donnelly, and Prof. Vincent Phillip Muñoz (ND Political Science)Kirjoittanut Constitutional Studies & Tocqueville Programs @ ND

Nicholas Buccola is a writer, lecturer, and teacher who specializes in the area of American political thought. He is the Elizabeth and Morris Glicksman Chair in Political Science at Linfield University, and the author of: The Fire Is upon Us: James Baldwin, William F. Buckley Jr., and the Debate over Race in America (Princeton University, 2019) and…

Dr. Samuel Gregg is research director at the Acton Institute. He has written and spoken extensively on questions of political economy, economic history, ethics in finance, and natural law theory. He has an MA from the University of Melbourne, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in moral philosophy and political economy from the University of Oxford.E…

"What it Means to be Human: The Case for the Body in Public Bioethics" - a panel discussion on the recent book by O. Carter Snead.With: Mary Ann Glendon, Harvard; Ross Douthat, NY Times; Rod Dreher, American Conservative; and O. Carter Snead, ND LawKirjoittanut Constitutional Studies & Tocqueville Programs @ ND

A Debate with Sai Prakash, University of Virginia, and John Yoo, University of California at Berkley School of Law, and Dean ReuterGeneral Counsel and Vice President & Director, Practice Groups, The Federalist Society.Saikrishna Prakash’s scholarship focuses on separation of powers, particularly executive powers. He teaches Constitutional Law, Fore…

Helen Alvaré is a Professor of Law at Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University, where she teaches Family Law, Law and Religion, and Property Law. She publishes on matters concerning marriage, parenting, non-marital households, and the First Amendment religion clauses.In addition to her books, and her publications in law reviews and other …

A virtual conversation with Henry Olsen and Ruy Teixeira, prominent pollsters and political commentators on different sides of the aisle, on the 2020 election. Event took place on October 29, 2020. About the speakers:Henry Olsen is a Washington Post columnist focusing on politics, populism, and American conservative thought and a senior fellow at t…

On Jan 19, 2021, This virtual discussion was hosted by Notre Dame Constitutional Studies. Karin Agness Lips, Network of enlightened Women (New), and Alexandra DeSanctis '16, National Review. Alexandra DeSanctis '16 is a staff writer for National Review and a visiting fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. She was previously a William F. Buc…

"ND Constitutional Studies Conversations: Judges Amy Barrett and Amul Thapar" - March 28, 2019, at the University of Notre Dame. A conversation with ND's undergraduate Tocqueville Fellows, moderated by Professor Vincent Phillip Muñoz, and presented by the Constitutional Studies Program at the University of Notre Dame. constudies.nd.edu…

Christina Wolbrecht is a Professor of Political Science, Director of the Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy, and the C. Robert and Margaret Hanley Family Director of the Washington Program at the University of Notre Dame, where I teach and write about American politics, political parties, gender and politics, and American political d…

"How to Think About The Federalist" - Thursday, August 27, 2020. NDCS Virtual event. Charles Kesler is a Senior Fellow of the Claremont Institute, Editor of the Claremont Review of Books, and the Dengler-Dykema Distinguished Professor of Government at Claremont McKenna College. Presented by the University of Notre Dame Constitutional Studies Progra…

The Constitutional Studies Program at the University of Notre Dame, along with the Dean's Fellows, present a panel discussion on "The Trump Impeachment." Panelists include: Sarah Burns, Rochester Institute of Technology; Geoffrey Layman, Notre Dame; and Aníbal Pérez-Liñán, Notre Dame. February 11, 2020 at the University of Notre Dame. constudies.nd…

"Islamic Law and International Law: Peaceful Resolution of Disputes", a book launch and panel discussion on the recent book by Emilia Justyna Powell (Notre Dame), including Prof. Powell, Mahan Mirza (Notre Dame), and Beth Simmons (University of Pennsylvania). Thursday, January 30, 2020, at the University of Notre Dame. constudies.nd.edu…