On Thursday, December 10, 2009, the Wabash Conservative Union will proudly host Dr. Tom Palmer, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, and director of Cato University, the Institute’s educational arm. Dr. Palmer has contributed to numerous papers and scholarly journals, including the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy, Ethics, Critical Review, and Constitutional Political Economy, Slate, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and The Spectator of London.
Dr. Palmer has spent a great deal of time traveling the world, delivering lectures on the importance of freedom and individual rights. In the 1980’s and early 1990’s, he actively worked with the Cato Institute to spread classical liberal ideas in the Soviet bloc states.
Dr. Palmer will be lecturing at Wabash on his newest book, Realizing Freedom: Libertarian Theory, History, and Practice . The event will be held in Baxter 101 at 8:00 PM, and will be free and open to the public. A light reception and book signing will follow.
November 12, 2009 – 8:00 p.m.
Center 216
On November 12, in conjunction with the Newman Center, the Wabash Conservative Union will host Dr. Douglas Farrow, author of the book Nation of Bastards: Essays on the End of Marriage.
Dr. Farrow, a leader in the defense of traditional marriage in Canada, is a professor at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. He is the Project Director for Pluralism, Religion & Public Policy at that University and a consultant in the Institute for the Study of Marriage, Law and Culture. His essays have appeared in the National Post and various other Canadian newspapers.
His lecture will focus on issues raised in his award winning book — namely the political and social implications of the re-definition of marriage, both in Canada and the United States.
October 29, 2009 – 8:00 p.m.
Baxter 101
We are pleased to announce that on October 29, the Wabash Conservative Union will host Mr. Joseph C. Phillips for a public lecture on his memoirs entitled “He Talk Like a White Boy.”
Well-known for his role as Martin Kendall on the hit television series, The Cosby Show, Phillips has also had a long career in the political arena. He is the author of a weekly syndicated column and has served as a political commentator on various different television forums. In 2004, Mr. Phillips was the national Co-Chair of the African American Steering Committee for the Bush/Cheney campaign. He has been named a member of the African American Advisory Board by the Republican National Committee and appointed to the state board of directors of the California African American Museum by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
April 24, 2009 – 4:15 p.m.
Baxter Hall 101
Dr. Peter Kreeft presented his lecture titled “A Refutation of Moral Relativism” on Friday, April 24, 2009 in Baxter 101. The lecture, co-sponsored by the Wabash Conservative Union, the Newman Center, and the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, was a great success. Dr. Kreeft regaled the crowd with his insights the role of religion in a civil society.
Photos: A Refutation of Moral Relativism
April 23, 2009 – 8:00 p.m.
Baxter Hall 101
Mr. Curt Levey, Executive Director of the Committee for Justice, presented a lecture on April 23 titled “The Struggle for the Courts: An Insider’s View”. During his presentation, Levey described the nature of his work and speculated on the future of the Supreme Court, especially considering the strong likelihood that President Obama will have the opportunity to nominate at least one member to the Court.
Photos: The Struggle for the Courts
Press Coverage: Speaker Addresses Perceived Judicial Activism
