On February 11, 2010, the Wabash Conservative Union hosted Dr. Burton Folsom, author of New Deal or Raw Deal?: How FDR’s Economic Legacy has Damaged America to discuss his book.
Dr. Folsom is a professor of history at Hillsdale College in south-central Michigan. He received his undergraduate degree from Indiana University, received his master’s degree from the University of Nebraska, and earned a Ph.D. in history from the University of Pittsburgh. He has written several books in addition to New Deal or Raw Deal?, including Entrepreneurs vs. the State, The Myth of the Robber Barons, and Empire Builders: How Michigan Entrepreneurs Helped Make America Great.
See the rest of the lecture on our YouTube channel.
And check out pictures from the event on our Facebook page.
It is a contentious time for Wabash as the college works to cope with the ailing economy. Continuing our recent analysis of budget cuts, Bob Cassady in this issue explores the role of the classics at Wabash and the current administration’s treatment of the department. Nolan Eller also provides a look at Wabash alumni and their commitment to public service, while Steve Henke issues a call to service of a different sort.
We interview our recent libertarian speaker Tom Palmer and discuss our first speaker of this semester who offers a critique of the New Deal. Also included is a discussion of American heroism and popular culture’s effect on the family, as well as a criticism of the REAL ID act passed in congress.
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The Wabash Conservative Union hosted Dr. Tom Palmer on Thursday, December 10, to give a lecture on his latest book Realizing Freedom: Libertarian Theory, History, and Practice.
Dr. Palmer is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute and the director of Cato University. He 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.
See the rest of the lecture on our YouTube channel.
And check out pictures from the event on our Facebook page.
Much has been made in recent weeks about the cuts taking place in the Wabash College faculty. In this issue, we look into some of other cuts being made across the campus. First, Michael Nossett weighs in on possible cuts in the curriculum. Then Adam Current discusses restructuring at Campus Services, and tells the story of a thirty-year member of the Wabash community who will soon be losing his job.
And there is plenty more in this final issue of the semester, including a critique of a recent Chapel Talk, and an incisive critique of feminism. Be sure also to check out interviews with Wabash Conservative Union speakers Joseph C. Phillips and Dr. Douglas Farrow, as well as a preview of our next speaker, Dr. Tom G. Palmer, who will deliever a talk on libertarianism Thursday, December 10, at 8:00 PM in Baxter 101.
We hope you enjoy this final issue of the semester, and have a very blessed Christmas.
Following his talk with the Will Hays College Republicans, seventh district congressional candidate and Wabash graduate Carlos May agreed to sit down for a wide-ranging interview with the Wabash Conservative Union. In his conversation with us, he discussed his age, his definition of conservatism, Indianapolis politics, the war in Afghanistan, and his time at Wabash College, among various other topics.
You can read a full transcript of the conversation here.
