Our "Revolutionary" Founding: Lessons for Today
America is experiencing a period of significant political, cultural, and legal turmoil. Amidst calls for drastic change that emanate from the Right as well as the Left, our large and vibrant Fall Meeting addressed the vital question, Should Conservatism be Conservative? This Spring Meeting will build on the important conversations started there as we gather to reflect on who we are as a nation and where we go from here. Recognizing that our country was founded in revolution, we will reflect on the relationship of America’s revolutionary principles to modern conservatism. We will also consider the lessons we might draw from our tradition that may be applicable to our fraught times. Should we once again think in revolutionary terms? If not, why not? Can the ideas and events of our founding help us recapture a common American idiom from our political Tower of Babel? Can they instill in us the courage to meet our unique moment? Like our Fall Meeting, the Spring Meeting keeps one eye on the permanent things as it looks to the future of the country we love.
Additional details forthcoming. Please contact Charissa Reul for more information.
- Registration will open in January 2025 for members and their invited guests.
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- Founders' Fellowship Application >> Due December 1, 2024 (learn more)
- General Fellowship Application>> [Available by January 3, 2025] (learn more)
Meeting Program
Friday, March 21
4:00–6:00 Registration
5:00–6:00 President's Reception (invitation only)
5:30–6:00 Fellowship Orientation
5:30–6:50 General Reception
7:00–9:00 Dinner & Program - Do We Live in Revolutionary Times?
Chair: Bradley C. S. Watson, President, The Philadelphia Society
Keynote Address: TBA
Saturday, March 22
7:30–9:30 Annual Breakfast Meeting of the Membership (members only)
10:00–11:30 Session 1 - The American Revolution Properly Understood
Chair & Speakers: TBA
11:45–1:30 Baron Award & Luncheon Program
Chair & Keynote: TBA
2:00–3:30 Session 2 - The Distortion of Our Principles?
Chair & Speakers: TBA
3:30–4:00 Coffee Break
4:00–5:30 Session 3 - Prosecutorial Indiscretion
Chair & Speakers: TBA
5:30–6:30 Tentative Reception
Sunday, March 23
8:00–9:00 Breakfast Buffet
9:00–11:00 Roundtable Discussion - Do We Have the Will to Fight?
Chair & Speakers: TBA
Please contact Charissa Reul with questions or for more information.