2027 Spring Meeting: Winning Takes More Than Being Right
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When a law seems to make no sense, you've stumbled onto Public Choice's central puzzle: politicians, bureaucrats, and voters are driven by the same self-interest as consumers and corporations. The Philadelphia Society has long championed ordered liberty, limited government, and free markets — and history has largely proven that vision right. But being right isn't enough. Our era's real challenge is strategic, not intellectual: how do we defend the Founding's framework against the centripetal pulls of faction and self-interest? Movements don't win by refuting bad ideas — they win by offering a compelling, optimistic vision of the future. Opposition, however justified, can't sustain a majority or inspire the next generation. Public Choice complicates this task further, reminding us that political actors respond to incentives, not arguments. If politics is exchange — favors, coalitions, concentrated benefits — then limiting government demands strategy, not just philosophy. If our ideas are really better, why do we keep losing? This conference asks how to marry principle with persuasion.
Additional details forthcoming. Please contact Charissa Reul for more information.
- Registration and the hotel room block will open in January 2027 for members and their invited guests.
- Not a member? Visit How to Attend for more information.
- Founders' Fellowship Application [Forthcoming in Fall 2026]
- General Fellowship Application [Forthcoming in January 2027]
Meeting Schedule Forthcoming
Please contact Charissa Reul with questions or for more information.