Can American Institutions Still Be Conserved?

September 23-24, 2022

McLean, VA

Program

Friday, September 23

4:00–6:00 Registration

4:15–5:15 Future of Freedom Fellowship Orientation (invitation only)

5:30–6:00 General Fellowship Orientation

5:30–6:45 Reception

7:00–9:00 Dinner & Program

Welcome by R.J. Pestritto, President, The Philadelphia Society

Keynote: "The Fate of Conservatism in an Age of Illegitimacy" by Roger Kimball, New Criterion

Saturday, September 24

9:00–10:30 Session 1: Can Congress be Saved and the Bureaucracy Reined In?

Chair: Robert Alt, The Buckeye Institute

Joseph Postell, Hillsdale College

Michael Greve, Scalia Law School

Conclusion

10:30–11:00 Coffee Break

11:00–12:30 Session 2: Can the Power of the Modern State be Used for Good?

Chair: Bradley C. S. Watson, Hillsdale College

Arthur Milikh, The Claremont Institute’s Center for the American Way of Life

James Patterson, Ave Maria University

Conclusion

12:35–1:45 Networking Luncheon

2:00–3:30 Session 3: What Does Fidelity to Our Founding Principles Require Today?

Chair: Richard Reinsch, The Heritage Foundation

Michael Anton, Hillsdale College, The Claremont Institute

C. Bradley Thompson, Clemson University

Conclusion

3:30–4:00 Coffee Break

4:00–5:30 Session 4: Can We Trust Our Elections?

Chair: Andrew Graham, Alliance Defending Freedom

Henry Olsen, Ethics & Public Policy Center

Mollie Hemingway, The Federalist

Conclusion

5:30–6:30 Hors D ’Oeuvres Reception – Meet the 2022-23 Future of Freedom Fellows