The Failure–and Future?–of the Welfare State

October 10-11, 2014

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Program

Friday, October 10

4:00 - 6:00 Registration

5:30 - 6:00 Fellowship Orientation

6:00 - 7:00 Reception

7:00 - 9:00 Dinner – Performance by Hillsdale College Choir

Chairman: Joseph F. Johnston, Jr., President, The Philadelphia Society

Keynote Speaker: Daniel Hannan, Member of the European Parliament (South East England

Saturday, October 11

8:30 - 10:00 Origins of the Welfare State

Chairman: Paul Kengor, Grove City College

Eric Kurlander, Stetson University

Gillis Harp, Grove City College

Joseph F. Johnston, Jr., President, The Philadelphia Society

10:15 -11:45 Is the Welfare State as Bad as We Think? Reflecting on the Consequences

Chairman: Harry Veryser, University of Detroit Mercy

Harry Hutchison, George Mason University School of Law

Patrick Fagan, Family Research Council

12:00 - 1:40 Luncheon

Chairman: Ingrid Gregg, The Earhart Foundation

Maura Corrigan, Director, Michigan Department of Human Services

2:00 - 3:30 Philanthropy, Family, and Community Renewal

Chairman: Richard Brake, Institute for Family Studies

Clark Durant, Cornerstone Schools

Heather Pfitzenmaier, The Heritage Foundation

Stuart Ray, Guiding Light Mission

3:30 - 4:00 Coffee Break

4:00 - 5:30 Can the Welfare State be Effectively Limited?

Chairman, Samuel Gregg, Acton Institute

William Voegeli, Claremont Institute

Kevin Williamson, National Review

Lawson Bader, Competitive Enterprise Institute

6:00 - 7:30 Acton Institute Reception for Philadelphia Society — The Acton Institute, 98 E. Fulton St.

Sunday, October 12

8:30 - 3:00 Optional Visit to The Russell Kirk Center