The Failure–and Future?–of the Welfare State
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
Michael Tanner, CATO
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
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