Dr. Jennifer Scott Mobley ’99, speaks at The Center for Vision & Values 2013 Annual Conference, Citizenship and the American Cause.
STREAMING VIDEO – 2013 – Social media, civic engagement and the rise of the citizen-consumer
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Yearly Archives: 2013
STREAMING VIDEO – 2013 – James Madison and republican citizenship
Dr. Colleen Sheehan, director of the Ryan Center for Free Institutions and Public Good and professor of politics at Villanova University, speaks at The Center for Vision & Values 2013 Annual Conference, Citizenship and the American Cause.
STREAMING VIDEO – 2013 – American citizenship: From traditional to progressive views
Dr. L. John Van Til and Dr. John A. Sparks ’66, speak at The Center for Vision & Values 2013 Annual Conference, Citizenship and the American Cause.
STREAMING VIDEO – 2013 – The American cause
Thought provoking video from The Center for Vision & Values 2013 Annual Conference, Citizenship and the American Cause. Speaking are: Richard Brake, national director of education at Intercollegiate Studies Institute; Gleaves Whitney, director of Grand Valley State University’s Havenstein Center … Continue reading
STREAMING VIDEO – 2013 – The good life in Greece, Rome and America
Dr. David DiQuattro ’02, Dr. Mark Graham and Dr. Andrew Harvey speak at The Center for Vision & Values 2013 Annual Conference, Citizenship and the American Cause.
STREAMING VIDEO – 2013 – Immigration, assimilation and citizenship: How the Jewish-American past can inform the nation’s future
Nationally syndicated radio talk show host, best-selling author and veteran film critic Michael Medved speaks at The Center for Vision & Values 2013 Annual Conference, Citizenship and the American Cause.
STREAMING VIDEO – 2013 – The erosion of citizenship by consumerism
Dr. William Cavanaugh, senior research professor at the Center for World Catholicism and Intercultural Theology of DePaul University, speaks at The Center for Vision & Values 2013 Annual Conference, Citizenship and the American Cause.
STREAMING VIDEO – 2013 – Around the tables and in the pews: Forging the next generation of citizens
Dr. David Ayers and Dr. Gary Welton speak at The Center for Vision & Values 2013 Annual Conference, Citizenship and the American Cause.
STREAMING VIDEO – 2013 – Progressivism and Citizenship
Dr. Ted McAllister, the Edward L. Gaylord Chair and associate professor of public policy at Pepperdine University, speaks at The Center for Vision & Values 2013 Annual Conference, Citizenship and the American Cause.
STREAMING VIDEO – 2013 – Where have you gone Horatio Alger?: The American dream today
Dr. Marvin Folkertsma and Dr. Mark Hendrickson speak at The Center for Vision & Values 2013 Annual Conference, Citizenship and the American Cause.
STREAMING VIDEO – 2013 – Booster, protester, or both: The American writer as citizen
Dr. Eric Potter speaks at The Center for Vision & Values 2013 Annual Conference, Citizenship and the American Cause.
STREAMING VIDEO – 2013 – Under our own vine & fig tree: Creating an American metaphor for liberty
Dr. Daniel Dreisbach, professor in the School of Public Affairs at American University, speaks at the Sept. 17, 2013 American Founders Luncheon Series sponsored by The Center for Vision & Values.
Think tanks measure global economic freedom … the U.S. declines
Editor’s note: This article first appeared at Forbes.com under the title, “Why does the U.S. economy sag? Look no further than the number 17.” The significant efforts in recent years to measure economic freedom did not come from universities. They … Continue reading
The path to prosperity or bankruptcy? Staggering facts on America’s rising debt
Once again there is panic running through the halls of Congress, the Oval Office and in the chattering classes that make up mainstream media over the prospect of shutting down the federal government. Most of the panic is a result … Continue reading
Family and Citizenship
From the 2013 Annual Conference, Jennifer Roback Morse, founder and president of the Ruth Institute, a project of the National Organization for Marriage.
Tax cuts and deficits: Fact vs. fiction
Editor’s note: This column first appeared in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. In my previous column, I underscored the 1920s lessons that President Obama and fellow “progressives” need to learn. These include the value of tax cuts — lessons that the president … Continue reading
The progressive crusade against tax cuts
Editor’s note: This column first appeared in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. There’s an ongoing effort by President Obama and fellow “progressives” not only to continue to blame George W. Bush for every economic woe facing America — even as every economic … Continue reading
STREAMING VIDEO – Who’s un-American? Communists and Muslims in America
Dr. Paul Kengor and Dr. Steven Jones at the 2013 Annual Conference.
Living our lives “under God”
The American Humanist Association has renewed the efforts of some atheists to remove the words “under God” from our Pledge of Allegiance. The organization argued recently in the Massachusetts Supreme Court that the inclusion of these words is a violation … Continue reading
Simple ideals, powerful influence: Remembering Dick Larry
Editor’s note: Richard M. “Dick” Larry, one of the conservative movement’s most influential grantmakers, died on July 6, 2013, at the age of 77. Larry, who worked quietly behind the scenes, agreed to an interview for the alumni magazine of his … Continue reading