Election 2016 vs. 2020: The Woman Who Called the 2016 Presidential Race with Paul Kengor & Salena Zito Salena Zito joined the Washington Examiner in 2016 as a Pittsburgh-based columnist and reporter, and is also a columnist at the New … Continue reading
American Founders Luncheon Series Lectures
VIDEO – 20 Years Later: An Inside Look at the Clinton Impeachment and the Clash on Capitol Hill
Twenty years ago this week, the U.S. Senate began the impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton. All of America was gripped by the stunning story of the impeachment of a president of the United States. Few individuals witnessed that historic … Continue reading
VIDEO – The Making of George Washington
The Making of George Washington with Gary Gregg There are two stories that many Americans do not know about one of the most well-recognized Founding Fathers—George Washington. Dr. Gary Gregg explains why every American should know about these important experiences … Continue reading
VIDEO — The Enigma of Ben Franklin’s Faith
Tax Day 2018: Taxation and Representation
The Center for Vision & Values is proud to present two videos featuring 2008 Grove City College graduate Jared Walczak. Walczak ’08 is a senior policy analyst for the Tax Foundation and was a Student Fellow for the Center from … Continue reading
VIDEO — The Whiskey Rebellion: The First Immediate Test of our Federal Form of Constitutional Government
On June 6, 2017, Dr. Richard G. Jewell ’67, President Emeritus of Grove City College, spoke before a record number of guests at the Pittsburgh Rivers Club. Jewell discussed the Whiskey Rebellion and its importance to our nation’s early success. … Continue reading
Representing a New Constellation: The Overlooked Role of David Rittenhouse
Nate Mills ’16, of the National Review Institute, speaks on “Representing a New Constellation: The Overlooked Role of David Rittenhouse” during the March 7, 2017 American Founders Luncheon in Pittsburgh. The Center for Vision & Values lost a dear friend. … Continue reading
VIDEO — Roger Sherman and the Creation of the American Republic
VIDEO — John Hancock: A Christian Statesman
VIDEO — Pelatiah Webster: The Founding Generation’s Foremost Economic Thinker
Should the Electoral College be Abolished?
Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election by winning the Electoral College. His opponent, Hillary Clinton, lost the White House but won the popular vote. If the Constitution was being drafted today—and the question of how to select a president … Continue reading
STREAMING VIDEO – The Founders Constitution and the Coming Battle for Religious Liberty
STREAMING VIDEO – To Begin the World Over Again: Thomas Paine and the American Founding
David Voelker, associate professor of humanistic studies and history at the University of Wisconsin—Green Bay, speaks before more than 125 guests at the September 22, 2015 American Founders Luncheon in Pittsburgh.
STREAMING VIDEO | 2015 | Aaron Burr: Foundered Father
Richard G. Jewell ’67, president emeritus of Grove City College, discusses the life of Aaron Burr before more than 140 guests at the March 17, 2015 American Founders Luncheon in Pittsburgh. From the chief collection of those who founded America … Continue reading
STREAMING VIDEO – Robert Morris: A Key American Founder and His Folly
Ryan K. Smith, associate professor of history at Virginia Commonwealth University, speaks before more than 125 guests at the June 9, 2015 American Founders Luncheon in Pittsburgh.
STREAMING VIDEO – John Witherspoon, Grandfather of the Constitution
Jeffry Morrison, professor of government at Regent University, speaks before more than 125 guests at the December 9, 2014 American Founders Luncheon in Pittsburgh.
STREAMING VIDEO – 2014 – James Madison and Our First Duty
James Madison and Our First Duty – by Dr. Colleen Sheehan
Editor’s note: Colleen Sheehan, professor of politics and director of the Ryan Center for the Study of Free Institutions and the Public Good at Villanova University, spoke at our September 23, 2014, American Founders Luncheon in Pittsburgh. Many people requested … Continue reading
STREAMING VIDEO – 2014 – Economic Freedom in the Early American Tradition: The Economic Thought of the Founders
STREAMING VIDEO – 2014 – Distrust, Tyranny & the Bill of Rights
Dr. Ronald J. Rychlak, Butler Snow professor of law at the University of Mississippi, speaks before more than 125 guests at the American Founders Luncheon Series in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on March 18, 2014.