Note: The Honorable Kenneth Starr, then president of Baylor University, reflects on faith. This speech was given at Grove City College, in Harbison Chapel, for the inauguration of The Honorable Paul J. McNulty ’80 on March 23, 2015. The video … Continue reading
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James Madison and the Invention of Modern Politics
James Madison is perhaps America’s most enigmatic Founding Father, misunderstood by contemporaries and historians alike. But his political theory is incredibly rich, and when combined with his political career, can shed vision on his profoundly American vision of how politics … Continue reading
Ronald Reagan on the Limits of Government
Paul Kengor is a professor of political science at Grove City College and a New York Times bestselling author of nearly 20 books. He is the executive director of the Institute for Faith & Freedom and a former visiting fellow … Continue reading
The Role of Government in the U.S. Healthcare System – Past, Present, and Future
Richard Kocur is an associate professor of management and marketing at Grove City College. Prior to joining the faculty, he spent 28 years in industry, working in the pharmaceutical, managed care, and consumer healthcare sectors for companies such as The … Continue reading
The Government Giveth; The Government Taketh Away and Section 230, Lies, and Videotape
Jason R. Edwards is a professor of history at Grove City College and a fellow for popular culture with the Institute for Faith & Freedom. A former Lehrman Scholar and Salvatori Fellow with the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, Edwards’ research interests … Continue reading
Children of the State: The Progressive Vision of Public Education in the United States
Theresa Farnan is an author and moral philosopher who specializes in virtue ethics, moral education, philosophy of the person, gender and sexuality, and ethical issues facing the family. She is a co-founder of the Person and Identity Project, an initiative … Continue reading
Government Schools and Education Freedom with Lenny McAllister
Lenny McAllister is a tenured civil rights advocate and education equity leader that has used his national platforms over the years to push for equality through free markets solutions and adherence to the spirit of the U.S. Constitution. He … Continue reading
Richard Weaver and the Limits of Government: A Conservative and Libertarian Consensus and Can the Federal Government Promote Economic Decentralization?
Jeffrey Herbener is chairman of the department of economics and sociology and professor of economics at Grove City College. He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Nebraska Wesleyan University and a master’s degree and doctorate in economics from Oklahoma … Continue reading
Is More Government the Answer? Liberalism, Morality, and the Socialist Debate
Peter M. Frank is provost and professor of economics at Grove City College. He taught economics for over a decade prior to serving in academic administration. His current research focuses on entrepreneurship and economic development, tax and social policy, and … Continue reading
Growing Government from the New Deal to the Great Society with Dr. Burt Folsom
Burton Folsom, Jr. is an economic historian who studies the economy to discover what has worked and what hasn’t. He is professor emeritus and a distinguished fellow at Hillsdale College where he taught from 2003 to 2017, holding the Charles … Continue reading
Private Property: Enabler of Economic Progress and The Return of Rent Control with Dr. Shawn Ritenour and Dr. Caleb Fuller
Shawn Ritenour is professor of economics at Grove City College and Senior Fellow of the Ludwig von Mises Institute. Dr. Ritenour earned bachelor’s degree from Northwestern College and his doctorate from Auburn University. He is author of Foundations of Economics: … Continue reading
Erasing Marriage by Enabling Expressive Individualism: Marriage and the American State and Modern Times, Virtue, and Virtue Signaling with Dr. David Ayers and Dr. Carl Trueman
David J. Ayers is professor of sociology at Grove City College. He has previously served as Dean of the Alva J. Calderwood School of Arts and Letters, and Interim Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at Grove City … Continue reading
Why Government Should Promote Gratitude Over Guilt: Coming to Terms with Our Past, Present, and Future with Michael Medved
Michael Medved hosts a daily talk radio show and podcast that combines politics and pop culture, history and values. He is also a New York Times best-selling author of 14 nonfiction books—most recently The American Miracle: Divine Providence in the … Continue reading
Limiting Government in an Age without Limits with Dr. Jay Cost
Jay Cost is the Gerald R. Ford Senior Nonresidential Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. He is the author of four books, most recently James Madison: America’s First Politician. He is a regular contributor to the Washington Examiner and … Continue reading
Indianapolis: The Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U.S. Naval History
In the summer of 1945, World War II was churning toward its fiery climax. A new weapon had been born, a “destroyer of worlds.” During the last week of July, under the command of Captain Charles McVay III, USS Indianapolis delivered the … Continue reading
December 1941: 31 Days that Changed America and Saved the World
December 7, 1941. A date that changed America and the world forever. Early that Sunday morning, the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor. 2,403 Americans were killed and 1,178 others were wounded—eight Navy battleships … Continue reading
The Press and Free Society
VIDEO – “Let’s Roll:” The High Price of American Freedom
“Let’s Roll:” The High Price of American Freedom with the Hon. Paul J. McNulty ’80 The suffering and sacrifices connected with the 9-11 terrorist attacks twenty years ago will never be adequately understood or appreciated. There were countless heroes whose … Continue reading
VIDEO – A Grand Old Flag: Our Flag
A Grand Old Flag – Our Flag with Dr. Peter Keim Two hundred and forty-four years old and waving as proudly in the breeze as ever, Our Flag, A Grand Old Flag. The National Flag of the United States of … Continue reading
Video – The Devil & Karl Marx with Paul Kengor
Join AIER’s Bastiat Society program in DC and Grove City College’s Institute for Faith & Freedom for a virtual event with Dr. Paul Kengor, professor of political science at Grove City College and Senior Director & Chief Academic Fellow at the college’s Institute … Continue reading