“Reimagining Conservatism in the Time of Trump”
Friday, January 319:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Martin G. McGuinn ’67 Ceremonial Courtroom (Room 201)John F. Scarpa Hall
The November 2024 election delivered a big win for conservatives. Yet, the future of conservatism will depend not just on winning elections but on preserving America as a free and just country worth dying for. A patriotism based on the untutored interests of ordinary voters will need to be corrected and reinforced by a dedication to the principles of the nation’s founding but perhaps even more, in the expression of the great conservative thinker Willmoore Kendall, “that experience of God that truly underlies Western Civilization.” Through a discussion about Steven Hayward’s Patriotism Is Not Enough (2017), this conference will invite constructive exercises of the political imagination made exigent by liberalism’s exhaustion. The speakers are leading experts in law, political philosophy, history, theology, public policy and conservative thought.The Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board has approved this symposium for 5.5 substantive and 1 ethics CLE credits. Please note registration prior to the event is required. After the conference, a reception will be held in the Ambassador David F. Girard-diCarlo ’73 and Constance B. Girard-diCarlo ’74 Student Lounge.
AGENDA
9:00-9:10 a.m.: Welcome
Mark C. Alexander, the Arthur J. Kania Dean and Professor of Law, Villanova Law
Patrick McKinley Brennan, Professor of Law & John F. Scarpa Chair in Catholic Legal Studies, Villanova Law
9:10-9:25 a.m.: Introductory Remarks
John Yoo, Emanuel S. Heller Professor of Law, Faculty Director of the Korea Law Center & Faculty Director of the Public Law & Policy Program, UC Berkeley School of Law
9:25-10:10 a.m.: Keynote Address
Steven Hayward, Resident Scholar at the Institute of Governmental Studies & Fellow of the Law and Policy Program, UC Berkeley School of Law
10:10-10:25 a.m.: Break
10:25-11:10 a.m.: Session 1
Steven B. Smith, Alfred Cowles Professor of Political Science & Professor of Philosophy, Yale University
11:10-11:50 a.m.: Session 2
Colleen Sheehan, Professor, School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership, Arizona State University
11:50 a.m.-12:45 p.m.: Lunch
12:45-1:30 p.m.: Session 3
Patrick McKinley Brennan, Professor of Law & John F. Scarpa Chair in Catholic Legal Studies, Villanova Law
1:30-2:15 p.m.: Session 4
Richard Reinsch II, Editor in Chief for the Civitas Institute, University of Texas at Austin
2:15-3:00 p.m.: Session 5
Jennifer Mascott, Director of the Separation of Powers Institute & Associate Professor of Law, The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law
3:00-3:45 p.m.: Session 6
Daniel Mahoney, Emeritus Professor of Political Science, Assumption University & Senior Fellow, Claremont Institute
3:45-3:55 p.m.: Break
3:55-4:55 p.m.: Roundtable Discussion
4:55 p.m.: Reception | William E. Griffin '59 Faculty Center (Room 207)
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