The administration of President George W. Bush argued that the Constitution gives presidents broad authority and discretion, especially in matters of national security. Critics dispute this interpretation and worry about an imperial presidency. […]
The Christopher Dawson Society will host an appearance at the AHI of William Murchison, author of Mortal Follies: Episcopalians and the Crisis of Mainline Christianity (Encounter, 2009). Mr. Murchison has worked as a professional journalist since 1964. […]
On 27 October, the AHI will host at its headquarters a Leadership Luncheon that features James Piereson, Senior Fellow and Director of Manhattan Institute’s Center for the American University and president of the William E. Simon Foundation. […]
Mark Bauerlein, Professor of English at Emory University, will deliver a public lecture “Smart Kids in a Stupid Culture: History, Politics, Literature vs. Twitter, Facebook, iPhone” at 7:30 in Room GO27, Kennedy Auditorium, Science Center, at Hamilton College. […]
Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, a prize-winning historian, prominent public intellectual, and prolific scholar, died in 2007 after a long battle with multiple sclerosis. Her writings spanned the disciplines of history, literary criticism, and women’s studies. […]
The accretion of power in the United States by the federal government stands as one of the most important political developments of the last century. Advocates of state sovereignty have mounted resistance to this trend recently, introducing resolutions that assert the powers of states under the ninth and tenth amendments. The New York Times chimed in [...]
On 17 September, Constitution Day, the AHI celebrated its second birthday by holding the Second Annual David Aldrich Nelson Lecture in Constitutional Jurisprudence. During the dinner that preceded the lecture, the AHI’s founders awarded three students with prizes for scholarly excellence. […]
Malcolm Muggeridge (1903-1990) had a long and distinguished career in Britain as a writer and journalist. At the age of 65 he became a Christian. His conversion shocked many. He devoted most of his remaining years to writing and talking about faith, becoming, in the words of Archbishop Marcus Loane, “the most significant [...]
Eugene D. Genovese, an AHI adviser and one of the most influential historians of his generation, was honored on Thursday evening, 20 August, at the T. R. R. Cobb House in Athens, Georgia. […]
