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As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of its founding, its culture and politics seem riddled with questions that the nation’s founders could not have anticipated—and others they did. What insights into contemporary debates can we garner from the lives and ideas of the men and women who participated in the American Revolution and shaped the early republic? What do today’s political thinkers and policymakers overlook regarding the nation’s early leaders?
Join us as National Review’s Richard Brookhiser discusses what he has learned from a career studying the lives of the American founders and what 21st-century Americans can take from their example. Mr. Brookhiser’s lecture will be followed by a conversation with AEI’s Jay Cost.
Submit questions to Sean.Doolan@aei.org.
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As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of its founding, its culture and politics seem riddled with questions that the nation’s founders could not have anticipated—and others they did. What insights into contemporary debates can we garner from the lives and ideas of the men and women who participated in the American Revolution and shaped the early republic? What do today’s political thinkers and policymakers overlook regarding the nation’s early leaders?
Join us as National Review’s Richard Brookhiser discusses what he has learned from a career studying the lives of the American founders and what 21st-century Americans can take from their example. Mr. Brookhiser’s lecture will be followed by a conversation with AEI’s Jay Cost.
Submit questions to Sean.Doolan@aei.org.
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AEI operates independently of any political party and does not take institutional positions on any issues. AEI scholars, fellows, and their guests frequently take positions on policy and other issues. When they do, they speak for themselves and not for AEI or its trustees or other scholars or employees.
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#aei #news #politics #government #education #livestream #live #americanhistory #foundingfathers #societyandculture
