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Thursday, July 24 - Sunday, July 27, 2008

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Claremont Institute Program
American Political Science Association Annual Meeting
Boston, 2008



Thursday, August 28

8:00 a.m. - Statesmanship in a Democratic Age

Marriott Salon A

Chair: Mark Blitz, Claremont McKenna College

Participants:
Charles R. Kesler, Claremont Review of Books
Robert Faulkner, Boston College
Daniel Mahoney, Assumption College
William Galston, University of Maryland at College Park
Dana Villa, University of Notre Dame


10:15 a.m. - Roundtable on the Work of Herman Belz

Marriott Salon A

Chair: Paul Moreno, Hillsdale College

Participants:
Johnathan O'Neill, Georgia Southern University
Hadley Arkes, Amherst College
Thomas Krannawitter, Hillsdale College
Michael Les Benedict, Ohio State University
Herman Belz, University of Maryland, College Park


2:00 p.m. - The Presidential Election and the Future of Conservatism

Marriott Yarmouth

Chair: John Kienker, Claremont Review of Books

Participants:
Brian Kennedy, Claremont Institute
Hadley Arkes, Amherst College
Peter Lawler, Berry College
Michael Greve, American Enterprise Institute


4:15 p.m. - The Future of U.S. Healthcare Policy

Mariott Yarmouth

Chair: Nikolai Wenzel, Hillsdale College

Participants:
Sally Pipes, Pacific Research Institute
Regina Herzlinger, Harvard Business School
John Goodman, National Center for Policy Analysis


Friday, August 29th


8:00 a.m. - Roundtable on Mansfield's Jefferson Lecture and the State of Political Science

Marriott Salon B

Chair: Jean Yarbrough, Bowdoin College

Participants:
Charles Kesler, Claremont Review of Books
John Marini, University of Nevada, Reno
Glen Thurow, University of Dallas
James Ceaser, University of Virginia
Harvey Mansfield, Harvard University


10:15 a.m. - Roundtable on U.S. Foreign Policy

Marriott Salon B

Chair: Brian Kennedy, Claremont Institute

Participants:
Angelo Codevilla, Boston University
Tom Karako, Claremont Graduate University
Adam Wolfson
Kiron Skinner, Carnegie Mellon University


2:00 p.m. - John Locke on God and Property

Marriott Salon B

Chair: Stanley Brubaker, Colgate University

Papers:
Jeremy Waldron, New York University
John Marshall, Johns Hopkins University
Stanley Brubaker, Colgate University

Discussants:
Greg Forster, Friedman Foundation
Paul Sigmund, Princeton University


4:15 p.m. - Possibilities for Promoting Liberal Democracy

Marriott Salon B

Chair: Ronald J. Pestritto, Hillsdale College

Papers:
John Agresto, American University of Iraq
Marc F. Plattner, National Endowment for Democracy
Paul Carrese, U.S. Air Force Academy

Discussants:
Ken Masugi
Mac Owens, Naval War College


7:30 - 9:00 p.m. - Claremont Institute Reception

Join friends and fellows of the Claremont Institute for drinks and hors d'oeuvres.

Sheraton, Constitution A


Saturday, August 30th


8:00 a.m. - Progressivism and the U.S. Supreme Court

Marriott Salon E

Chair: Ralph Rossum, Claremont McKenna College

Participants:
Bradley C.S. Watson, St. Vincent College
Eric Claeys, George Mason University School of Law
Gary Lawson, Boston University School of Law
Matthew Franck, Radford University
Ryan Williams, Claremont Graduate University


10:15 a.m. - The Political Economy of the Founding and Early Republic

Marriott Salon E

Chair: Timothy Caspar, Hillsdale College

Papers:
Thomas G. West, University of Dallas
Alan Gibson, California State University, Chico
Joseph Postell, The Heritage Foundation

Discussants:
James Ceaser, University of Virginia
Michael Zuckert, University of Notre Dame


2:00 p.m. - Leo Strauss's Critique of Modernity: Reason, Revelation, & Equality

Marriott Salon E

Chair: David Alvis, University of West Florida

Papers:
Ralph Hancock, Brigham Young University
Michael Zuckert, University of Notre Dame
James Stoner, Louisiana State University

Discussants:
Peter Lawler, Berry College
Will Morrisey, Hillsdale College


4:15 p.m. - Strauss's Thoughts on Machiavelli: 50th Anniversary

Marriott Salon E

Chair: Tom Karako, Claremont Graduate University

Participants:
Harvey Mansfield, Harvard University
Paul Rahe, Hillsdale College
Christopher Lynch, Carthage College
Angelo Codevilla, Boston University


Sunday, August 31st

8:00 a.m. - Religion, Tolerance, and the Rule of Law in the Early Republic

Hynes Convention Center, #306

Chair: Montgomery Brown, Earhart Foundation

Papers:
Philip Munoz, Tufts University
Scott Yenor, Boise State University
Troy Kickler, John Locke Foundation

Discussants:
Matthew Spalding, Heritage Foundation
Ronald J. Pestritto, Hillsdale College

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