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2009 APSA Schedule of Panels
Claremont Institute Program
American Political Science Association Annual Meeting
Toronto, September 3-6, 2009
Unless otherwise noted, Claremont Institute panels take place in room Confederation 5 at the Fairmont Royal York.
Same-Sex “Marriage” in the U.S. and Canada:
Legal Controversies and Evolving Paradigms
Thursday, September 3, 8:00
Chair: Matthew J. Franck, Radford University
Panel: Robert P. George, Princeton University
Bradley C.S. Watson, St. Vincent College
Frank Guliuzza, Weber State University
Christopher Wolfe, Marquette University
Hadley Arkes, Amherst College
The State of Academic Free Speech in Canada and the U.S.
Thursday, September 3, 10:15 am
Chair: Luigi Bradizza, Salve Regina University
Panel: James R. Stoner, Louisiana State University
Clifford Orwin, University of Toronto
Janet Ajzenstat, McMaster University
Barry Cooper, University of Calgary
Islam and the West
Thursday, September 3, 2:00 pm
Chair: Thomas Karako, Kenyon College
Panel: Brian T. Kennedy, Claremont Institute
Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies
Stuart Gottlieb, Yale University
Thomas Joscelyn, The Long War Journal
Kalil Habib, Salve Regina University
*Note: This panel takes place in the Alberta Room at the Fairmont Royal York.
The New Deal and Its Legacy
Thursday, September 3, 2:00 pm
Chair: William Morrisey, Hillsdale College
Papers: Joseph Postell, Heritage Foundation
Donald Brand, College of the Holy Cross
Ryan P. Williams, Claremont Graduate University
Discussants: Steven D. Ealy, Liberty Fund
William Morrisey, Hillsdale College
Abraham Lincoln and the American Progressive Movement
Thursday, September 3, 4:15 pm
Chair: John B. Kienker, Claremont Review of Books
Papers: Ronald J. Pestritto, Hillsdale College
John Marini, University of Nevada, Reno
David Alvis, Wofford College
Jason Jividen, University of Saint Francis
Discussants: Herman Belz, University of Maryland
David K. Nichols, Baylor University
Abraham Lincoln: The 200th Anniversary of his Birth
Friday, September 4, 8:00 am
Chair: Joseph R. Fornieri, Rochester Institute of Technology
Panel: Joseph R. Fornieri, Rochester Institute of Technology
Philip G. Henderson, Catholic University
Ethan Fishman, University of South Alabama
Lucas E. Morel, Washington and Lee University
Herman Belz, University of Maryland
Leo Strauss’s “What is Political Philosophy?”: 50th Anniversary
Friday, September 4, 10:15 am
Chair: Ronald J. Pestritto, Hillsdale College
Panel: Peter Augustine Lawler, Berry College
Daniel Tanguay, University of Ottowa
Michael P. Zuckert, University of Notre Dame
James W. Ceaser, University of Virginia
Cicero’s Political Philosophy
Friday, September 4, 2:00 pm
Chair: Luigi Bradizza, Salve Regina University
Papers: Timothy W. Caspar, Hillsdale College
Richard J. Dougherty, University of Dallas
Kathleen Arnn, Claremont Graduate University
Xavier Marquez, Victoria University of Wellington
Discussants: Walter J. Nicgorski, University of Notre Dame
James H. Nichols, Claremont McKenna College
Roundtable on the Obama Administration: First Seven Months
Friday, September 4, 4:15pm
Chair: John B. Kienker, Claremont Review of Books
Panel: Brian T. Kennedy, Claremont Institute
Charles R. Kesler, Claremont Review of Books
Hadley Arkes, Amherst College
James W. Ceaser, University of Virginia
The Recent Term of the U.S. Supreme Court
Saturday, September 5, 8:00 am
Chair: Ryan P. Williams, Claremont Graduate University
Panel: Robert Alt, Heritage Foundation
David R. Upham, University of Dallas
Ralph A. Rossum, Claremont McKenna College
Anthony A. Peacock, Utah State University
Thomas Karako, Kenyon College
The American Founders and Free Speech
Saturday, September 5, 10:15 am
Chair: Larry Greenfield, Claremont Institute
Papers: Edward J. Erler, California State University, San Bernardino
Jeffrey Sikkenga, Ashland University
Christopher C. Burkett, Ashland University
Discussants: Phillip Muñoz, University of Notre Dame
Montgomery B. Brown, Earhart Foundation
Tocqueville after 150 Years: What is Alive and What is Dead in the Political Philosophy of Tocqueville?
Saturday, September 5, 2:00 pm
Chair: Paul A. Rahe, Hillsdale College
Panel: Harvey C. Mansfield, Harvard University
Daniel J. Mahoney, Assumption College
John Marini, University of Nevada, Reno
Cheryl B. Welch, Simmons College
Paul A. Rahe, Hillsdale College
Liberty and Human Nature in Modern Political Philosophy
Saturday, September 5, 4:15 pm
Chair: Kathleen Arnn, Claremont Graduate University
Papers: Scott E. Yenor, Boise State University
David Azerrad, University of Dallas
Peter McNamara, Utah State University
Discussants: Ralph Hancock, Brigham Young University
Michael P. Zuckert, University of Notre Dame
The Place of Nobility in the Thought of Aristotle, Aristophanes, and Xenophon
Sunday, September 6, 8:00 am
Chair: William Morrisey, Hillsdale College
Papers: Wayne Ambler, University of Colorado
Erik Dempsey, University of Texas, Austin
Eric Buzzetti, Concordia University
Discussants: Catherine H. Zuckert, University of Notre Dame
David Davies, University of Dallas
The Conservative Movement and the Legacy of William F. Buckley, Jr.
Sunday, September 6, 10:15 am
Chair: Larry Greenfield, Claremont Institute
Panel: Charles R. Kesler, Claremont Review of Books
Michael M. Uhlmann, Claremont Graduate University
William Voegeli, Claremont Review of Books
John J. Pitney, Jr., Claremont McKenna College