Dispatches from the Late Republic
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One of the most influential thinkers on the Right today, Michael Anton, will sit down with Ryan P. Williams, President of the Claremont Institute, for a fireside chat centered on Anton’s newest book, Dispatches from the Late Republic.
This collection of essays will serve as the point of ingress for a deeper reflection on the state of the American regime, paying close attention to its strengths, vulnerabilities both foreign and domestic, the durability of our political order and the principles that fuel it, and the enduring questions that will define its future beyond 250.
The conversation will seek to answer the core question of what it means for us to preserve a free and self-governing republic in an era of mounting internal and external pressures, and how we can be fruitful stewards.
Speakers
Michael Anton
Former Director of Policy Planning at the U.S. Department of State
In President Trump’s first administration, Anton served as Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communication on the National Security Council Staff at the White House. He also served for four years on the NSC staff in the George W. Bush administration.
Anton is the author of Dispatches from the Late Republic and the forthcoming Studies in Machiavellian Political Philosophy. He is also the author of three other books and co-editor of one essay collection.
In addition, Anton has been widely published in both mainstream and academic press, including in the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, Interpretation, and Perspectives on Political Science. He is perhaps best known as the author of “The Flight 93 Election,” the 2016 viral essay that galvanized many to support then-candidate Trump.
Ryan P. Williams
President of The Claremont Institute
In 2019, the Institute was awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Donald J. Trump, only the second think tank ever to receive this presidential honor.
Mr. Williams holds a B.A. in Political Science and Economics from Hillsdale College and an M.A. in Politics from Claremont Graduate University. His commentary and analysis have appeared widely, and he frequently speaks on constitutionalism, statesmanship, and the challenges facing modern American political life.
