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Clemson: Beyond Gridlock: Constructive Majorities and the Separation of Powers

April 6, 2023 @ 5:30 pm

On April 6, 2023, the Lyceum Program at Clemson University will host Alex Hindman for a lecture on the separation of powers:

The U.S. Constitution not only divides powers to frustrate their concentration but also aims to form what Thomas Jefferson’s First Inaugural Address called “reasonable majorities” through deliberation. At precisely the time when Americans find themselves increasingly divided, the Constitution provides the institutional mechanisms to encourage citizens to reason together through healthy disagreements and build consensus. Dr. Hindman’s talk will discuss the contours of this crucial constitutional function and how constitutional fidelity may provide a path forward during this divided time.

Thursday, April 6, 2023 • 5:30 PM ET
Humanities Hall G66 • Clemson University

Free and open to the public.

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Dr. Alex Hindman is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. He earned his B.A. in Political Science from Saint Vincent College in 2005 and continued his graduate education at Claremont Graduate University where he earned an M.A. in 2007 and took his Ph.D. in 2015. Specializing in American ideas and institutions, Dr. Hindman has taught a variety of classes in constitutional law, Western political thought and American political development. Before joining the faculty at Holy Cross, Dr. Hindman had previously taught at Azusa Pacific University, Vanguard University, and Morehead State University. He recently published a book entitled Gerald Ford and the Separation of Powers: Preserving the Constitutional Presidency in the Post-Watergate Period available now from Lexington Books.

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Open to incoming freshmen, the Lyceum Program, a JMC partner program, is the first college program in the United States to use a Great Books approach to studying liberty, capitalism, the American Founding, and moral character. All Lyceum Scholars are assigned faculty “Socratic Tutors” who guide their intellectual development for their entire four-year education. The Program draws inspiration from the Lyceum School founded by Aristotle in ancient Greece. Lyceum Scholars study the moral principles of a free society, the political ideals of the American Founding and the economic foundations of capitalism.

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