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Justin Dyer: “Lincoln’s House Divided and Ours”

JMC faculty partner Justin Dyer has recently written a piece for Starting Points on what we can learn from Lincoln's philosophy in our own times.

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St. John’s College – Santa Fe: “Learning to Love Lincoln”

On December 4, 2020, St. John's College in Santa Fe will be hosting JMC faculty partner Diana Schaub for a lecture on Frederick Douglass and his eventual affinity for Abraham Lincoln.

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Robinson Woodward-Burns: Emerson on Mobbing, War, and Abolition

JMC fellow Robinson Woodward-Burns has recently written an article for the Journal of Politics on Ralph Waldo Emerson, self-reliance, and moral principles.

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RealClear Public Affairs: Peter Myers on Frederick Douglass’s American Identity Politics

JMC faculty partner Peter Myers has written a piece for RealClear Public Affairs' s 1776 Series on Frederick Douglass and American identity politics.

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Princeton: “The Indispensable, Uncancelable Statesmanship of George Washington”

On November 13, 2020, the James Madison Program at Princeton University will hold a virtual discussion featuring William Allen and JMC faculty partners Paul Carrese and Diana Schaub.

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American Political Thought: Fall 2020 Issue

American Political Thought, a JMC-supported journal, has recently published its Fall 2020 issue featuring pieces by several JMC academics.

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CU Boulder: “The 1619 Project as Missed Opportunity”

On October 27, 2020 the Benson Center at the University of Colorado, Boulder, will be hosting Lucas Morel for a lecture on the 1619 Project.

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Arizona State University: New Virtual Series on Race, Justice, and Leadership

For Fall 2020, ASU's School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership is holding a virtual series entitled, "Race, Justice, and Leadership."

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Apply Now: Editorship at Civil War History Journal

The Kent State University Press invites letters of interest for the editorship of Civil War History, a quarterly journal committed to the best scholarship on “the middle period.”

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A JMC Webinar: Wilfred McClay & Lucas Morel on “1619 vs. 1776: Why Was America Founded?”

In a JMC webinar, board member Wilfred McClay and Lucas Morel discussed the role of slavery in America's Founding, the 1619 Project, and the establishment of the principles of liberty and equality

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Allen Guelzo: “On Abraham Lincoln”

Faculty partner Allen Guelzo has written an article for National Review on Abraham Lincoln, the constitutionality of slavery, and changing views of Lincoln's legacy.

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Starting Points Journal: Justin Dyer & Adam Seagrave on the Founding and Modern Racial Issues

JMC faculty partner Justin Dyer and fellow Adam Seagrave have recently written pieces for Starting Points on the founding vision, slavery, and more recent racial issues.

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American Political Thought: Spring 2020 Issue

American Political Thought, a JMC-supported journal, has recently published its Spring 2020 issue featuring pieces by several JMC fellows.

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Christianity in America and Christian Political Thought

As Easter draws near on April 12, the Jack Miller Center recognizes and examines the impact of Christianity on political thought, the American Founding, and American political development.

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Kinder Institute: Slavery and Politics at the University of Missouri

On February 21, 2020, the Kinder Institute will be host a lecture from JMC fellow Zachary Dowdle on the University of Missouri's historical relationship with slavery.

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Remembering Black History in America

Explore these articles, commentaries, and resources on the African-American experience in honor of Black History Month.

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American Political Thought: Winter 2020 Issue

American Political Thought, a JMC-supported journal, has recently published its Winter 2020 issue featuring pieces by several JMC fellows, including Jordan Cash, Daniel DiSalvo, and Bryan McGraw.

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UCLA: Was Reconstruction a Lost Moment?

On November 21, 2019, the Center for the Liberal Arts and Free Institutions at UCLA, a JMC partner program, will be hosting a talk by Gary Gallagher on Reconstruction.

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UW Madison: The Missouri Compromise at 200

On November 21, 2019, the Center for the Study of Liberal Democracy at UW-Madison, will host a conference on the Missouri Compromise. Several JMC fellows will be speaking.

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Interview: Wilfred McClay on Land of Hope

Senior Fellow Daniel Cullen recently sat down with JMC board member Wilfred McClay to discuss McClay's new textbook, Land of Hope: An Invitation to the Great American Experience.

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Diana Schaub on Lincoln’s Political Thought

JMC faculty partner Diana Schaub recently appeared on Conversations with Bill Kristol to discuss Lincoln's political thought, particularly as seen in the Lyceum Address and Gettysburg Address.

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Diana Schaub: Lincoln at Gettysburg

JMC faculty partner Diana Schaub recently appeared on the National Affairs podcast to discuss her Spring 2014 essay on Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.

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Andrew Delbanco: The 2019 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award in Nonfiction

JMC faculty partner Andrew Delbanco has won a 2019 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for his book, The War Before the War, which explores how fugitive slaves helped push the nation towards civil war.

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Mercer University: Slave Resistance in the Atlantic World

On February 18 2019, the McDonald Center for America's Founding Principles at Mercer University will host Mark Smith for a lecture on religion and slave resistance in the Atlantic world.

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Forrest Nabors on the Missouri Compromise

On February 19, Forrest Nabors will be giving the 2019 Jack Paynter Lecture at James Madison College, Michigan State University, on the Missouri Compromise and how it led to civil war.

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Fresh Air: Andrew Delbanco on the Fugitive Slave Act

JMC faculty partner Andrew Delbanco discusses the complicated and important history of fugitive slave laws and constitutional protections of slavery on NPR's Fresh Air.

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The Oligarchy of the American South

James Read reviews JMC faculty partner Forrest Nabors' book on southern oligarchy in Antebellum and Postbellum America.

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Does the Constitution Condone or Condemn Slavery?

In an article published in the Library of Law and Liberty, JMC fellow Allen Guelzo discusses whether the Constitution condones or condemns slavery.

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Gregory Collins on Frederick Douglass and Originalism

JMC fellow Gregory Collins has a new article on Frederick Douglass's contributions to originalism.

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Joshua Lynn on the Antebellum Democratic Party

JMC fellow Joshua Lynn discusses his book on the antebellum Democratic Party and its transformation of American conservatism on Yale's "MacMillan Report."

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David Waldstreicher – Missouri Regional Seminar on Early American History

Friday, September 11th

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“Slavery’s End Deserves a 150th Celebration”

Historian Allen Guelzo on the passage of the 13th Amendment, which ended of slavery.

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Justin Dyer on “Confronting Slavery,” by Suzanne Cooper Guasco

Dyer reflects on Guasco's work on "a forgotten figure in American history."

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