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The life of John Witherspoon (1723-1794) falls neatly into two halves: the first part of his career as a parish minister in Scotland and the second half of his…
John Witherspoon and the Spirit of 1776 with…
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On December 4, 2025, the James Madison Program hosted Daniel Mark for a lecture titled, "The Nature of Law: Authority, Obligation, and the Common Good."…
The Nature of Law: Authority, Obligation, and the…
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On November 17, 2025, the James Madison Program hosted Jesse Covington, Bryan T. McGraw, and Micah Watson for a panel titled, "Hopeful Realism: Evangelical…
Hopeful Realism: Evangelical Natural Law and…
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On November 13, 2025, the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions hosted Richard Ekins for a lecture titled, "The Inherited…
The Inherited Constitution with Richard Ekins
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On November 11, 2025, the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions hosted Yuval Levin for a lecture titled, "How Should We Celebrate…
How Should We Celebrate America's 250th?…
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The Founding Fathers -- such as John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington -- knew their Hebrew Bible backwards and forwards,…
Jews, Judaism, and the American Founding with…
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To found a republic that will last, it’s best to start by thinking about what can destroy it. Here, both Aristotle and Alexis de Tocqueville offer sage advice.…
Aristotle and Tocqueville on the Preservation of…
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On October 21, 2025, the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions hosted Jennifer A. Frey for the annual Stuart Lecture on Institutional Corruption…
What is a University and How Can We Recover It?…
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“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights.” So…
Do We Still "Hold these Truths"? The…
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On June 3, 2025, at the James Madison Program's Biennial Robert J. Giuffra '82 Conference, the Association for the Study of Free Institutions presented…
The State of Civil Discourse on Campus with Keith…
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On May 8, 2025, the James Madison Program hosted the Alpheus T. Mason Lecture on Constitutional Law and Political Thought: The Quest for Freedom. The lecture was…
Adam Smith on the Death of Nations with Ryan…
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President’s Lecture Series, October 26, 2010
"Wormholes and Time Machines on the Site of…
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On April 10, 2025, the James Madison Program hosted William English for a talk titled, "The Institutional Corruption of News Media - Causes, Consequences, and…
The Institutional Corruption of News Media with…
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In the wake of Donald Trump’s victory, many writers and commentators have signed woke’s death warrant. However, this ignores the fact that young people…
Woke is Not Dead: The Future of Cancel Culture…
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On February 12, 2025, the James Madison Program hosted Jonathan Haidt for a lecture titled, "Far Beyond Mental Health: What the New Phone-Based Life is Doing to…
Far Beyond Mental Health: What the New…
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Apply to the James Madison Program's Undergraduate Fellows Forum: https://jmp.princeton.edu/forms/under... The Undergraduate Fellows Forum (UFF) of the James…
Join the Undergraduate Fellows Forum! - James…
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