"The 112th Congress and The New Promise of American Life: Less from Washington, More of Ourselves?"
December 3, 2010, 12:00 - 2:00 PM - Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters Betsy and Walter Stern Conference Center (Hudson Institute, 1015 15th Street NW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20005)
In 1995, Lamar Alexander, then a former Governor and cabinet secretary preparing a run for the presidency, and Chester Finn, then a Hudson Institute Senior Fellow, published The New Promise of American Life (Hudson Institute Press). The critically acclaimed volume examined how the expansion of the federal government—which began during the Progressive Era and continued through World War II and Vietnam—might be reversed through a devolution of power to states, localities, and civil society; and through a renewed culture of voluntarism and entrepreneurship.
Fifteen years later, as the 112th Congress prepares to take office, Hudson Institute will host a conference to re-examine the themes of The New Promise of American Life, to examine why this vision got derailed post-1995, and how it is even more urgent post-2010. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN), now the Chair of the Senate Republican Conference, will keynote the event and offer his candid reflections on “Less from Washington, More of Ourselves.”
The panel discussion will feature Christopher DeMuth, D.C. Searle Fellow, American Enterprise Institute; Chester Finn, Jr., Senior Fellow, The Hoover Institution; William Kristol, Editor, the Weekly Standard; and William Schambra, Senior Fellow and Director, Bradley Center for Philanthropy and Civic Renewal, Hudson Institute. Kate O'Beirne, Washington Editor of the National Review, will moderate the discussion.
Lunch will be served.
This event will be streamed live on Hudson's website: www.hudson.org/WatchLive.
To RSVP, please email events@hudson.org with "New Promise" in the subject line.
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