On the future of conservatism. My name is ryan williams, i am president of the Claremont Institute. Before we get started, i would like to offer a few remarks by way of introduction. Our mission at the Claremont Institute is to restore the principles of the american founding to their rightful and preeminent authorities in our national light. To startt it fitting coming to the American Political Science Association over 30 years ago to provide a safe space for the serious discussion of political things for academic friends, admirers, and intelligent critics. Political science over the past halfcentury, much like the social sciences in general, has been obsessed with or consumed by often narrow and therefore measurable aspects of Human Affairs. With the underlying assumption that any great into facts must be separated from any discussion of values. , toave always thought paraphrase leo strauss, to the extent of Human Affairs and political things cannot be properly understood without taki
Way of introduction. Our mission at the Claremont Institute is to restore the principles of the american founding to their rightful and preeminent authorities in our national light. To startt it fitting coming to the American Political Science Association over 30 years ago to provide a safe space for the serious discussion of political things for academic friends, admirers, and intelligent critics. Political science over the past halfcentury, much like the social sciences in general, has been obsessed with or consumed by often narrow and therefore measurable aspects of Human Affairs. Much of modern Political Science must miss a crucial part of political things by leaving aside questions of value. It is in that sense very unscientific, or can be. We have always made our focus the scholarship of the politics of freedom. That brings me to our panel path topic today, the future of conservatism. The future of conservatism indeed the shape and future of our national politics, generally is an
For the serious discussion of political things, admirersmic friends, and intelligent critics of course. Political science over the half past century, much like the social sciences in general, has been obsessed with or consumed by often narrow and therefore measurable aspects of Human Affairs. Underlying assumption that an inquiry into facts must be separated from any discussion values. But weve always thought, to greatrase the late and political flosser, that to the extent Human Affairs and cannot bethings properly understood without taking into account the purposes principles that actually move human beings and political communities, any science or inquiry worth its salt must take truth ofunt the whole political action, facts and values. Or as we prefer to refer to them, moral truths or principles of reason and human nature. Of modern Political Science must miss a crucial part of political things by leaving questions of value. It is in that sense very unscientific or can be. Made our
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Here before, welcome back. I would like to say hello to those who are watching this through live stream and through cspan2. This is a great day to have a great conversation about Higher Education, particularly the role of historically lack colleges and universities. In 1997 i have the opportunity to work on a project with a gentleman named Samuel Dewitt proctor. Many of you know him as a former president , some of you know him from virginia university. He actually spent time here in washington d. C. As a kennedy appointee to the peace corps, but a number of you know him through his work as the pastor at the baptist church. In 1997 we had opportunity to sit in a very lovely room with a donor who owns a very large and Famous Family foundation. The head of that walked into the room and we exchanged niceties and she said can i ask one question and he said yes. Is there a need for black colleges today . He leaned back in his seat, having heard this question for most of his life and he said