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    CPETlogoLectures and Conferences

    The Center for Political and Economic Thought is pleased to offer four different lecture series. Click each lecture series title to read more about the series.

    Lecture Schedule 

    Alex G. McKenna Economic Education Series (MEES)

    Series Director: Dr. Andrew Herr (Fellow in Economics and Policy)
    This series reflects the Center's strong advocacy to free markets operating in an environment of minimal government involvement. The series also promotes the idea of ethics.

    The Government and Politics Education Series (GPES)

    Series Director: Dr. Bradley C.S. Watson (Fellow in Politics and Culture)
    This series is dedicated to the restoration of America's constitutional order. This order is founded upon the principles of the Declaration of Independence, which professes a fixed understanding of human nature and, consequently, a limited role for the federal government.

    Civitas Forum on Principles and Policies for Public Life (CIVITAS)

    Series Director: Dr. Bradley C.S. Watson (Fellow in Politics and Culture)
    This series is concerned with the realm of citizenship and the common good. The Forum seeks to identify and expound upon the principles of a free and well-ordered society in the American and Western tradition and to examine contemporary issues in relation to such principles.

    Cultural and Policy Conferences (CAPC)

    Series Director: Dr. Bradley C.S. Watson (Fellow in Politics and Culture)
    This series speaks to the cultural unease and the sociopolitical problems that are a prominent condition of contemporary public life. Through its biennial three-day conference, the Center focuses on the principles, norms, and mores of Western culture and their relation to the political and public policy situation of modern times.