Hillsdale College Hosts Second CCA Seminar of 2019-20 Academic Year
Hillsdale, Mich – On November 3–6, Hillsdale College will host a Center for Constructive Alternatives (CCA) seminar entitled, “Socialism.” This second CCA of the 2019-2020 academic year, co-sponsored by the Ludwig von Mises Lecture Series, will consider socialism, its practice over time, and its resurgence today.
Hillsdale College’s CCA is the sponsor of one of the largest college lecture series in America. Since the series began in 1972, more than 1,300 speakers have participated, including Ronald Reagan, Jeane J. Kirkpatrick, Steve Forbes, Kimberley Strassel, and Stephen Ambrose. Visit the CCA website.
All CCA lectures are free and open to the media. All times listed are Eastern.
WHEN: Sunday, November 3, 2019
4:00 p.m. – Matthew Mehan: “More’s Utopia: An Argument for Socialism?”
8:00 p.m. – John Steele Gordon: “Socialism in American History”
Monday, November 4, 2019
4:00 p.m. – Christopher Caldwell: “The European Model – Sweden”
8:00 p.m. – James Carafano: “The South American Model – Venezuela”
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
4:00 p.m. – Robert A. Sirico: “Christianity, Social Justice, and Poverty”
8:00 p.m. – Kim Strassel: “The Resurgence of Socialism Today”
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
4:00 pm – Faculty Roundtable
Mark A. Kalthoff, Chairman
Bradley J. Birzer
Michael J. Clark
Ivan Pongracic, Jr.
WHERE: Searle Center
315 N. West Street
Hillsdale, MI 49242
WHO: Matthew Mehan, Director of Academic Programs, Hillsdale College Kirby Center
John Steele Gordon, Author, Empire of Wealth: The Epic History of American Economic Power
Christopher Caldwell, Claremont Institute
James Carafano, Heritage Foundation
Robert A. Sirico, Acton Institute
Kimberley Strassel, The Wall Street Journal