Hillsdale College’s Kirby Center and the Claremont Institute Co-Host Lecture on “The Real Crisis of American Politics”
John Marini to discuss his new book on the rise of the American administrative state
On Tuesday, February 26, Hillsdale College’s Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship will host a lecture from University of Nevada, Reno professor John Marini on his new book, Unmasking the Administrative State: The Crisis of American Politics in the Twenty-First Century. Interviewed by Hillsdale College lecturer and fellow Michael Anton, the discussion will examine the growth of the administrative state and its rise as a power center in American government. Free copies of Marini’s book will be given to the first 50 guests. Additional copies of the book will be available for purchase.
The lecture is free and open to the media, but space is limited and attendees are encouraged to register by visiting the event’s ticketing site here.
WHEN:
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
6 p.m. ET – Doors open
6:30 p.m. ET – Lecture // Reception to follow
WHERE:
Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship
227 Massachusetts Avenue NE
Washington, DC 20002
WHO:
John Marini is a professor of political science at the University of Nevada, Reno and a senior fellow at the Claremont Institute. Marini served as a special assistant to the chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission during the Reagan administration and has written extensively on American government and politics. He earned his doctorate from the University of California, Davis.
About the Kirby Center
The Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship is an extension of the teaching mission of Hillsdale College to Washington, D.C. Its purpose is to teach the Constitution and the principles that give it meaning. Through the study of original source documents from American history—and of older books that formed the education of America’s founders—the Center seeks to inspire students, teachers, citizens, and policymakers to return the Constitution to its central place in the political life of the nation.