Henry Olsen at Kirby Center

Hillsdale College’s Kirby Center Hosts Lecture From Ethics and Public Policy Center’s Henry Olsen

Political scholar and commentator to discuss President Trump’s trade policy

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On Tuesday, June 12, Hillsdale College’s Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship will host a lecture by Henry Olsen as part of the AWC Family Foundation Lecture series. Olsen’s lecture, “The Politics of Trump’s Trade Policy,” will draw on his expertise in American politics and modern conservatism to address the president’s approach to international trade.

Henry Olsen is a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. He is also editor of UnHerd.com’s Flyover Country. His writing has been published in various national outlets, including the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, National Review and The Weekly Standard and is the author of The Working Class Republican: Ronald Reagan and the Return of Blue-Collar Conservatism. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Claremont McKenna College and his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School.

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, June 12, 2018
6 p.m. EDT – Doors Open
6:30 p.m. EDT – Lecture // Reception to follow

WHERE:
Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship
227 Massachusetts Avenue NE
Washington, DC 20002

WHO:
Henry Olsen, senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center

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.

About Hillsdale College

Hillsdale College is an independent liberal arts college located in southern Michigan. Founded in 1844, the College has built a national reputation through its classical liberal arts core curriculum and its principled refusal to accept federal or state taxpayer subsidies, even indirectly in the form of student grants or loans. It also conducts an outreach effort promoting civil and religious liberty, including a free monthly speech digest, Imprimis, with a circulation of more than 5.7 million. For more information, visit hillsdale.edu.

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