Conservative Opinion Leaders Discuss America's National Identity
WASHINGTON, May 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hudson Institute's Bradley Center for Philanthropy and Civic Renewal, the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, and National Affairs will convene on May 11 a distinguished panel to discuss "True Americanism:" What It Is and Why It Matters. The panel takes its inspiration from a new anthology, What So Proudly We Hail: The American Soul in Story, Speech, and Song, edited by panelists Amy and Leon Kass and Diana Schaub.
Our celebration of diversity at home and globalization abroad raises questions about what it means to be an American. What So Proudly We Hail uses the soul-shaping possibilities of classic American short stories, political speeches, and moving songs, as it addresses issues of national identity, the American character, the virtues and aspirations of civic life, and the problem of making a national one out of the multicultural many. The book contains a moving speech by Theodore Roosevelt, which powerfully argues that all new immigrants must be assimilated into the idea and practice of "True Americanism." What is that idea and practice today?
"This panel of distinguished thinkers will provide substance and context to a subject that may have lost its meaning over the years," said Michael W. Grebe, President and CEO of the Lynde and Bradley Foundation.
WHAT: |
The 2011 Bradley Symposium — "True Americanism:" What It Is and Why It Matters |
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WHO: |
Robert P. George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence, Princeton University and 2005 Bradley Prize recipient |
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Frank Hanna, CEO, Hanna Capital |
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Daniel Henninger, Deputy Editorial Page Editor, Wall Street Journal |
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Amy A. Kass, Hudson Senior Fellow and Co-editor, What So Proudly We Hail |
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Leon R. Kass, Co-editor, What So Proudly We Hail and 2003 Bradley Prize Recipient |
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Charles Krauthammer, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and 2003 Bradley Prize Recipient |
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Harvey Mansfield, Harvard University Professor and 2011 Bradley Prize Recipient |
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Wilfred McClay, Senior Fellow, Ethics and Public Policy Center |
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Diana Schaub, Loyola University Professor and Co-editor, What So Proudly We Hail |
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Juan Williams, journalist and Fox News contributor |
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WHEN: |
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 |
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9:00 AM – 11:30 AM |
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WHERE: |
The Park Hyatt Hotel |
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1201 24th Street, NW (24th and M Streets, NW) |
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Washington, DC |
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Online Streaming: www.hudson.org/WatchLive |
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For further information or to RSVP, please contact Kristen McIntyre (202-974-2424). |
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Hudson Institute is a nonpartisan policy research organization dedicated to innovative research and analysis. Founded in 1961, Hudson is celebrating a half century of forging ideas that promote security, prosperity, and freedom.
CONTACT: Kevin McVicker, Shirley & Banister Public Affairs, +1-703-739-5920, [email protected]; Kristen McIntyre, Hudson Institute, +1-202-974-2424
SOURCE Hudson Institute
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