Hillsdale College’s Kirby Center Hosts Lecture From American Enterprise Institute’s Peter Wallison
Financial policy scholar to discuss new book on judiciary’s role in the administrative state
On Thursday, January 24, Hillsdale College’s Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship will host a lecture from American Enterprise Institute scholar Peter Wallison on his new book, Judicial Fortitude: The Last Chance to Rein in the Administrative State. Wallison will discuss the themes explored in the book, including the growth of the administrative agencies’ power and the indispensable role of the judicial branch in curbing it.
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: Thursday, January 24, 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, D.C. 20002
WHO: Peter Wallison is the Arthur F. Burns fellow in financial policy for the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and also co-directs the financial policy studies program at AEI. He previously served as general counsel to the U.S. Department of the Treasury under president Ronald Reagan and as an attorney with law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. Wallison is the author of many books, and his work is regularly featured in The Wall Street Journal. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Harvard College and his law degree from Harvard Law School.
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.