Lytton Strachey referred to the art of biography as “the most delicate and humane of all the branches of the art of writing,” adding that “it is perhaps as difficult to write a good life as to live one.” This third CCA of the 2023-2024 academic year will consider biography in general and specific recent biographies through the eyes of their authors.
The heyday of the American musical began in the late 1920s and lasted into the 1960s. The music that came out of Broadway and Hollywood during that period represents one of the pinnacles of American popular culture. This fourth and final CCA of the 2023-2024 academic year will consider the history and character of the […]
In his Farewell Address, George Washington wrote, “Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports.” The Founders thought that the encouragement of religious belief—at a time when most Americans were Christian—was essential for the preservation of freedom. Today, Christians find themselves under attack and increasingly ostracized […]
In an era of modern technological advancements that often promise convenience and prosperity but create new challenges to liberty and human flourishing, questions regarding government control versus property rights remain at the center of economic debates. This second CCA of the 2024-2025 academic year, co-sponsored by the Ludwig von Mises Lecture Series, will examine these […]
Individual lives and events in history have always been a favorite subject of filmmakers. This fourth and final CCA of the 2024-2025 academic year will consider four history-based films and what they have to teach us. Attendance of the CCA seminars is by invitation only. To view a livestream of the lectures, go to livestream.hillsdale.edu.
There has forever been a tension between realism and idealism in U.S. foreign policy. Should it be restricted to ensuring national security or should it seek to promote American ideals? This first CCA seminar of the 2025-2026 academic year will consider the purpose of U.S. foreign policy in the context of the Constitution and of […]
American economic policy has shifted significantly several times over the past 60 years, both in terms of a free market versus a command-and-control orientation as well as a globalist versus a nationalist perspective. This second CCA of the 2025-2026 academic year, co-sponsored by the Ludwig von Mises Lecture Series, will examine American economic policy from […]
Today polls indicate that the corporate media, once all powerful, is less trusted than Congress, and a new information landscape is coming into view. This third CCA of the 2025-2026 academic year will consider the purpose and importance of a free press, standards of honest journalism, and recent changes in the delivery of news and […]
This year marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, which its author Thomas Jefferson characterized as “an expression of the American mind.” As part of Hillsdale’s yearlong commemoration of America’s founding document, this CCA will consider the central ideas and arguments that led America to declare independence, economic and military aspects of the […]
