On Saturday, March 3rd, I appeared on a panel at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), which as I noted in my last blog is the largest annual gathering of self-described conservatives in the country. The panel was called “Storming the Last Bastian of Liberalism” (in reference to the univeristies). I was the moderator and […]
Reflections
College Station and Rice University
On Ash Wednesday, I departed Dallas slowly. Before I left, I went to noon mass in the Cathedral downtown, where the Bishop of Dallas celebrated the mass. Then I traveled down to College Station, Texas to meet with ISI Campus Representative Beth Donalson, who hosted an ISI soiree on her campus during the visit. Three […]
A few days in Dallas
On Monday, February 19th (yes, President’s Day – if I was back “in the office” this would have been a day off, mental note), I spent the day at the University of Dallas with various members of the ISI Group there, manning an ISI table in the student center. We recruited new members for both […]
ISI Weekend in Austin and Waco
On Saturday, February 17, I flew from Tampa, FL to Austin, TX, returning to the Lone Star State. Our longtime ISI Campus Representative Clark Patterson hosted an ISI Saturday afternoon BBQ at his apartment across from the UT-Austin campus. I arrived around 11am and the BBQ was not until 5pm, so I had made plans […]
Gators, Catholics, and Giulianis in Florida
After the ISI donor seminar in Ft. Lauderdale, my colleague Judy and I ventured into the Everglades to find some alligators. The easiest and quickest places was an alligator farm and small zoo at the Sawgrass Everglades Park. When we got there, it had just closed, but the shop was still open. One of the […]
Novak, Kristol, and ISI in South Florida
On Saturday, February 10, I the Federalist Leadership School, conducted by Dr. Donald Devine, vice-chairman of the American Conservative Union, who conducts these schools around the country through his faculty position at Bellevue University (Nebraska). Coordinating with Dr. Devine, I invited ISI students and professors in South Florida to attend this event and discuss the […]
Brownback "on tap" with Movement Conservatives
Read my article at www.studentsforbrownback.com. Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS) spoke at the ISI Young Alumni Association’s “Conservatism on Tap” on Monday night, February 5th at the District Chophouse in Washington, D.C. Read more. I’m on board. Call me a Brownbacker. Get social with us!
The Future of Religion in American Politics Explored at Reagan Symposium at Regent
The Future of Religion in American Politics seems to be a hot topic these days. Well, Pat Robertson’s School of Government at Regent University explored the issue last Friday, February 2nd in the Second Annual Reagan Symposium. I have been lucky enough to attend the first two years of this symposium and the school does […]
D’Souza defends the Wren Cross at William & Mary
On Thursday, February 1, I attended the ISI Cicero’s Podium debate at the College of William & Mary. A storm has been brewing since last fall, when President of the College removed the historic Wren Cross from the Wren Chapel. ISI brought Dinesh D’Souza to campus to debate Professor David Holmes on the topic, “Religion […]
Students for Life growing
On Saturday, January 20th, I attended the annual Students for Life of America Conference that takes place each year on the Saturday before the annual “March for Life.” Abortion is perhaps the greatest atrocity in the world today. More than 43 million fetuses have been aborted (in America alone) since the tragic decision of a […]