What should a conservative approach to the economy look like today?
On July 23–24, explore this crucial question with some of the country’s most respected leaders and thinkers.
ISI’s weekend conference will feature an all-star roster of speakers: Hillbilly Elegy author J. D. Vance, Senator Marco Rubio, bestselling author Amity Shlaes, former Attorney General Jeff Sessions, and more than 20 others.
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AGENDA
3:00–3:15 p.m. Opening Remarks
John A. Burtka IV, Intercollegiate Studies Institute
Which Way, American Political Economy?
3:15–3:35 p.m. The American System of Alexander Hamilton
Oren Cass
3:40–4:00 p.m. Political Economy from Adam Smith to Thomas Sowell
Jay W. Richards
4:00–4:35 p.m. Joint Q&A with Jay Richards and Oren Cass
4:35–4:45 p.m. Break
4:45–5:45 p.m. Cronyism and the Administrative State
Panel featuring Donald J. Devine, Josh Hammer, Julius Krein, Julia R. Norgaard, and Richard M. Reinsch II (moderator)
5:45–7:45 p.m. Break
7:45–9:00 p.m. Keynote Address
J. D. Vance, author of Hillbilly Elegy and U.S. Senate candidate