How do we change the world? By educating future leaders! TFAS supporters, alumni, faculty and friends are invited to join us for our 2018 Annual Conference in beautiful New Orleans to learn firsthand how TFAS is creating a brighter, more prosperous future by teaching liberty and leadership to rising generations. Hear from thought-provoking speakers, meet TFAS alumni making waves in their fields and connect with faculty and peers dedicated to bringing the benefits of a free society to life for a new generation of leaders. Then, relax and enjoy the sights, sounds and tastes of the Big Easy with your TFAS friends, new and old.
Sponsorship opportunities are available for conference events. These sponsorships include complimentary registration(s), name or logo recognition in conference materials, as well as other benefits and opportunities. Visit www.TFAS.org/Sponsor or call 202.986.0384 to learn how you can become a 2018 Annual Conference sponsor today!
2016 conference speaker Kristen Soltis Anderson (far right) greets alumni following her dinner address.
Meet alumni, representing every stage of the TFAS journey, who are making a difference in their communities and throughout the world by upholding the values essential to the preservation and success of a free society.
Learn about the exciting new initiatives TFAS has set in motion to expand our impact.
Experience the beauty, history and culture of New Orleans with our organized optional activities.
Thomas W. Smith Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, author of “The War on Cops” and “The Diversity Delusion: How race and gender pandering corrupt the university and undermine our culture”
Professor of Political Theory at Georgetown University, a member of the TFAS faculty, and author of “Tocqueville in Arabia: Dilemmas in the Democratic Age”
The conference will take place at the elegant Windsor Court Hotel. Located in the heart of the Central Business District and just steps from the French Quarter, the Windsor Court is the perfect location to explore the history, spirit and hospitality of New Orleans.
Views of the Mississippi River from the Windsor Court Hotel.
Windsor Court Hotel
300 Gravier Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
Book your room today: A very limited number of rooms still remain in the TFAS room block at the Windsor Court Hotel, please contact Jane Mack at jmack@TFAS.org or 202-986-0384 to book one of these rooms today.
The Windsor Court Hotel is 15 miles from New Orleans International Airport (MSY), 8 miles from the Lakefront Airport and 55 miles from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Optional Activities
To help you enjoy all that the Big Easy has to offer, we’ve organized some optional activities. Please note that the activities below are not included in the conference registration and must be registered for separately. Before booking, please visit the full conference schedule to see if and when these activities fit into your conference schedule. The deadline to register for optional activities is Noon E.T. on Sept. 7
Swamp Tour
Enjoy a two-hour boat ride down the Honey Island Swamp in the company of an expert captain.
Take the St. Charles Avenue Streetcar to the Garden District and discover why this historic neighborhood draws tourists and celebrities year after year.
Please see below for a tentative schedule of events. Details will be added and updated as they are confirmed. If you have any questions, please contact Jane Mack at jmack@TFAS.org or 202.986.0384.
Thursday, September 20, 2018
4 p.m.
Hotel Check-In
Windsor Court Hotel
300 Gravier Street
New Orleans, LA
5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Private Reception for TFAS Trustees, Regents and Alumni Council (by invitation only)
Joint Meeting: Board of Trustees and Board of Regents
(members only)
Windsor Court Hotel – Gallery Room
4 p.m.
Hotel Check-In
Windsor Court Hotel
300 Gravier Street
New Orleans, LA
6 – 7 p.m.
Reception
Windsor Court Hotel – La Chinoiserie A Room
7 – 9 p.m.
Dinner
Windsor Court Hotel – La Chinoiserie B Room
“The Fight Against Media Malpractice” Catch Fox News contributor and TFAS alumna Mollie Hemingway in person as she details how the media is failing Americans and what she is doing to fight back.
Alumni Awards Presentations
Saturday, September 22, 2018
8 – 8:45 a.m.
Breakfast Buffet
Windsor Court Hotel – Gallery Foyer
8:45 – 9:30 a.m.
“New Orleans History: Andrew Higgins (the man who won the war), Jean Laffite and other icons of the Crescent City”
Windsor Court Hotel – Gallery Room
9:35 – 10:30 a.m.
“Identity Politics and the Trump Phenomenon” What ever happened to American tolerance and political civility? Join TFAS professor Dr. Joshua Mitchell of Georgetown University and TFAS alumnus Mark Hemingway of The Weekly Standard for an analysis of today’s divisive political climate.
Windsor Court Hotel – Gallery Room
10:30 – 10:45 a.m.
Break
10:45 – 11:15 a.m.
“Economic Freedom and the Battle of ideas” See firsthand how TFAS academic director Dr. Anne Bradley connects with students using her “economic toolkit,” helping future leaders understand how economics applies to everyday life and can expand opportunities for those most in need.
Windsor Court Hotel – Gallery Room
11:20 – 11:50 a.m.
“Measuring Success: The Impact of TFAS & FTE Programs” The evidence is clear, TFAS and FTE programs work! Hear from President Roger R. Ream and Executive Vice President Steve Slattery as they share post-program test results and powerful student and alumni stories that show how your support is creating a new generation of honorable leaders who understand and value liberty.
Windsor Court Hotel – Gallery Room
Noon – 1:45 p.m.
Lunch & Presentation
Windsor Court Hotel – La Chinoiserie A Room
“The Diversity Delusion: How Race and Gender Pandering Corrupt the University and Undermine Our Culture” Just weeks after the release of her new book, “The Diversity of Delusion,” join Heather Mac Donald of the Manhattan Institute for a provocative account of the erosion of humanities and the rise of intolerance
on our college campuses.
Transportation from the Windsor Court Hotel to the evening’s reception and dinner at Antoine’s Restaurant
6 p.m.
Cocktail Reception
Antoine’s Restaurant, a New Orleans landmark since 1840
713 St Louis Street
New Orleans, LA
7 – 9 p.m.
Dinner
Antoine’s Restaurant, a New Orleans landmark since 1840
713 St Louis Street
New Orleans, LA
“Why Sweden Isn’t a Model for America, and Why We Must Fight for Liberty” Help us honor Johan Norberg, author and documentary filmmaker, with the 2018 Walter Judd Freedom Award as the native Swede details why his home nation’s economic system isn’t the model Americans should aspire to.
9:15 p.m.
Shuttle Pick Up
Transportation from Antoine’s Restaurant to the Windsor Court Hotel
Questions?
For more information, please contact Jane Mack at jmack@TFAS.org or 202-986-0384.
Board the bus at the Windsor Court Hotel for a trip to the swamp. Then enjoy a two-hour boat ride down the Honey Island Swamp in the company of an expert captain. See the wildlife up close and personal. Get the chance to see alligators, raccoons, wild boar, exotic birds, turtles and many more creatures that call the swamp home. Dress for the weather. We recommend cool, comfortable clothing. Be sure to pack a bottle of water and sunscreen.
$31 per person includes self-guided tour of museum and 11 a.m. showing of “Beyond All Boundaries” movie. If you qualify for a senior (over 65), military or student discount please contact Jane Mack at 202-986-0384 or jmack@TFAS.org for your additional discount. You will need to provide your own transportation to and from the museum. The museum is one mile from the hotel. Museum opens at 9 a.m.
Learn about the history of Mardi Gras in New Orleans, try on actual carnival costumes, then go on a guided tour of the float den, where artists work year-round to build spectacular floats and props.
Should you want to visit Mardi Gras World on your own, you may purchase a regular priced $22 ticket at the Mardi Gras World Box Office. The first tour is at 9:30 a.m. and the last tour starts at 4 p.m. Tours start every half hour and last approximately 1.5 hours. There is a free shuttle from hotel.
Gather as a group to board the historic St. Charles Avenue Streetcar to take us to the Garden District. Discover why this historic neighborhood draws tourists and celebrities year after year. See breathtaking mansions and learn all about the area’s architectural magnificence. Explore the above-ground tombs of the historic Lafayette Cemetery.
See all that New Orleans has to offer in one single tour. An expert tour guide will take you to every must-see neighborhood and landmark. See the St. Louis Cathedral in the French Quarter, view the magnificent homes in the Garden District, visit the St. Louis Cemetery #3 and much more.
Walk the historic streets of the French Quarter. Visit the St. Louis Cemetery #1. Go back in time as you are led through the 300 year history of New Orleans.
Dr. Anne Rathbone Bradley is the George and Sally Mayer Fellow for Economic Education and the academic director at The Fund for American Studies. She served as the vice president of economic initiatives at the Institute for Faith, Work, and Economics, where she continues research toward a systematic biblical theology of economic freedom. She is a professor of economics at The Institute for World Politics and Grove City College. She is a visiting professor at Georgetown University and George Mason University and has taught at Charles University, Prague. She is currently an Acton Affiliate scholar and a visiting scholar at the Bernard Center for Women, Politics, and Public Policy. She is a lecturer for the Institute for Humane Studies and the Foundation for Economic Education.
Dr. Bradley is the co-editor and author of “Counting the Cost: Christian Perspectives on Capitalism,” “For the Least of These: A Biblical Answer to Poverty” and “Be Fruitful and Multiply: Why Economics is Necessary for Making God-Pleasing Decisions.”
She served as the associate director for the Program in Economics, Politics, and the Law at the James M. Buchanan Center at George Mason University. Dr. Rathbone Bradley’s academic work ranges on the question of income inequality and economic freedom as well as the political economy of terrorism with specific emphasis on the industrial organization of al-Qaeda. Her academic research has been published in scholarly journals and edited volumes. She is currently working on a book that analyzes the political economy of al-Qaeda post 9/11. Based on her academic research she also worked as an economic analyst for the Central Intelligence Agency’s Office of Terrorism Analysis.
Dr. Rathbone Bradley received her Ph.D. in economics from George Mason University in 2006 during which time she was a James M. Buchanan Scholar.
Heather Mac Donald
Heather Mac Donald is the Thomas W. Smith Fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor of City Journal. She is a recipient of the 2005 Bradley Prize. Mac Donald’s work at City Journal has covered a range of topics, including higher education, immigration, policing, homelessness and homeless advocacy, criminal-justice reform, and race relations. Her writing has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The New Republic and The New Criterion. Mac Donald’s newest book, “The War on Cops (2016),” warns that race-based attacks on the criminal-justice system, from the White House on down, are eroding the authority of law and putting lives at risk.
Other previous works include “The Burden of Bad Ideas” (2001), a collection of Mac Donald’s City Journal essays, details the effects of the 1960s counterculture’s destructive march through America’s institutions. In “The Immigration Solution: A Better Plan than Today’s” (2007), coauthored with Victor Davis Hanson and Steven Malanga, she chronicles the effects of broken immigration laws and proposes a practical solution to securing the country’s porous borders. In “Are Cops Racist?” (2010), another City Journal anthology, Mac Donald investigates the workings of the police, the controversy over so-called racial profiling, and the anti-profiling lobby’s harmful effects on black Americans.
A nonpracticing lawyer, Mac Donald clerked for The Honorable Stephen Reinhardt, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and was an attorney-advisor in the Office of the General Counsel of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and a volunteer with the Natural Resources Defense Council. She has frequently testified before U.S. House and Senate Committees. In 1998, Mac Donald was appointed to Mayor Rudolph Giuliani’s task force on the City University of New York. She has received numerous awards for her writing, including the 2017 Kenneth Y. Tomlinson Award for Outstanding Journalism from The Fund for American Studies.
Mark Hemingway
Mark Hemingway is a senior writer for The Weekly Standard and the books editor for The Federalist. Previously, he worked as a columnist and editorial writer for the Washington Examiner and as a staff writer at National Review Online. He has also worked at the Hudson Institute, USA Today and Market News International. Early in his career, he was the recipient of a Robert Novak Journalism Fellowship from The Fund for American Studies, and was a Global Prosperity Initiative Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University where he studied microfinance in Southeast Asia. More recently, he was selected as a Lincoln Fellow of The Claremont Institute in 2014, and a Eugene C. Pulliam Distinguished Fellow in Journalism at Hillsdale College in 2016. He is originally from Bend, Oregon and now resides in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife Mollie and their two daughters.
Mollie Hemingway
Mollie Hemingway is a senior editor at The Federalist and a contributor to Fox News. Previously, she was a columnist for Christianity Today, a senior writer for GetReligion.com and an editor at Ricochet.com. Her work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, National Review, First Things and the Claremont Review of Books. She graduated from the University of Colorado with a bachelor’s degree in economics. Hemingway was a 2004 TFAS Robert Novak Journalism Fellow, and a 2014 Lincoln Fellow of The Claremont Institute. Mollie and her husband Mark were the Spring 2016 Eugene C. Pulliam Distinguished Fellows in Journalism at Hillsdale College.
Dr. Joshua Mitchell
Dr. Joshua Mitchell is currently professor of political theory at Georgetown University. He has been chairman of the Government Department and also associate dean of faculty affairs at SFS-Q. During the 2008-10 academic years, Dr. Mitchell took Leave from Georgetown, and was the Acting Chancellor of The American University of Iraq – Sulaimani. His research interest lies in the relationship between political thought and theology in the West. He has published articles in The Review of Politics, The Journal of Politics, The Journal of Religion, APSR, Political Theory and Critical Review. In 1993 his book, “Not by Reason Alone: Religion, History, and Identity in Early Modern Political Thought,” was published by the University of Chicago Press. A second book, “The Fragility of Freedom: Tocqueville on Religion, Democracy, and American Future,” was published in 1995, also by the University of Chicago Press. “Plato’s Fable: On the Mortal Condition in Shadowy Times,” was published by Princeton University Press in 2006. His most recent book, “Tocqueville in Arabia: Dilemmas in the Democratic Age,” was published by the University of Chicago Press in 2013. He is currently working on a book manuscript entitled “The Politics of Guilt and the Politics of Hope.”
In addition to teaching at Georgetown University, Dr. Mitchell is an avid conservationist, working to restore his small forest on the Eastern Shore, and working to develop the next generation of solar-electric sailboats.
Johan Norberg
Johan Norberg is an author, lecturer and documentary filmmaker. He is a native of Sweden, a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute in Washington D.C. and the European Centre for International Political Economy in Brussels. He is a frequent commentator in Swedish and international media and columnist in Aftonbladet, Sweden’s largest news group.
Norberg has written 20 books covering a broad range of topics, including global economics and popular science. The breakthrough came with “In Defense of Global Capitalism” (2003), published in more than 25 countries.
His most recent book, the celebrated “Progress: Ten Reasons to Look Forward to the Future” (2016) was chosen as the Book of the Year by The Economist, Guardian and Observer. The Economist calls it “a tornado of evidence… a blast of good sense” and The Times writes “Norberg has a strong case and he makes it with energy and charm. A pertinent book for grumpy times.”
Johan Norberg regularly writes and hosts documentaries on development, economics and current affairs, in most cases for American television, including “Overdose: The Next Financial Crisis,” “Power to the People,” “Free or Equal” and “Economic Freedom in Action: Changing Lives.”
For his international work, Johan Norberg has received the Distinguished Sir Antony Fisher Memorial Award from the American Atlas Foundation, and the gold medal from the German Hayek Stiftung, that year shared with former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
He is a passionate, experienced and acclaimed speaker with engagements from Stockholm to Sydney, from Buenos Aires to Beijing and from Cairo to Capitol Hill on subjects like liberty, progress, entrepreneurship, global trends and globalization. Norberg has been particularly celebrated for his ability to make complex ideas easily accessible and challenge his audience with truly sharp thinking for a rapidly changing world.
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