The Fund for American Studies supporters, friends and local alumni are invited to an afternoon forum and keynote by Daniel Hannan, Lord of Kingsclere, followed by a reception on Thursday, October 8, at the Saint Kate, The Arts Hotel.
Lord Hannan, TFAS America 250 Visiting Fellow, member of the U.K. House of Lords, and author of “Inventing Freedom,” will deliver the keynote address on “250 Years of Freedom: What the American Tradition Means to the World.” The forum will also feature two panels on the state of civic knowledge in America and how organizations like TFAS are working to address the issue.
This event is part of TFAS’s 2026 Regional Conferences, Developing Courageous Citizens: Revitalizing Civic Education and America’s Founding Principles, a series of forums held around the country to celebrate America’s 250th birthday. Join leaders, scholars, students and alumni as we showcase how TFAS programs build a pipeline of courageous citizens to carry forward the American experiment.
DETAILS
Thursday, October 8, 2026
Saint Kate, The Arts Hotel
139 E Kilbourn Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Attire: Business Attire
Registration
Registration will be available soon. If you have any questions, contact Derek Jenks, special events director at djenks@TFAS.org or 202-986-0384, ext. 226.
Become a Sponsor
Sponsorships to this regional conference provide a unique opportunity to partner with The Fund for American Studies in advancing civic renewal at a defining moment for our nation.
Sponsors will be recognized in marketing materials and from the podium, enjoy reserve seating at the program, and are invited to a private dinner following the event.
As a sponsor, you will help convene today’s leading voices in liberty, support the development of programs that strengthen civic education and inspire the next generation to carry forward America’s founding ideals.
Sponsor Levels and Benefits
- Gold — $10,000 (Forum: 8 seats; Dinner: 6 seats)
- Silver — $5,000 (Forum 6 seats; Dinner: 4 seats)
- Bronze — $2,500 (Forum 4 seats; Dinner: 2 seats)
- Friend — $1,000 (Forum: 2 seats; Dinner: 2 seats)
To become a sponsor, please contact Ed Turner at eturner@TFAS.org or 202-986-0384 (ext. 238).
Since 1967, The Fund for American Studies has taught young courageous leaders about America’s founding principles of individual liberty, personal responsibility and economic freedom. More than simply teaching the genius and import of our nation’s founding documents, new TFAS civics programs explore their philosophical underpinnings, including the books, thinkers and enduring principles that shaped the Founders’ worldview.
America’s semiquincentennial is a moment for celebration and an opportunity to reset the conversation about who we are as a nation, who we aspire to be and why the Founders’ vision must endure. We hope you will join us during this historic moment to celebrate how far we have come as a nation and to invest in a brighter future built upon our founding ideals. Together, we can help ensure that the legacy of 1776, one of the watershed moments in human progress, continues to inspire people all over the world for centuries to come.
Featured Speakers
Daniel Hannan, Lord of Kingsclere
TFAS America 250 Visiting Fellow and Member of the U.K. House of Lords
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Anne Bradley
George and Sally Mayer Fellow for Economic Education and TFAS Vice President of Academic Affairs
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Daniel Hannan, Lord of Kingsclere
Daniel Hannan, Lord of Kingsclere, is the TFAS America 250 Visiting Fellow, writer and historian. He is the author of nine books, including two NYT bestsellers: The New Road to Serfdom and Inventing Freedom: How the English-Speaking Peoples made the Modern World.
Lord Hannan served as a Member of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2020, during which time he founded Vote Leave, the organization that campaigned successfully for Brexit in 2016.
He sits as a Conservative member of the House of Lords and serves as the International Secretary of the British Conservative Party.
He is President of the Institute for Free Trade, a Fellow of the Independent Institute, a Visiting Professor at the University of Francisco Marroquín (Guatemala) and a Board member of the University of the Hesperides (Spain).
He contributes regularly to Reason Magazine and the National Review, and has weekly columns in the Washington Examiner and the Daily Telegraph.
Dr. Anne Rathbone Bradley is the George and Sally Mayer Fellow for Economic Education and vice president of academic affairs at The Fund for American Studies. Through this position, Dr. Bradley works to enhance the impact and reach of TFAS and FTE economic education programs through courses, seminars, videos and social media. She also delivers lectures around the country and oversees curriculum development and evaluation for economics courses. In addition to her role as a fellow and vice president of academic affairs, Dr. Bradley continues to teach impactful economics courses to TFAS students and consistently receives outstanding marks in students’ post-program evaluations.
Previously, Dr. Bradley served as the vice president of economic initiatives at the Institute for Faith, Work & Economics, where she continues to research a systematic biblical theology of economic freedom. In addition to her work with TFAS, she is a professor of economics at The Institute for World Politics and Grove City College. She is a visiting professor at George Mason University and has previously taught at Georgetown University and Charles University in Prague. She is currently an Acton Affiliate scholar and a visiting scholar at the Bernard Center for Women, Politics & 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. 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. Bradley received her Ph.D. in economics from George Mason University in 2006, during which time she was a James M. Buchanan Scholar.
