The Fund for American Studies supporters, friends and local alumni are invited to an evening forum and keynote by The Lord Daniel Hannan of Kingsclere, followed by a reception and dinner 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 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
4:30 p.m. – Registration
5:00 p.m. – Forum
6:00 p.m. – Reception
7:00 p.m. – Dinner
8:15 p.m. – Keynote
Saint Kate – The Arts Hotel
139 E Kilbourn Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Tickets: $100
Parking $20 Valet
Attire: Business Attire
Registration
Kindly register online by Thursday, October 1. 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 and enjoy reserve seating at the program.
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 — 16 people (2 tables of 8)
- Silver: $5,000 — 8 people (1 table of 8)
- Bronze: $2,500 — 4 people
- Friend: $1,000 — 2 people
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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Scott Niederjohn
Dean, Batterman School of Business and Professor and Director of the Free Enterprise Center at Concordia University Wisconsin
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Benjamin Rothove
2025 TFAS Alumnus
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.
Scott Niederjohn is Professor of Economics and Director of the Free Enterprise Center at Concordia University Wisconsin in Mequon, WI. Scott is a widely known scholar in the areas of economic education and public policy analysis. He has published more than one hundred journal articles, book chapters, monographs, reports and curricular materials. Scott is also the co-author of three books: Economic Episodes in American History, Second Edition (Wohl Publishing), Economic Episodes in Civics and American Government (Wohl Publishing), and Teachers Can Be Financially Fit: Economists’ Advice for Educators (Springer).
Scott received the Wisconsin Governor’s Financial Literacy Award in 2011, 2012, 2015 and 2018. During the fall of 2013, he was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to teach at the University of Luxembourg. He serves on the board of the Association of Private Enterprise Education (APEE) and is a fellow of the Badger Institute and the Independent Institute.
Scott earned undergraduate and master’s degrees from Marquette University and a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. He is married to Stephanie and they have four children. They reside in Wauwatosa, WI.
Agenda
5:00 PM
Welcome
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Roger Ream, President, The Fund for American Studies
5:30 PM
Panel Discussion
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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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Scott Niederjohn, Dean, Batterman School of Business and Professor and Director of the Free Enterprise Center at Concordia University Wisconsin
7:00 PM
Dinner
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Ed Turner, Vice President of Development, The Fund for American Studies
8:00 PM
Alumni Testimonial
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Benjamin Rothove ’25, University of Wisconsin-Madison
8:15 PM
Keynote
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Lord Daniel Hannan of Kingsclere