Title: "Speaking Freely and Speaking Truthfully" Abstract: I begin by accepting that speaking freely is probably the most valuable activity to the  societal acquisition of truth. But I quickly conclude […]

Travis Quigley (Arizona) will discuss his paper, "The Case for Place-Based Liberalism." Visitors are welcome. Lunch will be served. To attend, please email the director of the institute, Michael Douma, […]

John Hasnas (Georgetown/ GISME) will present a paper titled “Second Thoughts about First Principles: A Critique of the Contemporary Conception of the Principle of Legality.” Guests are welcome. Lunch will […]

Violet Victoria (University of Oklahoma) will present a paper titled "Issues in the 'Democratization' of Financial Markets". Lunch will be provided. To reserve a spot, please email the director of […]

Location: Georgetown University Law Center Amir Singh, "The Death of Obiter Dicta" (Commentary by: Lawrence Solum) Nina Varsava, "Stare Decisis and Egregiously Erroneous Precedents" (Commentary by: Lawrence Sager) Daniel Epps, […]

Samuel Director (University of Richmond) will present a paper titled "Social Sanctions, Criticism, and Speech." Guests are welcome. Lunch will be provided. To reserve a spot, please email the director […]

Michael Veber (Associate Professor of Philosophy at East Carolina University) will present his paper "The Paradox of Dogmatism as a Regulative Epistemic Problem." Paper Abstract: The paradox of dogmatism is […]

To be held in Hariri, room 570. Sahar Akhtar (Georgetown University) will present a paper titled "Merit, Demeaning Actions, and Reaction Qualifications." Lunch will be served. To attend, please email […]

To be held in Hariri, room 570. The paper is titled "The Nature of the Right to Die". Lunch will be served. To attend, please email the director of the […]

To be held in Hariri, room 570. We will discuss Joseph Porter's paper, titled "Is Democracy the Most Stable Political System". Lunch will be served. To attend, please email the […]