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Nominations for McLellan Prizes for Free Speech Now Open
Hello
John,
Nominations are currently open for the Russell Kirk Center’s annual McLellan Prizes. These honors include a $50,000 grand prize for significant contributions to the cause of free speech, along with two $12,500 summer fellowships for writers and scholars. Together, these prizes honor thoughtful and principled work that strengthens the cause of ordered liberty and shows the enduring significance of America’s free speech tradition.
If you know someone doing meaningful work in this space—whether through writing, education, research, or public advocacy—make sure to nominate them this month. We are especially interested in people and organizations producing substantive work that advances our First Amendment freedoms and contributes meaningfully to public discourse.

You can learn more and submit nominations through our website ([link removed]) .

Kirk and Scruton: Reinvigorating Conservatism Then and Now

If you haven’t yet registered, don’t miss our upcoming conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on June 27–28. We’re bringing together leading American and European thinkers ([link removed]) for a special two-day event exploring the prospects for Anglo-American intellectual conservatism in the tradition of Russell Kirk and Roger Scruton. Space is limited, but seats are still available.
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The first day of the conference offers a rich educational experience, beginning with a session on the philosophical foundations of conservatism:
* James Matthew Wilson (University of St. Thomas): “The Conservative Defense of Christian Platonism”
* Micah Watson (Calvin University): “Universal Reason in Particular”
* Paul Mueller (American Institute for Economic Research): “The Conservative Bent for Free Enterprise in Scottish Enlightenment Thought”
* Michael Federici (Middle Tennessee State University): “The Burkean, Babbittian, and Kirkian Foundations of Conservatism”

We then move to another session, highlighting thinkers who shaped and defended the moral, cultural, and historical dimensions of the conservative tradition:
* Timothy Fuller (Colorado College): “The Historical Dimension of Permanence”
* Michael Lucchese (Law & Liberty): “John Adams and the Conservative Critique of Aristocracy”
* Christina Lambert (Hillsdale College): “Permanence and Surprise in the Poetry of T. S. Eliot”
* Jeffrey O. Nelson (The Russell Kirk Center): “Heir to Europe: Ross J.S. Hoffman’s Atlantic Vision of History”

Our first day will offer a deep engagement with the thinkers and themes that have shaped the conservative mind—and offer ways to help renew it in our time. I hope you’ll join us.

I’ll share more soon about the second day of the conference, as well as other upcoming educational events at the Kirk Center.

Sincerely,

Jeffrey O. Nelson, Ph.D.
Executive Director & CEO
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