Eugene Volokh Awarded 2026 Richard D. McLellan Prize for Advancing Free Speech and Expression
Eugene Volokh Awarded 2026 Richard D. McLellan Prize for Advancing Free Speech and Expression The Richard D. McLellan Prizes is pleased to announce today that Eugene Volokh, an influential legal scholar and fellow at the Hoover Institution (Stanford University), has...
2026 Public Conference “Reclaiming Authentic Conservatism: Russell Kirk and the Roots of American Order”
2026 Public Conference “Reclaiming Authentic Conservatism: Russell Kirk and the Roots of American Order” Across our public life, voices on both Left and Right regularly question whether the moral and social inheritance of America is worth conserving. Can a...
Public Seminar: Knights, Heroes, and Patriots—Howard Pyle and the Shaping of the American Moral Imagination
Public Seminar: Knights, Heroes, and Patriots—Howard Pyle and the Shaping of the American Moral Imagination On Saturday, June 20, the Russell Kirk Center will host a day-long public seminar: “Knights, Heroes, and Patriots—Howard Pyle and the Shaping of the American...
New Russell Kirk Book On America: How to Understand the Legacy of 1776
New Russell Kirk Book On America: How to Understand the Legacy of 1776 A new collection of writings by Russell Kirk—on America’s constitutional tradition, the Declaration of Independence, and its literary inheritance—will be released on June 9, 2026. Edited by Michael...
Very grateful to have been awarded one of this year's Richard D. McLellan Prizes. The @KirkCenter's support for my historical work on First Amendment litigation, as well the scholarship of the other honorees, including Eugene Volokh (@HooverInst), is invaluable.
Don't miss meeting and hearing from our new Free Speech Fellows in person! Along with special guests on November 19 at the National Press Club.