Course #1: "An Introduction to ConservativeThought" -- David Frisk, Ph.D., instructor

 Dr. Frisk’s Zoom course will meet Monday evenings by Zoom-- from February 5 through May 6, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Eastern time.

 The in-person course will meet on Wednesday at AHIheadquarters, 21 W. Park Row, Clinton, NY, from February 7 through May 8, at 7:00to 8:30 p.m., Eastern Time, in the Presidential Room at AHI headquarters, 21 W.Park Row, Clinton NY.

 This course on conservative political and social thoughtwill cover mostly, but not only, American conservative thought. A substantialamount of conservative thought is British and continental European, and theclass will give some attention to that as well.

 Our readings will be primarily from the intellectualhistorian and thinker Russell Kirk's classic work The Conservative Mind (1953).Class members are asked to buy a printed copy. Should you not be able to afford a copy, AHI will purchase it for you.  A paperback version of the book is available athttps://www.amazon.com/Conservative-Mind-Burke-Eliot/dp/0895261715/ref=sr_1_1?crid=15B9T9NINWIQZ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.VBYgwPltsY4Jjfqu05RMg8RV_QPlPZiVjt8vem5_46uk4yoSGGe8FgHaSGFSFvO1z3FP8pJV2Dm_yPBWEzUwGtT2qlLT6zK7r-4WoJBAPU02DEO-TlZMYGaGK2O5qMotdAMiEEDNp2OM0_xOygcnuw.JqoI65PYnkZPsVUUKrUNunj73qiBIVwCUWDEZfY0Jik&dib_tag=se&keywords=kirk+conservative+mind&qid=1705168186&sprefix=kirk+conservative+mind%2Caps%2C111&sr=8-1

 In addition, a moderate amount of further reading by otherauthors, including some influential conservative thinkers, will be assigned andprovided.

 Total reading will be 25 to 30 pages per week.

 Each session will begin with a short lecture by theinstructor. Discussion on the week's readings and topic, or topics, willfollow. We take a 5- to 10-minute break, and refreshments are provided.

 The instructor, AHI Resident Fellow Dr. David Frisk, hastaught a wide variety of adult classes in political science, history, andpolitical thought at the AHI for the past decade. He holds a doctorate inpolitical science (specialties: American politics and political philosophy)from Claremont Graduate University.  Heis the author of the critically acclaimed book If Not Us, Who?: WilliamRusher, National Review, and the Conservative Movement (2014).

 Dr. Frisk describes the course further:

 "People who were in some of the AHI's classes in recentyears -- including those on “The Federalist Papers,” Tocqueville's Democracyin America, Richard Hofstadter's The American Political Tradition,"Roots of the Red/Blue Divide," "Liberty: The History of anIdea," and "Majority Rule and Equality: The Challenges of Democracy inAmerican History" -- may find they have especially good preparation forparts

of this course.

 But no special background is needed to get a lot out ofit!

 We will emphasize philosophy, not politics -- but philosophythat is more real-world than what is usually called "philosophy." Wewill examine political and social thought about how, according to conservativethinkers, society -- including "political man," or citizenship --works and should work.

 Our class will not deal primarily with political conflictsin American history or today. It also won't heavily emphasize individualliberty, small government, or free-market economic policy -- in short,classical liberalism. These overlap with philosophical conservatism andtherefore will get some attention -- but aren't at all identical with it, andcan conflict significantly with it.

 This class will not be a forum for debating recent politics.But class members will learn both why real conservatism has been politicallyrather weak in America, and why what is (semi-accurately) called conservativepolitics has, nonetheless, often had significant success in the U.S. -- due tothe ways in which many Americans are conservative."

 Advance signup is requested. To sign up, simply contact Dr.Frisk at:dfrisk@theahi.org or 202-999-5751 (c). For more information, pleasecontact Dr. Frisk.

Course #1: "An Introduction to ConservativeThought" -- David Frisk, Ph.D., instructor

The in-person course will meet on Wednesday at AHIheadquarters, 21 W. Park Row, Clinton, NY, from February 7 through May 8, at 7:00to 8:30 p.m., Eastern Time, in the Presidential Room at AHI headquarters, 21 W.Park Row, Clinton NY.

 This course on conservative political and social thoughtwill cover mostly, but not only, American conservative thought. A substantialamount of conservative thought is British and continental European, and theclass will give some attention to that as well.

Our readings will be primarily from the intellectualhistorian and thinker Russell Kirk's classic work The Conservative Mind (1953).Class members are asked to buy a printed copy. Should you not be able to afford a copy, AHI will purchase it for you.  A paperback version of the book is available athttps://www.amazon.com/Conservative-Mind-Burke-Eliot/dp/0895261715/ref=sr_1_1?crid=15B9T9NINWIQZ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.VBYgwPltsY4Jjfqu05RMg8RV_QPlPZiVjt8vem5_46uk4yoSGGe8FgHaSGFSFvO1z3FP8pJV2Dm_yPBWEzUwGtT2qlLT6zK7r-4WoJBAPU02DEO-TlZMYGaGK2O5qMotdAMiEEDNp2OM0_xOygcnuw.JqoI65PYnkZPsVUUKrUNunj73qiBIVwCUWDEZfY0Jik&dib_tag=se&keywords=kirk+conservative+mind&qid=1705168186&sprefix=kirk+conservative+mind%2Caps%2C111&sr=8-1

 In addition, a moderate amount of further reading by otherauthors, including some influential conservative thinkers, will be assigned andprovided.

 Total reading will be 25 to 30 pages per week.

 Each session will begin with a short lecture by theinstructor. Discussion on the week's readings and topic, or topics, willfollow. We take a 5- to 10-minute break, and refreshments are provided.

 The instructor, AHI Resident Fellow Dr. David Frisk, hastaught a wide variety of adult classes in political science, history, andpolitical thought at the AHI for the past decade. He holds a doctorate inpolitical science (specialties: American politics and political philosophy)from Claremont Graduate University.  Heis the author of the critically acclaimed book If Not Us, Who?: WilliamRusher, National Review, and the Conservative Movement (2014).

 Dr. Frisk describes the course further:

 "People who were in some of the AHI's classes in recentyears -- including those on “The Federalist Papers,” Tocqueville's Democracyin America, Richard Hofstadter's The American Political Tradition,"Roots of the Red/Blue Divide," "Liberty: The History of anIdea," and "Majority Rule and Equality: The Challenges of Democracy inAmerican History" -- may find they have especially good preparation forparts

of this course.

 But no special background is needed to get a lot out ofit!

 We will emphasize philosophy, not politics -- but philosophythat is more real-world than what is usually called "philosophy." Wewill examine political and social thought about how, according to conservativethinkers, society -- including "political man," or citizenship --works and should work.

 Our class will not deal primarily with political conflictsin American history or today. It also won't heavily emphasize individualliberty, small government, or free-market economic policy -- in short,classical liberalism. These overlap with philosophical conservatism andtherefore will get some attention -- but aren't at all identical with it, andcan conflict significantly with it.

 This class will not be a forum for debating recent politics.But class members will learn both why real conservatism has been politicallyrather weak in America, and why what is (semi-accurately) called conservativepolitics has, nonetheless, often had significant success in the U.S. -- due tothe ways in which many Americans are conservative."

 Advance signup is requested. To sign up, simply contact Dr.Frisk at:dfrisk@theahi.org or 202-999-5751 (c). For more information, pleasecontact Dr. Frisk.

Course #2: “Israel’s Battle for Survival”

Instructor:  Lauren Weiner

 “Israel has the chance to prove itself for what it really is: the outpost of the fight against terrorism and the defense of democracy.”

 These words, written in 2003 by the Italian-Israeli journalist Fiamma Nirenstein, press upon us urgently in the wake of the Hamas massacre of October 7, 2023.

This course will be devoted to brief texts by Nirenstein and other journalists, as well as statesmen and academics, that will give us a sense of what’s at stake in Israel’s war against Hamas—for the Jewish people and for Western civilization. Our historical/political frame will take in the founding of the Jewish State and the broad question of religious freedom, including in the United States of America, Israel’s most important ally. Among our authors: George Washington, Ze’ev Jabotinsky, Natan Sharansky, Amos Oz, Edward Said, Judith Butler, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Ruth Wisse, Robert S. Wistrich, and more.

The group will meet on Thursday nights via zoom for 12weekly sessions, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern Time, beginning on February 15thand continuing to May 9^th. There will be no class March 7.

 To sign up or for additional information, please contact Lauren Weiner at lweiner6@gmail.com. Advanced sign-up is strongly encouraged.

 About the discussion leader: Lauren Weiner spent time in Israel. Her life has taken her to jobs as an editor, reporter, Capitol Hill staffer, and Pentagon speechwriter. She penned literary reviews as well, and these have appeared in such publications as the Wall Street Journal, Commentary, the Claremont Review of Books, the Weekly Standard, American Purpose.com, the New Criterion, the Washington Times, and the Baltimore Sun.

Course #1: "An Introduction to ConservativeThought" -- David Frisk, Ph.D., instructor

 Dr. Frisk’s Zoom course will meet Monday evenings by Zoom-- from February 5 through May 6, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Eastern time.

 The in-person course will meet on Wednesday at AHIheadquarters, 21 W. Park Row, Clinton, NY, from February 7 through May 8, at 7:00to 8:30 p.m., Eastern Time, in the Presidential Room at AHI headquarters, 21 W.Park Row, Clinton NY.

 This course on conservative political and social thoughtwill cover mostly, but not only, American conservative thought. A substantialamount of conservative thought is British and continental European, and theclass will give some attention to that as well.

 Our readings will be primarily from the intellectualhistorian and thinker Russell Kirk's classic work The Conservative Mind (1953).Class members are asked to buy a printed copy. Should you not be able to afford a copy, AHI will purchase it for you.  A paperback version of the book is available athttps://www.amazon.com/Conservative-Mind-Burke-Eliot/dp/0895261715/ref=sr_1_1?crid=15B9T9NINWIQZ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.VBYgwPltsY4Jjfqu05RMg8RV_QPlPZiVjt8vem5_46uk4yoSGGe8FgHaSGFSFvO1z3FP8pJV2Dm_yPBWEzUwGtT2qlLT6zK7r-4WoJBAPU02DEO-TlZMYGaGK2O5qMotdAMiEEDNp2OM0_xOygcnuw.JqoI65PYnkZPsVUUKrUNunj73qiBIVwCUWDEZfY0Jik&dib_tag=se&keywords=kirk+conservative+mind&qid=1705168186&sprefix=kirk+conservative+mind%2Caps%2C111&sr=8-1

 In addition, a moderate amount of further reading by otherauthors, including some influential conservative thinkers, will be assigned andprovided.

 Total reading will be 25 to 30 pages per week.

 Each session will begin with a short lecture by theinstructor. Discussion on the week's readings and topic, or topics, willfollow. We take a 5- to 10-minute break, and refreshments are provided.

 The instructor, AHI Resident Fellow Dr. David Frisk, hastaught a wide variety of adult classes in political science, history, andpolitical thought at the AHI for the past decade. He holds a doctorate inpolitical science (specialties: American politics and political philosophy)from Claremont Graduate University.  Heis the author of the critically acclaimed book If Not Us, Who?: WilliamRusher, National Review, and the Conservative Movement (2014).

 Dr. Frisk describes the course further:

 "People who were in some of the AHI's classes in recentyears -- including those on “The Federalist Papers,” Tocqueville's Democracyin America, Richard Hofstadter's The American Political Tradition,"Roots of the Red/Blue Divide," "Liberty: The History of anIdea," and "Majority Rule and Equality: The Challenges of Democracy inAmerican History" -- may find they have especially good preparation forparts

of this course.

 But no special background is needed to get a lot out ofit!

 We will emphasize philosophy, not politics -- but philosophythat is more real-world than what is usually called "philosophy." Wewill examine political and social thought about how, according to conservativethinkers, society -- including "political man," or citizenship --works and should work.

 Our class will not deal primarily with political conflictsin American history or today. It also won't heavily emphasize individualliberty, small government, or free-market economic policy -- in short,classical liberalism. These overlap with philosophical conservatism andtherefore will get some attention -- but aren't at all identical with it, andcan conflict significantly with it.

 This class will not be a forum for debating recent politics.But class members will learn both why real conservatism has been politicallyrather weak in America, and why what is (semi-accurately) called conservativepolitics has, nonetheless, often had significant success in the U.S. -- due tothe ways in which many Americans are conservative."

 Advance signup is requested. To sign up, simply contact Dr.Frisk at:dfrisk@theahi.org or 202-999-5751 (c). For more information, pleasecontact Dr. Frisk.

Course #1: "An Introduction to ConservativeThought" -- David Frisk, Ph.D., instructor

The in-person course will meet on Wednesday at AHIheadquarters, 21 W. Park Row, Clinton, NY, from February 7 through May 8, at 7:00to 8:30 p.m., Eastern Time, in the Presidential Room at AHI headquarters, 21 W.Park Row, Clinton NY.

 This course on conservative political and social thoughtwill cover mostly, but not only, American conservative thought. A substantialamount of conservative thought is British and continental European, and theclass will give some attention to that as well.

Our readings will be primarily from the intellectualhistorian and thinker Russell Kirk's classic work The Conservative Mind (1953).Class members are asked to buy a printed copy. Should you not be able to afford a copy, AHI will purchase it for you.  A paperback version of the book is available athttps://www.amazon.com/Conservative-Mind-Burke-Eliot/dp/0895261715/ref=sr_1_1?crid=15B9T9NINWIQZ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.VBYgwPltsY4Jjfqu05RMg8RV_QPlPZiVjt8vem5_46uk4yoSGGe8FgHaSGFSFvO1z3FP8pJV2Dm_yPBWEzUwGtT2qlLT6zK7r-4WoJBAPU02DEO-TlZMYGaGK2O5qMotdAMiEEDNp2OM0_xOygcnuw.JqoI65PYnkZPsVUUKrUNunj73qiBIVwCUWDEZfY0Jik&dib_tag=se&keywords=kirk+conservative+mind&qid=1705168186&sprefix=kirk+conservative+mind%2Caps%2C111&sr=8-1

 In addition, a moderate amount of further reading by otherauthors, including some influential conservative thinkers, will be assigned andprovided.

 Total reading will be 25 to 30 pages per week.

 Each session will begin with a short lecture by theinstructor. Discussion on the week's readings and topic, or topics, willfollow. We take a 5- to 10-minute break, and refreshments are provided.

 The instructor, AHI Resident Fellow Dr. David Frisk, hastaught a wide variety of adult classes in political science, history, andpolitical thought at the AHI for the past decade. He holds a doctorate inpolitical science (specialties: American politics and political philosophy)from Claremont Graduate University.  Heis the author of the critically acclaimed book If Not Us, Who?: WilliamRusher, National Review, and the Conservative Movement (2014).

 Dr. Frisk describes the course further:

 "People who were in some of the AHI's classes in recentyears -- including those on “The Federalist Papers,” Tocqueville's Democracyin America, Richard Hofstadter's The American Political Tradition,"Roots of the Red/Blue Divide," "Liberty: The History of anIdea," and "Majority Rule and Equality: The Challenges of Democracy inAmerican History" -- may find they have especially good preparation forparts

of this course.

 But no special background is needed to get a lot out ofit!

 We will emphasize philosophy, not politics -- but philosophythat is more real-world than what is usually called "philosophy." Wewill examine political and social thought about how, according to conservativethinkers, society -- including "political man," or citizenship --works and should work.

 Our class will not deal primarily with political conflictsin American history or today. It also won't heavily emphasize individualliberty, small government, or free-market economic policy -- in short,classical liberalism. These overlap with philosophical conservatism andtherefore will get some attention -- but aren't at all identical with it, andcan conflict significantly with it.

 This class will not be a forum for debating recent politics.But class members will learn both why real conservatism has been politicallyrather weak in America, and why what is (semi-accurately) called conservativepolitics has, nonetheless, often had significant success in the U.S. -- due tothe ways in which many Americans are conservative."

 Advance signup is requested. To sign up, simply contact Dr.Frisk at:dfrisk@theahi.org or 202-999-5751 (c). For more information, pleasecontact Dr. Frisk.

Course #2: “Israel’s Battle for Survival”

Instructor:  Lauren Weiner

 “Israel has the chance to prove itself for what it really is: the outpost of the fight against terrorism and the defense of democracy.”

 These words, written in 2003 by the Italian-Israeli journalist Fiamma Nirenstein, press upon us urgently in the wake of the Hamas massacre of October 7, 2023.

This course will be devoted to brief texts by Nirenstein and other journalists, as well as statesmen and academics, that will give us a sense of what’s at stake in Israel’s war against Hamas—for the Jewish people and for Western civilization. Our historical/political frame will take in the founding of the Jewish State and the broad question of religious freedom, including in the United States of America, Israel’s most important ally. Among our authors: George Washington, Ze’ev Jabotinsky, Natan Sharansky, Amos Oz, Edward Said, Judith Butler, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Ruth Wisse, Robert S. Wistrich, and more.

The group will meet on Thursday nights via zoom for 12weekly sessions, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern Time, beginning on February 15thand continuing to May 9^th. There will be no class March 7.

 To sign up or for additional information, please contact Lauren Weiner at lweiner6@gmail.com. Advanced sign-up is strongly encouraged.

 About the discussion leader: Lauren Weiner spent time in Israel. Her life has taken her to jobs as an editor, reporter, Capitol Hill staffer, and Pentagon speechwriter. She penned literary reviews as well, and these have appeared in such publications as the Wall Street Journal, Commentary, the Claremont Review of Books, the Weekly Standard, American Purpose.com, the New Criterion, the Washington Times, and the Baltimore Sun.

Course #1: "An Introduction to ConservativeThought" -- David Frisk, Ph.D., instructor

 Dr. Frisk’s Zoom course will meet Monday evenings by Zoom-- from February 5 through May 6, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Eastern time.

 The in-person course will meet on Wednesday at AHIheadquarters, 21 W. Park Row, Clinton, NY, from February 7 through May 8, at 7:00to 8:30 p.m., Eastern Time, in the Presidential Room at AHI headquarters, 21 W.Park Row, Clinton NY.

 This course on conservative political and social thoughtwill cover mostly, but not only, American conservative thought. A substantialamount of conservative thought is British and continental European, and theclass will give some attention to that as well.

 Our readings will be primarily from the intellectualhistorian and thinker Russell Kirk's classic work The Conservative Mind (1953).Class members are asked to buy a printed copy. Should you not be able to afford a copy, AHI will purchase it for you.  A paperback version of the book is available athttps://www.amazon.com/Conservative-Mind-Burke-Eliot/dp/0895261715/ref=sr_1_1?crid=15B9T9NINWIQZ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.VBYgwPltsY4Jjfqu05RMg8RV_QPlPZiVjt8vem5_46uk4yoSGGe8FgHaSGFSFvO1z3FP8pJV2Dm_yPBWEzUwGtT2qlLT6zK7r-4WoJBAPU02DEO-TlZMYGaGK2O5qMotdAMiEEDNp2OM0_xOygcnuw.JqoI65PYnkZPsVUUKrUNunj73qiBIVwCUWDEZfY0Jik&dib_tag=se&keywords=kirk+conservative+mind&qid=1705168186&sprefix=kirk+conservative+mind%2Caps%2C111&sr=8-1

 In addition, a moderate amount of further reading by otherauthors, including some influential conservative thinkers, will be assigned andprovided.

 Total reading will be 25 to 30 pages per week.

 Each session will begin with a short lecture by theinstructor. Discussion on the week's readings and topic, or topics, willfollow. We take a 5- to 10-minute break, and refreshments are provided.

 The instructor, AHI Resident Fellow Dr. David Frisk, hastaught a wide variety of adult classes in political science, history, andpolitical thought at the AHI for the past decade. He holds a doctorate inpolitical science (specialties: American politics and political philosophy)from Claremont Graduate University.  Heis the author of the critically acclaimed book If Not Us, Who?: WilliamRusher, National Review, and the Conservative Movement (2014).

 Dr. Frisk describes the course further:

 "People who were in some of the AHI's classes in recentyears -- including those on “The Federalist Papers,” Tocqueville's Democracyin America, Richard Hofstadter's The American Political Tradition,"Roots of the Red/Blue Divide," "Liberty: The History of anIdea," and "Majority Rule and Equality: The Challenges of Democracy inAmerican History" -- may find they have especially good preparation forparts

of this course.

 But no special background is needed to get a lot out ofit!

 We will emphasize philosophy, not politics -- but philosophythat is more real-world than what is usually called "philosophy." Wewill examine political and social thought about how, according to conservativethinkers, society -- including "political man," or citizenship --works and should work.

 Our class will not deal primarily with political conflictsin American history or today. It also won't heavily emphasize individualliberty, small government, or free-market economic policy -- in short,classical liberalism. These overlap with philosophical conservatism andtherefore will get some attention -- but aren't at all identical with it, andcan conflict significantly with it.

 This class will not be a forum for debating recent politics.But class members will learn both why real conservatism has been politicallyrather weak in America, and why what is (semi-accurately) called conservativepolitics has, nonetheless, often had significant success in the U.S. -- due tothe ways in which many Americans are conservative."

 Advance signup is requested. To sign up, simply contact Dr.Frisk at:dfrisk@theahi.org or 202-999-5751 (c). For more information, pleasecontact Dr. Frisk.

Course #1: "An Introduction to ConservativeThought" -- David Frisk, Ph.D., instructor

The in-person course will meet on Wednesday at AHIheadquarters, 21 W. Park Row, Clinton, NY, from February 7 through May 8, at 7:00to 8:30 p.m., Eastern Time, in the Presidential Room at AHI headquarters, 21 W.Park Row, Clinton NY.

 This course on conservative political and social thoughtwill cover mostly, but not only, American conservative thought. A substantialamount of conservative thought is British and continental European, and theclass will give some attention to that as well.

Our readings will be primarily from the intellectualhistorian and thinker Russell Kirk's classic work The Conservative Mind (1953).Class members are asked to buy a printed copy. Should you not be able to afford a copy, AHI will purchase it for you.  A paperback version of the book is available athttps://www.amazon.com/Conservative-Mind-Burke-Eliot/dp/0895261715/ref=sr_1_1?crid=15B9T9NINWIQZ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.VBYgwPltsY4Jjfqu05RMg8RV_QPlPZiVjt8vem5_46uk4yoSGGe8FgHaSGFSFvO1z3FP8pJV2Dm_yPBWEzUwGtT2qlLT6zK7r-4WoJBAPU02DEO-TlZMYGaGK2O5qMotdAMiEEDNp2OM0_xOygcnuw.JqoI65PYnkZPsVUUKrUNunj73qiBIVwCUWDEZfY0Jik&dib_tag=se&keywords=kirk+conservative+mind&qid=1705168186&sprefix=kirk+conservative+mind%2Caps%2C111&sr=8-1

 In addition, a moderate amount of further reading by otherauthors, including some influential conservative thinkers, will be assigned andprovided.

 Total reading will be 25 to 30 pages per week.

 Each session will begin with a short lecture by theinstructor. Discussion on the week's readings and topic, or topics, willfollow. We take a 5- to 10-minute break, and refreshments are provided.

 The instructor, AHI Resident Fellow Dr. David Frisk, hastaught a wide variety of adult classes in political science, history, andpolitical thought at the AHI for the past decade. He holds a doctorate inpolitical science (specialties: American politics and political philosophy)from Claremont Graduate University.  Heis the author of the critically acclaimed book If Not Us, Who?: WilliamRusher, National Review, and the Conservative Movement (2014).

 Dr. Frisk describes the course further:

 "People who were in some of the AHI's classes in recentyears -- including those on “The Federalist Papers,” Tocqueville's Democracyin America, Richard Hofstadter's The American Political Tradition,"Roots of the Red/Blue Divide," "Liberty: The History of anIdea," and "Majority Rule and Equality: The Challenges of Democracy inAmerican History" -- may find they have especially good preparation forparts

of this course.

 But no special background is needed to get a lot out ofit!

 We will emphasize philosophy, not politics -- but philosophythat is more real-world than what is usually called "philosophy." Wewill examine political and social thought about how, according to conservativethinkers, society -- including "political man," or citizenship --works and should work.

 Our class will not deal primarily with political conflictsin American history or today. It also won't heavily emphasize individualliberty, small government, or free-market economic policy -- in short,classical liberalism. These overlap with philosophical conservatism andtherefore will get some attention -- but aren't at all identical with it, andcan conflict significantly with it.

 This class will not be a forum for debating recent politics.But class members will learn both why real conservatism has been politicallyrather weak in America, and why what is (semi-accurately) called conservativepolitics has, nonetheless, often had significant success in the U.S. -- due tothe ways in which many Americans are conservative."

 Advance signup is requested. To sign up, simply contact Dr.Frisk at:dfrisk@theahi.org or 202-999-5751 (c). For more information, pleasecontact Dr. Frisk.

Course #2: “Israel’s Battle for Survival”

Instructor:  Lauren Weiner

 “Israel has the chance to prove itself for what it really is: the outpost of the fight against terrorism and the defense of democracy.”

 These words, written in 2003 by the Italian-Israeli journalist Fiamma Nirenstein, press upon us urgently in the wake of the Hamas massacre of October 7, 2023.

This course will be devoted to brief texts by Nirenstein and other journalists, as well as statesmen and academics, that will give us a sense of what’s at stake in Israel’s war against Hamas—for the Jewish people and for Western civilization. Our historical/political frame will take in the founding of the Jewish State and the broad question of religious freedom, including in the United States of America, Israel’s most important ally. Among our authors: George Washington, Ze’ev Jabotinsky, Natan Sharansky, Amos Oz, Edward Said, Judith Butler, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Ruth Wisse, Robert S. Wistrich, and more.

The group will meet on Thursday nights via zoom for 12weekly sessions, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern Time, beginning on February 15thand continuing to May 9^th. There will be no class March 7.

 To sign up or for additional information, please contact Lauren Weiner at lweiner6@gmail.com. Advanced sign-up is strongly encouraged.

 About the discussion leader: Lauren Weiner spent time in Israel. Her life has taken her to jobs as an editor, reporter, Capitol Hill staffer, and Pentagon speechwriter. She penned literary reviews as well, and these have appeared in such publications as the Wall Street Journal, Commentary, the Claremont Review of Books, the Weekly Standard, American Purpose.com, the New Criterion, the Washington Times, and the Baltimore Sun.

Course #1: "An Introduction to ConservativeThought" -- David Frisk, Ph.D., instructor

 Dr. Frisk’s Zoom course will meet Monday evenings by Zoom-- from February 5 through May 6, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Eastern time.

 The in-person course will meet on Wednesday at AHIheadquarters, 21 W. Park Row, Clinton, NY, from February 7 through May 8, at 7:00to 8:30 p.m., Eastern Time, in the Presidential Room at AHI headquarters, 21 W.Park Row, Clinton NY.

 This course on conservative political and social thoughtwill cover mostly, but not only, American conservative thought. A substantialamount of conservative thought is British and continental European, and theclass will give some attention to that as well.

 Our readings will be primarily from the intellectualhistorian and thinker Russell Kirk's classic work The Conservative Mind (1953).Class members are asked to buy a printed copy. Should you not be able to afford a copy, AHI will purchase it for you.  A paperback version of the book is available athttps://www.amazon.com/Conservative-Mind-Burke-Eliot/dp/0895261715/ref=sr_1_1?crid=15B9T9NINWIQZ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.VBYgwPltsY4Jjfqu05RMg8RV_QPlPZiVjt8vem5_46uk4yoSGGe8FgHaSGFSFvO1z3FP8pJV2Dm_yPBWEzUwGtT2qlLT6zK7r-4WoJBAPU02DEO-TlZMYGaGK2O5qMotdAMiEEDNp2OM0_xOygcnuw.JqoI65PYnkZPsVUUKrUNunj73qiBIVwCUWDEZfY0Jik&dib_tag=se&keywords=kirk+conservative+mind&qid=1705168186&sprefix=kirk+conservative+mind%2Caps%2C111&sr=8-1

 In addition, a moderate amount of further reading by otherauthors, including some influential conservative thinkers, will be assigned andprovided.

 Total reading will be 25 to 30 pages per week.

 Each session will begin with a short lecture by theinstructor. Discussion on the week's readings and topic, or topics, willfollow. We take a 5- to 10-minute break, and refreshments are provided.

 The instructor, AHI Resident Fellow Dr. David Frisk, hastaught a wide variety of adult classes in political science, history, andpolitical thought at the AHI for the past decade. He holds a doctorate inpolitical science (specialties: American politics and political philosophy)from Claremont Graduate University.  Heis the author of the critically acclaimed book If Not Us, Who?: WilliamRusher, National Review, and the Conservative Movement (2014).

 Dr. Frisk describes the course further:

 "People who were in some of the AHI's classes in recentyears -- including those on “The Federalist Papers,” Tocqueville's Democracyin America, Richard Hofstadter's The American Political Tradition,"Roots of the Red/Blue Divide," "Liberty: The History of anIdea," and "Majority Rule and Equality: The Challenges of Democracy inAmerican History" -- may find they have especially good preparation forparts

of this course.

 But no special background is needed to get a lot out ofit!

 We will emphasize philosophy, not politics -- but philosophythat is more real-world than what is usually called "philosophy." Wewill examine political and social thought about how, according to conservativethinkers, society -- including "political man," or citizenship --works and should work.

 Our class will not deal primarily with political conflictsin American history or today. It also won't heavily emphasize individualliberty, small government, or free-market economic policy -- in short,classical liberalism. These overlap with philosophical conservatism andtherefore will get some attention -- but aren't at all identical with it, andcan conflict significantly with it.

 This class will not be a forum for debating recent politics.But class members will learn both why real conservatism has been politicallyrather weak in America, and why what is (semi-accurately) called conservativepolitics has, nonetheless, often had significant success in the U.S. -- due tothe ways in which many Americans are conservative."

 Advance signup is requested. To sign up, simply contact Dr.Frisk at:dfrisk@theahi.org or 202-999-5751 (c). For more information, pleasecontact Dr. Frisk.