In Debunking Howard Zinn: Exposing the Fake History That Turned a Generation against America (Regnery 2019), Mary Grabar, Resident Fellow of The Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization (AHI), devotes chapter one to describing how Howard Zinn, a Marxist polemicist, “rode to fame and fortune on the ‘untold story’ of Christopher [...]
On October 12, 2020, Mary Grabar, Resident Fellow at the Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization (AHI) delivered the second annual Columbus Day lecture. The annual lecture is devoted to the life and times of Christopher Columbus and forms part of an initiative, named after Alexander Hamilton, designed to promote the [...]
RealClear Education, a subdivision of the RealClear Media Group, has published a feature story on The Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization (AHI). RealClear Education “is one of the Internet’s leading voices on global education news and commentary.” In “Alexander Hamilton Institute Seeks to Bridge America’s Divisions,” Mike Sabo, an editor [...]
In 2008, the Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization (AHI) created the David Aldrich Nelson Lecture in Constitutional Jurisprudence to honor a distinguished member of its board of directors. The annual event is typically held at a venue open to the public on Constitution Day (September 17). The Covid pandemic, however, forced [...]
Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization (AHI) is pleased to announce that student-run newsletter Enquiry, has published its first issue (Enquiry, Volume VIII, No. 1) for the fall 2020-2021 academic year. Enquiry, is an AHI-sponsored publication devoted to the promotion of “free thought and discourse.” Shortly, all articles will be available [...]
The Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization (AHI) celebrated its thirteenth anniversary on Constitution Day, September 17. It marked the ninetieth birthday of Carl B. Menges, a charter member of AHI’s board of directors. More than two decades ago, Mr. Menges invited Robert Paquette, a Hamilton College historian, to lunch at [...]
The Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization (AHI) is pleased to announce its co-sponsorship with the National Association of Scholars (NAS) and the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) of the virtual conference, “Slavery or Freedom: The Conception of America,” September 14-18. The conference will serve as AHI’s Thirteenth Annual Carl B. Menges [...]
The Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization (AHI), like most other educational organizations, has had to postpone and cancel familiar programmatic activities because of the Covid-19 pandemic. But the contagion has also created opportunities to apply new technologies to advance educational initiatives and reach new audiences. This fall AHI will experiment [...]
The Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization (AHI) is pleased to announce the award of a summer internship to Walker Cummins of Richmond, Virginia. Walker and his friend John Madigan, also an AHI Undergraduate Fellow, are working to revive Hamilton College’s Republican Club. AHI Undergraduate Fellow Walker Cummins “Growing [...]
The Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization (AHI) is pleased to announce the award of the inaugural James Piereson Summer Internship to Casimir Zablotski of Buffalo, New York. Mr. Zablotski is a rising junior at Hamilton College. He is one of the leaders of AHI’s Undergraduate Fellows Program and has served [...]
