In the October 5 issue of the Jewish News Syndicate (JNS), Juliana Geran Pilon, Senior Fellow at The Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization (AHI), demands that we take a closer look at the meaning of fascism by examining its history. In “Fascism Re-Examined,” Dr. Pilon maintains that fascism and communism had common enemies [...]
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 recent attacks on law enforcement in American cities and towns have deep ideological roots in political movements going back to the 1960s, on the college campuses and beyond. Anti-Semitism was part of the mix at that time, and still is. In the latest issue of the Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs, Juliana Geran Pilon, Senior [...]
Before the outbreak of Covid-19 in the United States, The Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization (AHI) was hosting more and larger public events at its headquarters. The problem arose as to how to provide better service for handicapped citizens who were attending our events. AHI's new handicapped accessible lift [...]
On August 28, 2020, Mary Grabar, Resident Fellow at The Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization (AHI), appeared as a featured speaker at a virtual event “The Perils of Revisionist History,” part two of the three-part virtual event series, “America’s History of Hope,” hosted by the Heritage Foundation. On September 13, The [...]
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 Institute for Humane Studies (IHS), an educational non-profit located in Alexandria, Virginia, “supports and partners with professors to promote the teaching and research of classical liberal ideas and to advance higher education’s core purpose of intellectual discovery and human progress.” Founded in 1961, IHS has a long and distinguished history in partnering with [...]
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 [...]
