James Madison Program

TOMORROW: Join us for a panel discussion with Cass Sunstein (@CassSunstein) on his new book, On Liberalism: In Defense of Freedom (2025), along with Princeton alumnus Sherif Girgis (@sherifgirgis). Moderated by Robert P. George (@McCormickProf) and hosted by the James Madison Program, the event will be held on Friday, March 20th, at 3-4:30 pm in 100 Arthur Lewis Auditorium, Robertson Hall. For more information, see here: bit.ly/4uxOm20

NEXT WEEK: Chris Griswold (@Chris_Griz), the Policy Director of American Compass (@AmerCompass), will be giving a book talk for The New Conservatives (2025), an essay collection from American Compass contributors on domestic, industrial, and economic policy. Hosted by the Griswold Center for Economic Policy Studies (@PrincetonGCEPS) and co-sponsored by the James Madison Program, the event will be held on Thursday, March 26th from 4:30-5:45 pm in the Julis Romo Rabinowitz Building, Room 399. For more details, see here: jmp.princeton.edu/events/2026/bo…

ND Law Prof. Sherif Girgis (@sherifgirgis) will serve as a panelist on March 20 at the event "On Liberalism: In Defense of Freedom - Panel with Cass Sunstein," organized by the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions (@MadisonProgram) at @Princeton University. View event details here: jmp.princeton.edu/events/2026/li…

NEXT WEEK: Join us for a talk by Ryan T. Anderson (@RyanTAnd) on “The Case for Social Conservatism.” A Princeton alumnus ('04) and President of the Ethics and Public Policy Center (@EPPCdc), he will present arguments on life, marriage, the family, and religious liberty. Hosted by the James Madison Program, the event will be held on Monday, March 23rd at 5-6:30 pm in Bowen Hall 222. For more information, see here: bit.ly/4sDRpDL

THIS WEEK: Join us for a panel discussion with Cass Sunstein (@CassSunstein) on his new book, On Liberalism: In Defense of Freedom (2025), along with Princeton alumnus Sherif Girgis (@sherifgirgis). Moderated by Robert P. Goerge (@McCormickProf) and hosted by the James Madison Program, the event will be held on Friday, March 20th, at 3-4:30 pm in 100 Arthur Lewis Auditorium, Robertson Hall. For more information, see here: bit.ly/4uxOm20

TODAY is the Ides of March. "If you could go back in time, would you prevent it?" Host @RyanShinkel asked Roman historian Reece Edmends just this question. For more on the fall of the Republic and the rise of the Empire, see the whole episode here: bit.ly/augustan-revol…

TOMORROW is the Ides of March. To help prepare, Roman historian Reece Edmends and host @RyanShinkel dove into Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. They discussed the man who taught Augustus to never appear to take power, but to always seem to resist it when offered. For the rest of the episode, see here: bit.ly/augustan-revol…

NEXT WEEK: Join us for a panel discussion with Cass Sunstein (@CassSunstein) on his new book, On Liberalism: In Defense of Freedom (2025), along with Princeton alumnus Sherif Girgis (@sherifgirgis). Moderated by Robert P. Goerge (@McCormickProf) and hosted by the James Madison Program, the event will be held on Friday, March 20th, at 3-4:30 pm in 100 Arthur Lewis Auditorium, Robertson Hall. For more information, see here: bit.ly/4uxOm20

Who was the Emperor Augustus and how did he conquer the Roman Republic? Listen to the new episode of Madison's Notes to find out (bit.ly/augustan-revol…).

Applications are still open for the 2026 Statesmanship in American History summer seminar! Hosted by the James Madison Program and sponsored by the @JackMillerCtr, the seminar will be held on July 19-24 in Princeton, NJ, for 20 high school teachers to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary and study the Declaration of Independence as well as the words and lives of extraordinary Americans like George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Teddy Roosevelt, alongside leading scholars including Dr. Diana Schaub, Dr. Adam Seagrave, Dr. Matthew Franck, and Mr. Nathan McAlister. Applications are due by this Sunday, March 15, with only two days left to apply. For details, see here: bit.ly/45d5X46

...while the transcript is available on the Madison's Notes substack page (madisonsfootnotes.substack.com/p/the-augustan…).

This episode is also available on our YouTube page (youtube.com/watch?v=1qHRa-…)...

In two days is the Ideas of March. To prepare, listen to a new episode of Madison's Notes as host @RyanShinkel interviews the Roman historian, Dr. Reece Edmends. They talk about Augustus and the Republic's fall, plus Julius Caesar and Brutus, Cicero and Shakespeare, along with much, much more. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s5e…

Had a great conversation with @PTBwrites and @rclu last night. Thank you @MadisonProgram for having me! Btw, Princeton’s campus is really beautiful.

Applications are open for the 2026 Statesmanship in American History summer seminar! Hosted by the James Madison Program and sponsored by the @JackMillerCtr, the seminar will be held on July 19-24 in Princeton, NJ, for 20 high school teachers to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary and to study the Declaration of Independence as well as the words and lives of extraordinary Americans like George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Teddy Roosevelt, alongside leading scholars including Dr. Diana Schaub, Dr. Adam Seagrave, Dr. Matthew Franck, and Mr. Nathan McAlister. Applications are due March 15. For details, see here: bit.ly/45d5X46

The transcript for last week's episode with @RevKevDeYoung is now available on "Madison's Footnotes," the new substack page for the Madison's Notes podcast. Transcripts for future episodes will be made available there. madisonsfootnotes.substack.com/p/preacher-tea…

Out now is a new Madison's Notes episode as host @RyanShinkel interviews @RevKevDeYoung: S5E1 "Preacher, Teacher, and Founder: On Princeton's Famous President, John Witherspoon." podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s5e…

TOMORROW: Join us for a panel discussion with Patrick Brown (@PTBwrites) and Rachel Lu (@rclu) on "Marriage, Kids, and the State: Can Government Help?" Hosted by the James Madison Program and moderated by Wendy R. Wang (@WendyRWang), the event will be held on Thursday, March 5th at 5 pm in Lewis Library 120. For more information, see here: bit.ly/3Oswt46