Summer Seminars

Antony Davies

Economics, Duquesne University
Antony Davies’ areas of research include forecasting and rational expectations, consumer behavior, international economics, and mathematical economics. Most recently, Dr. Davies presented his research on standardized testing in public schools to senior staff at the U.S. Congress. »»

James Stacey Taylor

Philosophy, The College of New Jersey
James Stacey Taylor teaches Bioethics, Ethics, Modern Philosophy, and various applied ethics and core philosophy courses. He spends a lot of time thinking and writing about autonomy—an area of philosophy that helps us understand when individuals are truly motivated by their own concerns, hopes, desires, and wills. »»

James R. Harrigan

Political Science, Saint Vincent College
James R. Harrigan has authored numerous articles in the popular press including, "Strained Bedfellows: The Relationship between Politics and Philosophy in Platonic Thought," published in the Review Journal of Political Philosophy. He is currently writing a book on varying conceptions of law in pre-Revolutionary America. At Saint Vincent College, Dr. Harrigan is the center's Fellow of Civic and Constitutional Affairs and editor for the Center's journal Citizens and Statesmen: An Annual Review of Political Theory and Public Life. »»

Gene Healy

Political Science, Cato Institute
Gene Healy’s research interests include executive power and the role of the presidency, as well as federalism and overcriminalization. He is the author of 2008's The Cult of the Presidency: America's Dangerous Devotion to Executive Power, and the editor of the 2004 collection Go Directly to Jail: The Criminalization of Almost Everything. He is also a weekly columnist for the Washington Examiner. »»

Robert McNamara

Law, Institute for Justice
Robert McNamara litigates cutting-edge constitutional cases protecting First Amendment, property rights, economic liberty and other individual liberties in both federal and state courts. Currently, Mr. McNamara is lead counsel representing a group of Philadelphia tour guides challenging a law that would make it illegal for them to give tours without first obtaining a special license from the city government—literally making it illegal for them to talk about the Liberty Bell for compensation. His practice has also included representing property owners fighting unfair eminent domain procedures. »»

Sean Mullholland

Economics, Stonehill College
Dr. Mullholland specializes in economic growth, environmental economics, and labor economics. His teaching interests also include international trade, law and economics, and the economics of race. His work has appeared in the Journal of Economic Growth, the Eastern Economic Journal, and the Villanova Law Review. »»

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