Upcoming Events
UATX Annual Constitution Day Address
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In recognition of Constitution Day, UATX welcomes The Honorable James C. Ho for a special address. Join us for an evening marking the significance of the Constitution and its enduring place in American life. The event offers students and guests an opportunity to hear from Judge Ho and gather together in recognition of this important day.
AEI's Role in Shaping American Public Policy
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Robert Doar, president of the American Enterprise Institute, surveys the current landscape of the American conservative movement from his seat in Washington. He will examine how think tanks are shaping public policy at a moment of realignment on the right, and where the movement’s priorities are headed next.
The David Network: Impact in the Federal Government
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Join The David Network for a fireside chat with Scott Kupor and Joe Lonsdale to discuss “Impact in the Federal Government,” exploring how talented operators and builders can drive meaningful change through public service.
Are Recessions Inevitable?
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What causes a recession, and is there anything we can actually do to stop one? Chief Economist of ExxonMobil, Tyler Goodspeed, draws on four centuries of American and British history to overturn much of what we think we know about economic downturns. In his new book, Recession, he argues that recessions are not the inevitable bust that follows an unsustainable boom, and they do not operate like wildfires that clear out economic deadwood. The decisions governments and businesses make can either shorten the pain or drag it out. Join us for an engaging look at the forces that quietly shape every economy.
The Myths of American Capitalism
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Since the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, capitalism has unleashed unimaginable growth in opportunity and prosperity. Senator Phil Gramm, economist, former Congressman and Senator, and one of America’s premier public policy advocates, will share his latest book, The Triumph of Economic Freedom, and expand upon pivotal moments in our country’s economic history that have largely defined the role of government and how the 21st century world works.
Allies at War
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How do allies who distrust one another still manage to win a world war? Award-winning historian Tim Bouverie takes up that question in his latest book, Allies at War: How the Struggles Between the Allied Powers Shaped the War and the World. He traces the fractious, high-stakes coalition that defeated the Axis and draws pointed parallels between the international tensions of the 1940s and the fault lines dividing the world today.