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Posts from the ‘Lectures’ Category

Levine Lecture at American University

I’m looking forward to delivering the 2025 Charles Levine Memorial Lecture at American University’s School of Public Affairs on May 2, 2025. The title of my lecture is “The Broken Republic.” A background paper is available on SSRN | Read the introduction on Substack.

Keynote speaker at OHA meeting

I’m looking forward to being a keynote speaker at the Ontario Hospital Association’s Health Care Leadership Summit, being held in Toronto on May 1. You can read a Q&A on the OHA website related to my talk.

Panelist at conference on self-governance and pluralism

On April 25, I participated in the conference on self-governance and pluralism organized by the Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University. Details about the conference here. I spoke about my work on centralization and decentralization in government.

Moderator at NFOIC Sunshine Fest 2025

On March 20, I moderated the open plenary at the National Freedom of Information Coalition’s Sunshine Fest 2025 in Washington DC. More information about Sunshine Fest here | Watch video of the plenary here.

Talk at UMass Law

On March 19, I gave a talk at UMass Law School about the crisis in American government, drawing on my current SSRN working paper. You can see the Powerpoint slides for this presentation here. Professor Richard Peltz-Steele provides a summary of the talk on his blog.

Interview on Hill Times’ Hot Room podcast

I spoke with the The Hill Times’ Peter Mazereeuw on The Hot Room podcast on February 7. The subject was steps that can be taken to preserve Canadian sovereignty. Listen to the podcast here.

Conversation at Canada School of Public Service

On December 18, I visited the Canada School of Public Service for a webcast conversation about my book The Adaptable Country. Available on YouTube. And in French.

Talk at Johnson Shoyama School

I gave a Zoom talk on November 6 about my book, The Adaptable Country, at the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy. Watch the talk on YouTube.

Book launch at McGill University

I’ll visit the Institute for the Study of Canada at McGill University on November 4 to talk about my book, The Adaptable Country. Register for the event here.

Talk at University of Calgary School of Public Policy

I’ll visit the University of Calgary School of Public Policy on October 8 to talk about my book The Adaptable Country. Details to follow.