The eternal truths that informed the American founding need constant defending. National Review’s writers mount that defense each and every day in print — but they also get out from behind the desk to engage with readers and fellow citizens in-person.
Last week, National Review hosted one of its regional seminars celebrating the 250th anniversary of this incredible country of ours, this time in New York City. Rich Lowry, Andy McCarthy, Caroline Downey, and Dan McLaughlin spoke alongside Seth Dillon of the Babylon Bee, Kristen Waggoner of Alliance Defending Freedom, and Shabbos Kestenbaum, PragerU political commentator, who in 2024 sued Harvard University for failing to address antisemitism on campus.
Each speaker brought his or her own unique experience and insights to varied discussions on the importance of individual liberty. Each of them, through their work publishing satire, defending conservative principles in court, or fighting the scourge of campus antisemitism, has contributed to the necessary defense of those inalienable rights — free expression, religious liberty, the right to petition the government, the freedom of the press, and the freedom to assemble — that make our country great.
Please check out this recording of what was a tremendous gathering:
And please consider attending one of NRI’s upcoming regional seminars.