The Supreme Court & American Politics
Explore how the new conservative supermajority will change the Court.
Wednesdays | June 15, 22, 29, July 6, & 13
Online Summer Courses
The idea of social justice is roiling American politics. New movements like Black Lives Matter have emerged, while democratic socialism and the progressive Left have been reenergized. But what is social justice, and what accounts for its rising prominence in our politics?
In this seminar, led by Manhattan Institute scholar Daniel DiSalvo, fellows will examine some of the most pressing and contentious debates around social justice – policing and criminal justice, the teaching of critical race theory in public schools, the clash of diversity and inclusion with free speech, and the policy response to racial inequality and discrimination.
Image Credit: Black Lives Matter Protest, June 7, 2020, Victoria Pickering via Flickr
DAN DISALVO ON ECONOMIC JUSTICE POST-PANDEMIC
This course takes place via Zoom over five sessions, held on Wednesdays, from 6 to 8 PM ET. Fellows will receive a $500 stipend contingent upon participation in the course and completion of a brief response paper. All course materials will be provided.
Daniel DiSalvo is a Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute’s Center for State and Local Leadership and an Assistant Professor of Political Science at The City College of New York-CUNY. His scholarship focuses on American political parties, elections, labor unions, state government, and public policy.
Daniel DiSalvo is a Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute’s Center for State and Local Leadership and an Assistant Professor of Political Science at The City College of New York-CUNY.
His scholarship focuses on American political parties, elections, labor unions, state government, and public policy. He is the author of Government Against Itself: Public Union Power and Its Consequences (Oxford University Press, 2015) and Engines of Change: Party Factions in American Politics, 1868-2010 (Oxford University Press, 2012).
DiSalvo writes frequently for scholarly and popular publications, including National Affairs, City Journal, American Interest, Commentary, The Weekly Standard, Los Angeles Times, New York Daily News, and New York Post. He is coeditor of The Forum: A Journal of Applied Research in Contemporary Politics.
DiSalvo holds a Ph.D. in politics from the University of Virginia.
Adam J. White
Adam J. White is a Resident Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, and an Assistant Professor at George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School, where he also directs the Gray Center for the Study of the Administrative State at George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School.
Akhil Reed Amar
Akhil Reed Amar is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University, where he teaches constitutional law in both Yale College and Yale Law School. He is Yale’s only currently active professor to have won the University’s unofficial triple crown — the Sterling Chair for scholarship, the DeVane Medal for teaching, and the Lamar Award for alumni service. His latest and most ambitious book, The Words That Made Us: America’s Constitutional Conversation, 1760-1840, came out in May 2021. He has recently launched a weekly podcast, Amarica’s Constitution.
Martha Bayles
Martha Bayles is an Associate Professor of Humanities at Boston College, where she teaches a year-long course titled, “From Homer to Dante” and various senior seminars. Her research centers around popular culture and cultural history. She has previously served as a lecturer at Harvard University and Claremont McKenna College.
Daniel DiSalvo
Daniel DiSalvo is a Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute’s Center for State and Local Leadership and an Assistant Professor of Political Science at The City College of New York-CUNY. His scholarship focuses on American political parties, elections, labor unions, state government, and public policy.
Matthew Continetti
Matthew Continetti is resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, Prior to joining AEI, he was Editor in Chief of the Washington Free Beacon. His articles and reviews have appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post.