Top economic forecaster Brian Wesbury, speaking at Ashbrook’s Major Issues Lecture Series on March 25, assured listeners that the nation’s economy was making steady gains. But he challenged them to think about why it has not rebounded faster since the … Continue reading »

The Ashbrook Center at Ashland University will sponsor a talk by former Ohio Governor George Voinovich on April 7 at 3 p.m. in the Ashbrook Center, located on the eighth floor of the library on the AU campus. Voinovich will … Continue reading »

Author Dr. Gordon Lloyd will speak about his new book, titled “The New Deal and Modern Conservatism: A Defining Rivalry,” at an Ashbrook Center Colloquium on March 28 at 3 p.m. in the Ashbrook Center, located on the eighth floor … Continue reading »

A weekend spent in Mount Vernon helped teachers from around the country grasp the unique challenges George Washington faced as he led a new nation. The Ashbrook Center and the Liberty Fund co-sponsored the colloquium, held February 28 – March … Continue reading »

For several years, Professor Peter Schramm has paid a February visit to The Villages, a retirement community located one hour north of Orlando, Florida, bringing lectures on great American statesmen. One of those fascinated by Schramm’s talks is John Bridge, … Continue reading »

As an Ashbrook Scholar, Adam Carrington learned to love America because it frees citizens to develop their best potentials. Carrington developed his own gifts in Ashbrook’s challenging undergraduate program—and discovered his life’s vocation: teaching. Having completed his doctorate in American … Continue reading »

The Ashbrook Center presented the 2014 John M. Ashbrook Award to William Batchelder, Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives, at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland on Thursday, March 6. John Boehner, Speaker of the … Continue reading »

Brian Wesbury, chief economist at First Trust Advisors L.P., a financial services firm based in Wheaton, Ill., will speak at the Ashbrook Center’s Major Issues Lecture Series on March 25 at noon in Myers Convocation Center on the Ashland University … Continue reading »

A semester abroad helped September Long and Johanna Mateo realize the value of their education as Ashbrook Scholars. Last fall, they studied in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic. They went to experience one of Europe’s most beautiful cities, … Continue reading »

“In large part, the federal government has grown through an expanded reading of the commerce clause,” says Cathy Alderman, a teacher of American history and government at a public charter school in Anderson, California. Alderman’s final project for her Master … Continue reading »