The Future of Conservatism

The direction of the Republican Party and the meaning of conservatism have been the subject of very different visions in recent times. The 2024 election cycle will entail a debate among those visions. Distinguished conservatives George F. Will and Karl Rove are ideal partners for a conversation on this important topic. In this special event, they will discuss the future of the Republican party and of the American conservative movement. Their conversation will be moderated by Professor Will Inboden, Professor at the LBJ School of Public Affairs and author of the new book, The Peacemaker: Ronald Reagan, the Cold War, and the World on the Brink.

George Will is a Pulitzer Prize-winning political commentator and the author of more than a dozen best-selling books, including, most recently, American Happiness and Discontents. The profound influence of his twice-weekly column in The Washington Post once led the Wall Street Journal to refer to him as “perhaps the most powerful journalist in America.”

Karl Rove is a Republican strategist, and the former Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to President George W. Bush. As a consultant, he has worked on over 75 Republican U.S. Senate, Congressional and gubernatorial candidates in 24 states. A one-time lecturer at the LBJ School, he is the author of several books, including the New York Times best-seller, Courage and Consequence: My Life as a Conservative in the Fight.

For more information about this event, contact Elizabeth Doughtie at [email protected].