America At 250: Classical Heritage, Western Civilization, The Future | Hoover Institution

As we approach America’s 250th anniversary, questions about its intellectual foundations and future direction remain central to civic life. What traditions shaped the American experiment in its first two and a half centuries, and which ideas will continue to guide it in the years ahead?

Speakers will explore how ideas drawn from antiquity and Western civilization informed the nation’s founding, how the legacy of slavery complicates that inheritance, and how differing interpretations of the past continue to shape debates about America’s future.