Discussions, debates, and discovery.

Learn about our upcoming events featuring thoughtful discussions, Firing Line debates, in-depth seminars, and much more. Recordings of past events are also available.

Speaker Series

Throughout the academic year, the Buckley Institute produces a lecture series, free and open to the public, that brings to the Yale campus notable intellectual leaders, politicians, and professionals from across the disciplines.

Past Speakers
  • 70th Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
  • Judges James Ho and Elizabeth Branch
  • Secretary Ben Carson
  • Yuval Levin
  • Rich Lowry
  • Donald Kagan
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Upcoming Speakers

Hillsdale College's Paul Rahe will deliver the 2024 Donald Kagan Memorial Lecture for the Buckley Institute.
September 19, 2024, 4:30 pm

Donald Kagan Memorial Lecture: “An Improvident Stewardship: American Statesmanship Since the End of the Cold War”

On September 19, 2024, the Buckley Institute will be hosting Hillsdale College's Paul Rahe for the 2024 Donald Kagan Memorial Lecture.

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AEI's Ian Rowe and Houston Independent School District Superintendent Mike Miles participate in a Buckley Institute panel on K-12 education
November 18, 2024, 4:30 pm

Can Our Public Schools Save Us?

On November 18, 2024, the Buckley Institute will host our annual K-12 education panel featuring AEI's Ian Rowe and Houston Superintendent Mike Miles.

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AEI's Yuval Levin speaks to the Buckley Institute about his new book, American Covenant.
November 20, 2024, 4:30 pm

The Constitution and National Unity

Join the Buckley Institute on Wednesday, November 20, at 4:30pm, for a discussion with American Enterprise Institute’s Yuval Levin about his new book, American Covenant.

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“I saw these Buckley Program speakers coming through and they clearly represent a totally different worldview. I would just go to these talks and I would meet these incredibly thoughtful people who would be able to defend positions that I had never heard really defended properly before.”

— Alex Hu ’23

“The Buckley Program has allowed me to be intellectually challenged, and has offered incredible opportunities to hear from, meet, and be inspired by speakers who voice political opinions that all-too-often go unheard in other settings at Yale.”

— Tasha Dambacher ’25

“I think the biggest reason why Buckley’s so important is the speakers that it brings in… Some of the things that they’re talking about are things that you never hear in your classes at Yale, you never hear your professors say, and we’re just engaging with it right there on Yale’s campus.”

— Julia Zrihen ’24

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