After a prestigious academic political science conference sidelined Stop-the-Steal attorney John Eastman and the conservative Claremont Institute in 2021, conservatives decided to organize their own summit.
That idea became a reality in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with the first American Politics and Government Summit held by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI) on Feb. 23 and Feb. 24—with contributions from think tanks such as Claremont, the Acton Institute, and the Heritage Foundation.
Organizers billed the conference as a place for scholars to freely debate and discuss emerging research in politics, philosophy, and economics.
“The plan is to make this an annual conference,” said Claire Aguda, ISI director of alumni, faculty, and graduate students….