Join us in Raleigh for an event with John Hood, President of the John William Pope Foundation.
In 1960, a group of young conservatives gathered at the home of William F. Buckley Jr. to draft the Sharon Statement—a document that helped define the modern American conservative movement. Today, the challenges may be different, but the need to defend liberty, limited government, free enterprise, and the rule of law is more urgent than ever.
Individual liberty is essential to the moral and physical strength of the nation.
At this Harwood Salon, we’ll hear from John Hood, co-founder of the Freedom Conservatism project and one of North Carolina’s most respected public intellectuals. During this event, we will discuss Freedom Conservatism: A Statement of Principles and explore the ideas that make a free and flourishing society possible.
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Event Schedule
6:00 PM – 6:30 PM: Networking Reception
6:30 PM – 7:15 PM: Speaker Presentation
7:15 PM – 7:30 PM: Q & A
7:30 PM – 8:00 PM: Post Meeting Social Hour
About the Speaker
John Hood is president of the John William Pope Foundation, a Raleigh-based grantmaker. He is also the author of 10 books — ranging from economic histories and political biographies to fantasy novels — and teaches at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy.
Since 1986, Hood has written a syndicated column that now runs in the Winston-Salem Journal, Greensboro News & Record, Wilmington Star-News, Triangle Business Journal, and newspapers in 50 other North Carolina communities. He’s also written for The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, National Review, Readers’ Digest, The New Republic, and dozens of other newspapers and magazines, and appeared on CNN, Fox News, NBC, and National Public Radio.
Hood chairs the North Carolina Institute of Public Leadership, co-chairs the North Carolina Leadership Forum, and serves as vice-chair of North Carolina Public Radio, State Policy Network, and the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal. He also co-founded the Freedom Conservatism project and formerly led the John Locke Foundation as its president for more than two decades.
Hood received his B.A. in journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He earned a M.A. in liberal studies from UNC-Greensboro.