Institute for the Study of Modern Authoritarianism

LibCon2024

Liberalism for the 21st Century

July 11–12, 2024Dupont Circle Hotel, Washington, D.C.

ISMA's inaugural conference launched the annual gathering of the world's leading liberal thinkers, establishing the foundation for cross-partisan dialogue on defending free societies.

Highlights

  • Opening keynote by Yevgenia Albats, exiled editor of The New Times (Russia)
  • Panel on liberalism beyond the West with Azar Nafisi, Anne Applebaum, and Henri Barkey
  • Breakout sessions on economic populism, misinformation, climate, and social justice
  • Closing session with Francis Fukuyama and Pratap Bhanu Mehta on revitalizing liberalism

Schedule

4:00 PM

4:15 PM

Keynote

Opening: Time for All Liberals to Unite

SDShikha Dalmia

4:15 PM

5:15 PM

Keynote

Keynote

YAYevgenia Albats

5:15 PM

6:30 PM

Panel

Liberalism Beyond the West

ANAzar NafisiHBHenri BarkeyAAAnne ApplebaumZBZack Beauchamp

Speakers

Yevgenia Albats

Yevgenia Albats

Editor & CEO

The New Times (Russia)

Shikha Dalmia

Shikha Dalmia

President

ISMA

Azar Nafisi

Azar Nafisi

Author, Reading Lolita in Tehran

Anne Applebaum

Anne Applebaum

Staff Writer

The Atlantic

Henri Barkey

Henri Barkey

Cohen Professor of International Relations

Lehigh University

Francis Fukuyama

Francis Fukuyama

Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow

Stanford University

Pratap Bhanu Mehta

Pratap Bhanu Mehta

Senior Fellow

Centre for Policy Research

Mark Lilla

Mark Lilla

Professor of the Humanities

Columbia University

William Galston

William Galston

Senior Fellow

Brookings Institution

David French

David French

Opinion Columnist

The New York Times

Jacob Levy

Jacob Levy

Professor of Political Theory

McGill University

John Carey

John Carey

Professor of Government

Dartmouth College

Lee Drutman

Lee Drutman

Senior Fellow

New America

Tova Wang

Tova Wang

Director of Research

Ash Center, Harvard Kennedy School

Ian Bassin

Ian Bassin

Co-Founder & Executive Director

Protect Democracy

Anne-Marie Slaughter

Anne-Marie Slaughter

CEO

New America

Samuel Moyn

Samuel Moyn

Professor of Law and History

Yale University

Max Boot

Max Boot

Senior Fellow

Council on Foreign Relations

David Miliband

David Miliband

Former Foreign Secretary

United Kingdom

Jonathan Rauch

Jonathan Rauch

Senior Fellow

Brookings Institution

León Krauze

León Krauze

Journalist and Editor

Letras Libres

Dalibor Rohac

Dalibor Rohac

Senior Fellow

American Enterprise Institute

Steve Fish

Steve Fish

Professor of Political Science

UC Berkeley

Sheri Berman

Sheri Berman

Professor

Barnard College, Columbia University

Katie Harbath

Katie Harbath

Chief Global Affairs Officer

Duco Experts

Renée DiResta

Renée DiResta

Author, Invisible Rulers

Berin Szóka

Berin Szóka

President

TechFreedom

Matt Yglesias

Matt Yglesias

Editor

Slow Boring

Jonathan Adler

Jonathan Adler

Professor of Law

Case Western Reserve University

Nils Gilman

Nils Gilman

EVP & COO

Berggruen Institute

Joseph Majkut

Joseph Majkut

Director, Energy Security

CSIS

William Kristol

William Kristol

Director

Defending Democracy Together

Zack Beauchamp

Zack Beauchamp

Senior Correspondent

Vox

Stephen Macedo

Stephen Macedo

Professor

Princeton University

Eve Fairbanks

Eve Fairbanks

Senior Editor

Foreign Affairs

Keidrick Roy

Keidrick Roy

Junior Fellow

Harvard Society of Fellows

James Davison Hunter

James Davison Hunter

Professor

University of Virginia