Professor William B. Allen has returned to the Institute for his sixth summer to teach the Lynde & Harry Bradley Course on Constitution Principles. Each summer, Professor Allen not only finds new and innovative ways of teaching the scholars about our country’s founding, he also challenges them to think critically about a variety of issues.
This summer’s course has been divided between two sections. The first section was dedicated to analyzing the Federalist Papers and the formation of the Constitution, while the second section explored American slavery using Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Professor Allen’s soon-to-be published commentary on the novel.
The Institute tried something new this year, having Professor Allen teach the Economics course also. This arrangement enabled the scholars to receive a coherent education on the effects of economic and constitutional principles on public policy.