Wilson Center in the News

Alumni, faculty, and students at the Wilson Center endeavor to connect theory and practice. Here are some of their recent articles in the news.

2023

The Honorable John Hillen, James C. Wheat Jr. Professor in Leadership: former Trustee of H-SC
"Age of Reagan Conference", August 3-5, 2023
Dr. David Marion, Elliott Professor Emeritus of Government and Foreign Affairs and Wilson Center faculty fellow,
"Commentary: America has a Constitutional Soul", July 28, 2023
The Honorable John Hillen, James C. Wheat Jr. Professor in Leadership: former Trustee of H-SC
"Remembering D-Day -and What Came After", National Review, June 6, 2023
The Honorable John Hillen, James C. Wheat Jr. Professor in Leadership: former Trustee of H-SC
"The China Speech a President Should Give", National Review, February 16, 2023

2022

The Honorable John Hillen, James C. Wheat Jr. Professor in Leadership: former Trustee of H-SC
"Can Tom Cotton's Maifesto for American Strength Unify the Right?", National Review, November 10, 2022
The Honorable John Hillen, James C. Wheat Jr. Professor in Leadership: former Trustee of H-SC
"Economic Strategy and Statecraft: From Engagement to Decoupling", Reagan Institute, October 2022
The Honorable John Hillen, James C. Wheat Jr. Professor in Leadership; former Trustee of H-SC
" The Miracle at Philidelphia", National Review, September 17, 2022
The Honorable John Hillen, James C. Wheat Jr. Professor in Leadership; former Trustee of H-SC
"Make America Lead Again," PodBean: Reaganism, August 15, 2022
Dr. David Marion, Elliott Professor Emeritus of Government and Foreign Affairs and Wilson Center faculty fellow,
"Preparing the Republic for a Re-Structured Global Order", Richmond Times-Dispatch, April 2022
Dr. David Marion, Elliott Professor Emeritus of Government and Foreign Affairs and Wilson Center faculty fellow,
"Preparing the Republic for a Re-Structured Global Order", April 2022
Chris Peace ’98, " Protecting Virginia's internet-related jobs", Richmond Times-Dispatch, March 14, 2022
The Honorable John Hillen, James C. Wheat Jr. Professor in Leadership; former Trustee of H-SC
"How Russia’s War on Ukraine Will Change the World", National Review, March 26, 2022

2021

Dr. Ryan Pemberton '00, Director of the Wilson Center for Leadership in the Public Interest
" General Sam Exhibit Open at Hampden-Sydney Museum," Farmville The Magazine, September, 2021
Dr. David Marion, Elliott Professor Emeritus of Government and Foreign Affairs and Wilson Center faculty fellow,
“ Voting rules and rational self-government,” Richmond Times-Dispatch, September 18, 2021
The Honorable John Hillen, James C. Wheat Jr. Professor in Leadership; former Trustee of H-SC
“ The End of an Era or the Middle of the Long War?”, National Review, September 10, 2021
The Honorable John Hillen, James C. Wheat Jr. Professor in Leadership; former Trustee of H-SC
" Federal contracting’s prominence in Northern Virginia has its roots in the 9/11 aftermath," Washington Business Journal, September 8, 2021
The Honorable John Hillen, James C. Wheat Jr. Professor in Leadership; former Trustee of H-SC
" Don't take political freedom for granted," Duke Magazine, August 23, 2021
The Honorable John Hillen, James C. Wheat Jr. Professor in Leadership; former Trustee of H-SC
" Words matter: The responsibility of public rhetoric," Richmond Times-Dispatch, July 24, 2021
The Honorable John Hillen, James C. Wheat Jr. Professor in Leadership; former Trustee of H-SC
" Chief Executive Activist," National Review, June 10, 2021
The Honorable John Hillen, James C. Wheat Jr. Professor in Leadership; former Trustee of H-SC
" What to Watch or Read to Commemorate Memorial Day," National Review, May 30, 2021
The Honorable John Hillen, James C. Wheat Jr. Professor in Leadership; former Trustee of H-SC
" Internal Memo to Beijing: China’s Competitive Advantage against America," National Review, May 11, 2021
Dr. David E. Marion, Elliott Emeritus Professor of Government and Foreign Affairs and Wilson Center faculty fellow
" The founders' republic and young Americans," Richmond Times-Dispatch, April 30, 2021
The Honorable John Hillen, James C. Wheat Jr. Professor in Leadership; former Trustee of H-SC
" Restoring Trust and Leadership in a Vacuous Age," Law & Liberty, April 27, 2021
Dr. David E. Marion, Elliott Emeritus Professor of Government and Foreign Affairs and Wilson Center faculty fellow
" The Risky Rhetoric of Global Citizenship," National Review, January 23, 2021

2020

Constitution Day 2020 articles and speeches, Collected Remarks and Readings (pdf)
Dr. David E. Marion,Elliott Emeritus Professor of Government and Foreign Affairs and Wilson Center faculty fellow
“ Civic Education for a Madisonian America: An Essay in Honor of Ronald L. Heinemann,” December 2020
The Honorable John Hillen, James C. Wheat Jr. Professor in Leadership; former Trustee of H-SC
" How to Remember Pearl Harbor Day," National Review, December 7, 2020
Col. William Anderson ‘67, former member, Wilson Center Board of Advisors
" Candid advice for those wanting to pursue legal careers with overseas organizations," Lawfire, November 30, 2020
The Honorable John Hillen, James C. Wheat Jr. Professor in Leadership; former Trustee of H-SC
" Don’t add elections to the eroding trust in American institutions," Richmond Times-Dispatch, November 28, 2020
The Honorable John Hillen, James C. Wheat Jr. Professor in Leadership; former Trustee of H-SC
" Dueling Visions: America’s Role in the World and the 2020 Election," Foreign Policy Research Institute, Youtube, November 11, 2020
The Honorable John Hillen, James C. Wheat Jr. Professor in Leadership; former Trustee of H-SC
" Dueling Visions: America’s Role in the World and the 2020 Election," Foreign Policy Research Institute, October 13, 2020
Colin Woodward, Bortz Library Project Archivist
" Fort Bragg Should Be Named After Farmville Native," The Farmville Herald, June 24, 2020
Dr. David E. Marion, Elliott Emeritus Professor of Government and Foreign Affairs and Wilson Center faculty fellow
" Scope of government's power to regulate affairs of the people must never be unlimited," The Washington Times, June 9, 2020
Christopher K. Peace '98, former member, Wilson Center Board of Advisors
" Hope for the Poor," Richmond Times-Dispatch, May 7, 2020
Henrik Rasmussen ’03, Wilson Center Board of Advisors
" A Free-market Agenda for Rebuilding from the Coronavirus," Transatlantic Blog, April 24, 2020
Brad Israel ’04, Wilson Center Board of Advisors
" How Abundance Can Ignite Compassion," TEDx Pensacola, January 15, 2020
Dr. David E. Marion, Elliott Emeritus Professor of Government and Foreign Affairs and Wilson Center faculty fellow
" Preserving 'American way of life' During the COVID-19 Pandemic," The Washington Times, March 30, 2020
Drew Prehmus ’08, Wilson Center Board of Advisors
" Capturing Sam: An Interview with Drew Prehmus," General Sam: Documenting the General Sam V. Wilson Papers Project, April 24, 2020

pre-2020

2019

Dr. David E. Marion, Elliott Emeritus Professor of Government and Foreign Affairs and Wilson Center faculty fellow
" The Declaration's 'one people,'" Richmond Times-Dispatch, January 12, 2019
The Honorable John Hillen, former Trustee of H-SC
" The American Experiment and The Role of the Hampden-Sydney Man in Preserving It," Hampden-Sydney College 2019 Baccalaureate Address, May, 2019
The Honorable John Hillen, former Trustee of H-SC
" Who Should Lead Us?" National Review: The Battle of Covid-19, May 4, 2020
The Honorable John Hillen, former Trustee of H-SC and Ryan Pemberton '00, Director of the Wilson Center
" Engaged Citizenship and the Liberal Arts Tradition," American Council of Trustees and Alumni, December 13, 2019

2017

Craig Osth '73, Wilson Center Board of Advisors
" 35 Years with the CIA: Enemies, Adversaries and Threats to Freedom," The Hill, November 19, 2017