CBL Women: Recent Episodes
CBL Women
The Clare Boothe Luce Center for Conservative Women is a non-profit organization that prepares and promotes conservative women leaders. Originally founded in 1993 as the Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute, our headquarters is in the Washington DC (USA) area.
Two education experts discuss the need and opportunity for education freedom.
Lindsey Burke is the Director of the Center for Education Policy at the Heritage Foundation, and she recently served on Virginia Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin's transition steering committee for education policy.
Amy Buckmeyer is a staff attorney at the Home School Legal Defense Association where she serves as the contact lawyer for 11 states.
The event was held on October 14, 2022, luncheon of the Conservative Women's Network, co-sponsored by the Clare Boothe Luce Center for Conservative Women and The Heritage Foundation.
The Conservative Women's Network hosted a (Post-Roe) Pro-Life panel discussion featuring Mallory Carroll (VP of Communications at Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America), Alexandra DeSanctis (staff writer at National Review), and Catherine Glenn Foster, (President and CEO of Americans United for Life.
This event, co-sponsored by The Heritage Foundation and the Clare Boothe Luce Center for Conservative Women, was held on July 8, 2022, in Washington DC.
On June 17, 2022, the Conservative Women's Network presented a panel discussion on how to thrive as a researcher, think like a lawyer, and build coalitions.
Panelists: BRENDA HAFERA is the Assistant Director and Senior Policy Analyst at the B. Kenneth Simon Center for American Studies. She holds a B.A. in political science, a B.S. in finance, and an M.A.in political science from Villanova University. She was a James Madison Fellow at Hillsdale College and a Publius Fellow at the Claremont Institute.
CARRIE SEVERINO is president of the Judicial Crisis Network and co-author with Mollie Hemingway of the bestselling book, "Justice on Trial: The Kavanaugh Confirmation and the Future of the Court." She holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School, a B.A. from Duke University, and an M.A. from Michigan State University. Severino writes and speaks on a wide range of judicial issues, including the constitutional limits on government, the federal nomination process, and state judicial selection.
ALEXA WALKER is Director of Coalitions and Member Services at the Republican Study Committee, one of the oldest caucuses in the House of Representative. She holds a B.A. in International Relations, Intercultural Communication, and Spanish from Boise State University in Ohio. Serving in a senior role under former Chairmen Mark Walker (NC-06) and Mike Johnson (LA-04), she continues to serve under the current Chairman Jim Banks (IN-03), leading the caucus' strategic outreach and managing communication with coalition allies.
The Conservative Women's Network is a monthly event co-sponsored by The Heritage Foundation and the Clare Boothe Luce Center for Conservative Women.
Carrie Severino, attorney and president of the Judicial Crisis Network, discussed the future of the U.S. Supreme Court. The event was recorded at the 2022 DC Intern Summit held in Washington DC in June.
Virginia Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earl-Sears was honored with the 2022 Woman of the Year award by the Clare Boothe Luce Center for Conservative Women. Her remarks were recorded at a dinner in her honor in June 2022 in Washington DC.
Marji Ross, a board member of the Clare Boothe Luce Center, discussed the four keys to being a great leader. The event was recorded at the 2022 DC Intern Summit held in Washington DC in June.
Star Parker, president of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education, spoke addresses conservatives' response to progressive rage on race matters. The event was recorded at the 2022 DC Intern Summit in Washington DC.
Beverly Hallberg, president of District Media Group, discusses work-life balance at the 2022 DC Intern Seminar in Washington DC.
Amber Athey, the Washington Editor of The Spectator, spoke at the 2022 DC Intern Summit in Washington DC. She discusses her own experience with the woke mob and offered advise on how to stand up to them.
Learn from an established activist about how you can make a difference in your local education system – from grade school through college.
Nicole Neily is the president and founder of Parents Defending Education. She is also the president of Speech First, a national campus free speech organization, and has worked at the Independent Women’s Forum and the Cato Institute.
This event was recorded at the CBL Center on March 11, 2022.
Olivia Enos is a Senior Policy Analyst in the Asian Studies Center at The Heritage Foundation where she covers human rights in Asia. A regular columnist with Forbes, Olivia cofounded the Council on Asian Affairs, a group for young Asia policy professionals in Washington, DC. She graduated with a BA in Government from Patrick Henry College and a MA in Asian Studies from Georgetown University.
Tara Ross explains the history and importance of the Electoral College. The Electoral College is a valuable part of our governing document. She will focus on the reason for this institution, how it promotes political stability, and how it is non-partisan.
Ross is the author of several books on the Electoral College, including "Why We Need the Electoral College" (2019). Her Prager University video, "Do You Understand the Electoral College?," has had more than 60 million views.
Amber Athey unveils the unintended consequences of the #DefundthePolice movement, the irony of Black Lives Matter's demands, and how the movement seemed to grow overnight. Athey is the Washington Editor at Spectator USA.
Emily Jashinsky traces the rise of #CancelCulture, particularly during the #BLM protests and the destruction of our nation's monuments and history, and how, according to the Left, either you stand for their agenda entirely, or you're a bigot. Jashinsky is the Culture Editor at thefederalist.com.
Authors Amity Shlaes and Lindsey Burke discuss the human cost and policy pitfalls of top-down public reforms made during the 1960s.
The biggest debates in American politics today—about how to end poverty, improve living standards for the middle class, protect the environment, and provide access to health care and education—are nothing new. These same issues divided the country in the 1960s. Then, as now, Americans debated socialism versus capitalism and public sector versus private-sector reform. Time and again, whether under John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, or Richard Nixon, the country chose the public sector. The result was the Great Society—a wave of massive reforms, implemented from the top-down by experts and bureaucrats.
In Amity Shlaes' new book, "Great Society: A New History," the results of the Great Society era are shown to be far from great, and actually, devastating. In a similar vein, Lindsey Burke, the director of the Center for Education Policy at the Heritage Foundation, illustrates the policy pitfalls of the Great Society in her book, The Not-So-Great Society.
These authors' presentation was recorded in January 2020 at the Conservative Women's Network, a monthly event co-sponsored by CBL Center for Conservative Women and The Heritage Foundation.
Lala Mooney, mother of Congressman Alex Mooney, was born in communist Cuba and raised with 13 other siblings. On the day of the Bay of Pigs invasion on April 17, 1961, Fidel Castro executed a mass imprisonment movement where approximately 100,000 innocent Cubans were held as political prisoners, Lala as one of them. After two months, Lala and her siblings were released and invited to find refuge in the United States. Lala Mooney's book, "Leaving Cuba: One Family's Journey to Freedom," is a testament to her family's perseverance and strength under communist rule.
Lala Mooney gave this presentation at the November 2019 Conservative Women's Network luncheon, a monthly event co-sponsored by The Heritage Foundation and CBL Center for Conservative Women.
In 2015, students at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) went head-to-head over AB148, a bill that would have allowed students with a concealed carry permit to carry on university grounds, and would directly combat the risk of sexual assault and other crimes. However, after a faculty-sponsored rally against the legislation, the Associated Students of the University of Nevada opposed the bill and ultimately closed the decision.
But UNR students, particularly young women, are not ready to quit. Partnering with the Center for Conservative Women, an organization for conservative women on college campuses, UNR College Republicans and Nevada Young Republicans teamed up to host rape survivor and alum Amanda Collins and Second Amendment activist Antonia Okafor. The two speakers addressed the right to self-defense and UNR administration's reactionary, not proactive, attempts to make campus a safe environment.
The campus lecture was held on Thursday, October 17, 2019, from 7:30 pm-9:00 pm in the KC Wells Fargo Auditorium at the University of Nevada, Reno.
Jennifer Zeng was born in Sichuan province, China in 1966. She was arrested four times and held as a prisoner of conscience in a labor camp for a year. In the camp, she was physically and mentally abused, and subjected to attempted brainwashing and electroshock treatment.
She fled China in 2001 for Australia, wrote a book about her experiences titled "Witnessing History: One Chinese Woman's Fight for Freedom." She eventually settled in the United States. There is also a documentary about her life called "Free China: The Courage to Believe."
Jennifer is a managing editor at Epoch Times. Her remarks were recorded at the October 2019 Conservative Women's Network luncheon, a monthly event co-sponsored by CBL Center for Conservative Women and The Heritage Foundation.
Michelle Malkin discusses her latest book, which is a comprehensive analysis of a brutal campaign targeted to destroy U.S. immigration agencies. Tracking tens of billions of dollars from deceitful charities, nonprofits, and political organizations, Malkin reveals major donors funding anti-border propaganda. "Open Borders, Inc.," exposes multi-million dollar campaigns from wealthy celebrities like George Soros, who push for unrestricted, open borders while driving hatred for ICE and border patrol.
Michelle Malkin is a regular speaker at Center for Conservative Women's events and on college campuses, where she inspires young women to be unapologetic leaders.
Author Mary Eberhardt discusses her book, Primal Scream, at the September 2019 Conservative Women's Network luncheon, a monthly event co-sponsored by CBL Women and The Heritage Foundation.
Kimberley Begg, East Coast Director of Gift Planning at Thomas Aquinas College, discusses moves that can derail a career. Her remarks were recorded at the DC Women's Summit in Washington on June 28, 2019.
Romina Boccia, leading fiscal and economic expert with The Heritage Foundation, discusses socialism. Her remarks were recorded at the DC Women's Summit in Washington on June 28, 2019.
Kristan Hawkins, president of Students for Life of America, discusses strategies and messaging to abolish abortion. Her remarks were recorded at the DC Women's Summit in Washington on June 28, 2019.
Antonia Okafor, founder of EmPOWERed, discusses gun rights as women's rights at the DC Intern Summit held in Washington DC on June 28, 2019.
Bay Buchanan, U.S. Treasurer during the Reagan Administration, delivered remarks on leadership at the DC Women's Summit in Washington on June 28, 2019.
A panel discussion on the the gender wage gap, what causes it, and what proposal will help and hurt women's efforts to get paid their worth.
Panelists include Romina Boccia (economic expert from The Heritage Foundation), Vanessa Brown Calder (Senior Policy Advisor at the US Congress Joint Economic Committee), Rachel Greszler (Research Fellow in the Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget, and Patrice Lee Onwuka (Independent Women's Forum).
The discussion was recorded at the May 2019 Conservative Women's Network luncheon, a monthly event in Washington DC co-sponsored by the CBL Center for Conservative Women and The Heritage Foundation.
Meghan Cox Gurdon, Children's Book Reviewer for the Wall Street Journal, discusses children's books and the science of the value of reading aloud to children early in life, especially in an age of distraction by technology. Her remarks were recorded at the March 2019 Conservative Women's Network in Washington DC, a monthly luncheon co-sponsored by CBL Women and The Heritage Foundation.
American Exceptionalism is often misunderstood and demonized. Marji Ross, president of Regnery Publishing, argues we should evangelize American Exceptionalism rather than apologizing for it. Her remarks were recorded at the 2019 Western Women's Summit held in Santa Barbara CA on April 5-6.
Kristan Hawkins, president of Students for Life of America, discusses strategies and messaging to abolish abortion. Her remarks were recorded at the 2019 Western Women's Summit held in Santa Barbara CA on April 5-6.
Political law attorney Cleta Mitchell discusses free speech on campuses in light of modern university liberal bias and speech oppression. Her remarks were recorded at the 2019 Western Women's Summit held in Santa Barbara CA on April 5-6.
Michelle Easton presents the life of Ambassador Clare Boothe Luce in photos. Michelle is president of the Clare Boothe Luce Center for Conservative Women, an organization that prepares and promotes conservative women leaders.
Her remarks were recorded at the organization's 2019 Western Women's Summit held in Santa Barbara CA on April 5-6.
Author Kate Obenshain Keeler discusses modern feminism's betrayal of women. Her remarks were recorded at the 2019 Western Women's Summit hosted by the Clare Boothe Luce Center for Conservative Women in Santa Barbara CA on April 5, 2019.
U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn discusses women and leadership in a dinner banquet address to women attending the 2019 Western Women's Summit in Santa Barbara California. The event hosted by the Clare Boothe Luce Center for Conservative Women was recorded April 5, 2019.
Liz Wheeler, host of Tipping Point with Liz Wheeler at One America News Network, discusses the left's embrace of socialism and ways to respond.
Her remarks were recorded at our 2019 Western Women's Summit hosted by the CBL Center for Conservative Women in Santa Barbara CA on April 5, 2019.
Should conservatives try to reclaim the label 'feminism' from the radical left? Kelsey Harkness of The Daily Signal argues, "yes, reclaim that 'f' word," while Inez F. Stepman of the Independent Women's Forum argues, "no, let it go."
The panel discussion was recorded at the March 2019 Conservative Women's Network luncheon, a monthly event co-sponsored by CBL Center for Conservative Women and The Heritage Foundation.
Kristan Hawkins, president of Students for Life of America, discusses strategies and messaging to abolish abortion.
Her remarks were recorded at the January 2019 Conservative Women's Network luncheon, a monthly event in Washington DC co-sponsored by CBLPI and The Heritage Foundation.
Allie Stuckey, theConservativeMillennial, presented a guest lecture and took Q&A at the University of California-Berkeley on November 5, 2018. She discussed current social and other issues being discussed in the midterm elections.
Karen Swallow Prior (PhD, SUNY Buffalo) is an award-winning professor of English at Liberty University. She discusses her latest book, "On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life through Great Books," at the October 2018 Conservative Women's Network luncheon, a monthly event co-sponsored by CBLPI and The Heritage Foundation.
Prior has written for Christianity Today, the Atlantic, the Washington Post, First Things, Vox, Think Christian, and The Gospel Coalition. She is a research fellow with the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, a senior fellow with Liberty University's Center for Apologetics and Cultural Engagement, a senior fellow with The Trinity Forum, and a member of the Faith Advisory Council of the Humane Society of the United States. She is also the author of "Booked: Literature in the Soul of Me" and "Fierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More-Poet, Reformer, Abolitionist."
Heather MacDonald, author of the new book, “The Diversity Delusion: How Race & Gender Corrupt the University and Undermine Our Culture,” argues that toxic ideas first spread by higher education have undermined humanistic values, fueled intolerance, and widened divisions in our larger culture. Her remarks were recorded at the September 2018 Conservative Women’s Network, a monthly event co-sponsored by CBLPI and The Heritage Foundation.
Joyce Lee Malcolm, the Patrick Henry Professor of Constitutional Law and the Second Amendment at George Mason University School of Law, discusses the Second Amendment’s constitutional history and the development of individual rights in Great Britain and America.
A respected constitutional scholar, Malcolm has written many books and articles on gun control, the Second Amendment, and individual rights. Her work was cited several times in the recent U.S. Supreme Court opinion in District of Columbia v. Heller.
Her remarks were recorded at the July 2018 Conservative Women’s Network luncheon, a monthly event co-sponsored by CBLPI and The Heritage Foundation.
Marji Ross, president of Regnery Publishing, discusses American Exceptionalism with an audience of Washington DC summer interns. Her remarks were recorded at CBLPI's DC Women's Summit held at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington DC on June 8-9, 2018.
Katie Pavlich, editor for Townhall.com and New York Times best-selling author, discusses the Second Amendment before an audience of Washington DC summer interns. The event was recorded at CBLPI's DC Women's Summit held at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington DC on June 8-9, 2018.
Rachel Campos-Duffy was presented CBLPI's 2018 Woman of the Year award at a dinner in her honor. The event was recorded at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington DC on June 8, 2018.
Amber Athey, Media and Breaking News Editor for The Daily Caller discusses journalism as a career before an audience of Washington DC summer interns. Her remarks were recorded at CBLPI's 2018 DC Women's Summit held at the Capitol Hill Club on June 8-9, 2018.
Kristan Hawkins, president of Students for Life of America, discusses the lies feminists tell with an audience of Washington DC interns. The event was recorded at CBLPI's 2018 DC Women's Summit held at the Capitol Hill Club on June 8-9.
Katharine Gorka, Senior Advisor for Policy at the Department of Homeland Security, talks about defending the American idea with Washington DC summer interns. The event was recorded at CBLPI's DC Women's Summit held June 8-9, 2018, at the Capitol Hill Club.
Rachel Campos-Duffy--author, Fox News contributor and mother of 9--discusses the characteristics that make conservative women such happy warriors. Her remarks were recorded at CBLPI's Florida Women's Summit in Orlando in April 2018.
Dr. Carol Swain, author and former professor at Vanderbilt University, discusses the negative impact political correctness has had on American universities. Her remarks were recorded at CBLPI's Florida Women's Summit in Orlando in April 2018.
Veronique de Rugy, Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, discusses the lessons learned from intellectual giants in the long-running battle over economic ideas. Economist Milton Friedman's impossible battle for school choice began in 1955, yet today is widely accepted. Friedrich Hayek's 1952 treatise against authoritarian government economic controls that informed Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's revolutionary economic policies in Great Britain. Ronald Coase's concept of auctioning the spectrum (thought a joke by the FCC when he testified to it in 1959) became reality under President Clinton in the 1990s. The pattern in these stories is that (a) it takes time to fight the battle of economic (or any other) ideas, (b) it takes tenacity, and (c) it takes patience to win the battles of ideas that continue today with each of us. She closes with advice to today's warriors. Her remarks were recorded at CBLPI's Florida Women's Summit in April 2018.
Ying Ma, a naturalized citizen, author, policy expert, and communications professional, discusses immigration policy. Her remarks were recorded at CBLPI's Florida Women's Summit in Orlando on April 7, 2018.
Regnery Publishing Co. president Marji Ross discusses the seven secrets for successfully juggling the work-family balancing act. Her remarks were recorded at CBLPI's Florida Women's Summit in Orlando on April 7, 2018.
Former U.S. Treasurer Bay Buchanan discusses effective strategies of citizen activism. Her remarks were recorded at CBLPI's Florida Women's Summit in Orlando on April 7, 2018.
CBLPI founder and president Michelle Easton discusses the life and extraordinary accomplishments of Ambassador Clare Boothe Luce.
The event was recorded on April 13, 2018, at the Conservative Women's Network luncheon, a monthly event co-sponsored by CBLPI and The Heritage Foundation.
Ying Ma, a naturalized citizen and author of "Chinese Girl in the Ghetto," discusses immigration policy at a UC-Berkley lecture. Her presentation is followed by a lively Q&A exchange with students.
The event was recorded on April 11, 2018.
Opening the lecture with her Prager University video, Antonia Okafor discusses why gun rights are essential empowerment and self-defense issues for women on and off the campus. Audience Q&A follows.
The CBLPI-supported lecture was recorded at Georgetown University on March 26, 2018.
Star Parker, founder of The Center for Urban Renewal and Education (CURE), presents a guest lecture at Loyola Marymount University. The event was recorded on March 13, 2018.
Ying Ma, author of "Chinese Girl in the Ghetto," emigrated as a child from Communist China with her family. She discussed current and proposed immigration policy at the March 2018 Conservative Women's Network luncheon, a monthly event co-sponsored by CBLPI and The Heritage Foundation.
Mollie Hemingway spends an afternoon with a room of young women discussing her thoughts on marriage and dating, how it plays into her career, and advice she has for the women on how to be great family women while also excelling in their careers.
Legal analysts Tiffany Bates and Elizabeth Slattery of The Heritage Foundation discuss several Supreme Court cases to watch in 2018, including an internet sales tax case (South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc.), a forced union dues case (Janus v. AFSCME), and several free-speech cases.
The event was recorded February 16, 2018, at the Conservative Women's Network luncheon, a monthly event co-sponsored by CBLPI and The Heritage Foundation.
Mollie Hemingway - journalist, editor of thefederalist.com, and Fox News contributor, discusses how media silence the voice of conservative women and what can be done about it. The event was recorded at CBLPI's Western Women's Summit in Phoenix AZ in October 2017.
Antonia Okafor, an outspoken 2nd Amendment Rights activist, discusses why feminists, of all people, should support female gun ownership and empowerment. Ms. Okafor opens her discussion with a presentation of the advertisement she made on behalf of the NRA.
The event was recorded at CBLPI's Western Women's Summit in Phoenix AZ in October 2017.
Dr. Jane Orient, Executive Director of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) discusses the culture war's impact on American Medicine. The event was recorded at CBLPI's Western Women's Summit in Phoenix AZ in October 2017.
Katharine Gorka, Senior Advisor for Policy at the Department of Homeland Security, discusses national security in the information age. The event was recorded at CBLPI's Western Women's Summit in Phoenix AZ in October 2017.
Four students discuss their experiences on their respective campuses: Ellen Schutt (Univ of Wisconsin-Madison), Andrea Vacchiano (Rutgers Univ), Kelly Heilman (Sewanee: the Univ of the South), and Alexandra Williams (Georgetown Univ). The event was recorded at CBLPI's Western Women's Summit in Phoenix AZ in October 2017.
Peggy Grande, author of "The President Will See You Now," discusses her experiences as Executive Assistant to President Ronald Reagan during his post-White House years. The event was recorded at CBLPI's Western Women's Summit in Phoenix AZ in October 2017.
Nonie Darwish, a convert from Islam to Christianity, discusses the different values of each religion as she experienced them. The event was recorded at CBLPI's Western Women's Summit in Phoenix AZ in October 2017.
Julia Rindlaub and Michelle Easton discuss their respective business experiences. The event was recorded at CBLPI's Western Women's Summit in Phoenix AZ in October 2017.
Ashley McGuire, Senior Fellow at the Catholic Association, discusses her new book, "Sex Scandal: the Drive to Abolish Male and Female."
Her remarks were recorded at CBLPI's Capitol Hill Intern Summit in Washington DC on June 9, 2017.
Peggy Grande discusses her experience as Executive Assistant to President Ronald Reagan -- the subject of her recently released book, "The President Will See You Now."
Her remarks were recorded at the CBLPI Capitol Hill Intern Summit in Washington DC on June 9, 2017.
Elinor Werner, Assistant Director at The Heritage Foundation, discusses the power of internships in developing careers.
Her remarks were recorded at CBLPI's Capitol Hill Intern Summit in Washington DC on June 9, 2017.
Attorney Cleta Mitchell, partner at the Washington Law Office of Foley & Lardner LLP, discusses career development strategies with Washington DC summer interns.
Her remarks were recorded at CBLPI's 2017 Capitol Hill Intern Summit in Washington DC on June 9.
Former U.S. Treasurer Bay Buchanan discusses the characteristics of everyday leadership.
Her remarks were recorded at CBLPI's Capitol Hill Intern Summit on June 9, 2017, in Washington DC.
AEI Research Scholar Karlyn Bowman discusses the attitudes and demographics of Millennials.
Her remarks were recorded on July 6, 2017, in Washington DC at the Conservative Women's Network luncheon, a monthly event co-sponsored by CBLPI and The Heritage Foundation.
Ann-Marie Murrell, Morgan Brittany, and Sonya Sasse - the PolitiChicks - discuss their new book, "A Clarion Call to Political Activism."
This was recorded at the Conservative Women's Network luncheon on May 25, 2017, in Washington DC.
Mercedes Schlapp, columnist for The Washington Times and a Fox News Contributor and panelist on Fox's Special Report, discusses current events in Washington DC with a new administration.
The event was recorded on April 28, 2017, at the Conservative Women's Network luncheon, a monthly event co-sponsored by CBLPI and The Heritage Foundation.
Mollie Hemingway, Senior Editor for The Federalist, discusses conservative women's success stories that are often left out of Women's History Month.
The event was recorded at the Conservative Women's Network luncheon in Washington DC in March 2017.
Nonie Darwish, author of the new book, “Wholly Different: Why I Chose Christian Values over Islamic Values,” talks about her personal journey in faith. Born in Egypt and raised a Muslim, Ms. Darwish converted to Christianity as an adult. She compares and contrasts the two world religions as she has experienced them.
The event, a guest lecture at Georgetown University sponsored by CBLPI and hosted by the College Republican Club, was recorded on February 28, 2017.
Gender Identity and Transgender policies are being promoted across the nation, but how will those policies impact women?
Hands Across the Aisle is a coalition of ideologically diverse women who joined forces to stand in solidarity, despite their political differences, against gender identity legislation, which they argue threatens women and women’s rights.
These women spoke at a February 16, 2017, event arranged and hosted by The Heritage Foundation and co-sponsored by the Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute. They are:
Miriam Ben Shalom — educator and activist who made history for being the first person to be reinstated to the military after being discharged from service for being openly lesbian.
Kaeley Triller Haver — rape survivor who serves as a Communications Director for the Just Want Privacy Campaign in Washington State.
Kami Mueller — CEO of the Mueller Group, a communications firm in North Carolina who played an integral role in the communications efforts defending the state’s controversial privacy law (HB2).
Mary Lou Singleton — midwife and feminist who is an active member of the Women’s Liberation Front (WOLF), the radical feminist organization that filed a lawsuit against the Obama administration to restore Title IX rights to women and girls.
Emily Zinos was unable to participate in this event due to a family emergency, but her prepared remarks were shared. Emily is a stay at home mom who works with the Minnesota chapter of the Ask Me First campaign, a project sponsored by the Family Policy Alliance to defend the safety and privacy of women and children.
Author and filmmaker Ann McElhinney discusses her recent book, “Gosnell: The Untold Story of America’s Most Prolific Serial Killer.”
It is a poignant story of defenseless victims, callous government officials and willful media blindness.
Her remarks were recorded at the January 2017 Conservative Women’s Network luncheon, a monthly event co-sponsored by CBLPI and The Heritage Foundation.
“One independent group can change history,” Tom Fitton tells attendees at the December 2016 Conservative Women’s Network luncheon.
Mr. Fitton is President of Judicial Watch, an educational foundation dedicated to uncovering documents of government actions and exposing government corruption when it occurs. He discusses a few of the scandals his organization uncovered using the Freedom of Information Act law, and he looks ahead at the decisions about government reform that the Trump Administration will need to make to bring sunshine into government processes.
The Conservative Women’s Network is co-sponsored by CBLPI and The Heritage Foundation. It meets monthly in Washington DC.
Writer and author Melanie Kirkpatrick discusses a few historical stories from her latest book on Thanksgiving at the Conservative Women's Network luncheon. The event was recorded on November 18, 2016.
Asserting that terrorism has nothing to do with religion, explains Katharine Gorka, president/co-founder of the Council on Global Security, is to ignore the very real conflict within the Muslim world. This is not a conflict of our making, nor is it ours to solve, but without a doubt the United States has an important role to play.
Her remarks were recorded at CBLPI's North Carolina Women's Summit in Raleigh on October 1, 2016.
Note: For more information on this issue, read her policy paper at http://cblpi.org/god-vs-sociologists-religion-in-terrorism/
Author and commentator Kate Obenshain discusses restoring liberty at the North Carolina Women's Summit's closing dinner banquet in Raleigh on October 1, 2016.
A panel discussion by North Carolina women leaders: Becki Gray, Vice President for Outreach at the John Locke Foundation; Tami Fitzgerald, North Carolina Values Coalition; and Joyce Pope, Vice-President of the John William Pope Foundation.
The discussion was recorded at CBLPI's North Carolina Women's Summit in Raleigh on October 1, 2016.
Panel participants Alissa Lopez (Gettysburg College), Kathleen McGimpsey (Duke University), Andrea Vacchiano (Rutgers University), and Elizabeth Campbell (Virginia Tech) discuss activism initiatives on their campuses.
The panel presentation was recorded at CBLPI's North Carolina Women's Summit in Raleigh on October 1, 2016.
Using a CD tamper-proof packaging metaphor, Marji Ross discusses the fine balance between liberty (free speech) and security (government enforcement). After 9/11/2001, the pendulum swung toward government security and away from personal liberty. Will it swing back?
Marji, who is president of Regnery Publishing and a member of the CBLPI board, gave the presentation at the July 2016 Conservative Women’s Network luncheon, a monthly event in Washington DC co-sponsored by CBLPI and The Heritage Foundation.
Actress Stacey Dash speaks candidly about life, the entertainment industry and politics at a gathering of DC-area interns and young women professionals. Q&A with the audience follows her prepared remarks.
The event, which announced her book, There Goes My Social Life: From Clueless to Conservative, was recorded June 9, 2016, at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington DC.
Hannah Smith discusses the successful First Amendment legal defense in two recent Supreme Court cases: Hobby Lobby Stores, and Little Sisters of the Poor. She also discusses the High Court's nomination process.
Hannah is Senior Counsel at The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty. Her remarks were recorded on June 24, 2016, at the Conservative Women's Network luncheon, a monthly event co-sponsored by the Luce Institute and the Heritage Foundation.
After brief opening remarks on working in politics, Leah Campos, senior national security advisor to the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs, fields audience questions on a range of topics, from the state of national security today to the DC political lifestyle.
Her remarks were recorded during CBLPI's annual Capitol Hill Intern Summit in Washington DC on June 3, 2016.
Gayle Trotter, attorney-columnist-political analyst, gives a compelling defense of the Constitution's Second Amendment.
Her remarks were recorded during CBLPI's Capitol Hill Intern Summit held in Washington DC on June 3, 2016.
Elinor Renner, who began as an intern for--and now works as program associate at--the Heritage Foundation, offers unique insight and experienced advice on succeeding in the DC political environment.
Her remarks were recorded at CBLPI's Capitol Hill Intern Summit on June 3, 2016.
Mihcele Weslander Quaid's career has taken her from chief technology officer for Google, to DNI's senior representative to the Secretary of Defense's Intelligence-Surveillance-Reconnaissance Task Force, to founder and CEO of Global Nexis Alliance. She shares tips on career success.
Her remarks were recorded at CBLPI's annual Capitol Hill Intern Summit on June 3, 2016.
Star Parker discusses urban poverty, how the welfare state creates a trap for poor citizens, and the calculated choices citizens make to maximize their welfare checks.
The speaker delivered these remarks at CBLPI's Capitol Hill Intern Summit on June 3, 2016.
Kellyanne Conway encourages interns not to be intimidated by coworkers and not to discount themselves because of inexperience. Her message to interns is to develop self-confidence by owning both their strengths and weaknesses.
The speaker, who is the president of thepollingco.,inc./WomanTrend and a CBLPI board member, delivered these remarks to attendees at CBLPI's Capitol Hill Intern Summit in Washington DC on June 3, 2016.
Kimberly Begg discusses why Millennials are a mystery to their Gen X supervisors and what Millennials can do about it. She offers advice on ways Millennials can gain respect, create a flattering image in the workplace, and develop positive career branding early in their careers.
The speaker, who is Vice President and General Counsel for the Young America's Foundation, delivered these remarks at CBLPI's Capitol Hill Intern Summit in Washington DC on June 3, 2016.
Karlyn Bowman, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, discusses trends and voters' preferences found in 2016's primary and caucus exit polling data. Her remarks were recorded at the May Conservative Women's Network, a monthly event co-sponsored by the Luce Institute and The Heritage Foundation.
Attorney and 2nd Amendment advocate Gayle Trotter explains, using case examples, how a gun is a great equalizer for women facing violent attacks and why women should insist on the right to choose self-protection in this way.
Her remarks were recorded at the April 2016 Conservative Women's Network luncheon, a monthly Washington DC-event co-sponsored by CBLPI and the Heritage Foundation.
Student panelists discuss their experiences sponsoring conservative women speakers on campus.
Panelists include Amber Athey (Georgetown), Elizabeth Campbell (Virginia Tech), Andrea Vacchiano (Rutgers), and Anna Lippincott (Ohio U).
The panel was held at the Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute's 2016 Western Women's Summit in Santa Barbara CA in April.
Ying Ma, author of the book "Chinese Girl in the Ghetto," speaks about women and 2016 policy, as well as her own life's journey: a childhood immigrant from Communist China, growing up in the ghetto of Oakland CA, earning her bachelor's and law degrees, to the role of presidential campaign spokesperson for Dr. Ben Carson.
Her remarks were recorded at the Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute's 2016 Western Women's Summit in Santa Barbara CA in April.
Actress Stacey Dash discusses her upcoming book, "There Goes My Social Life: From Clueless to Conservative."
Best known for her role in the movie Clueless, Ms. Dash talks briefly about her ideological transformation from liberal to conservative and candidly answers questions from the predominately college student audience.
The event was recorded in April 2016 at the Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute's Western Women's Summit in Santa Barbara CA.
International human-rights lawyer Nina Shea discusses ISIS's genocide against Christians in the Middle East and US policy response to it. Ms. Shea directs the Center for Religious Freedom at the Hudson Institute.
The event was recorded on March 18, 2016, at the Conservative Women's Network luncheon, a monthly event co-sponsored by the Heritage Foundation and the Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute.
In a luncheon of female college student leaders, president Michelle Easton presented CBLPI's 2016 Woman of the Year award to Rep. Marsha Blackburn. Congressman Blackburn spoke to the attendees about leadership and the challenges they will face as women.
The event was recorded in National Harbor MD during the 2016 CPAC conference.
Terrorists fervently believe they are being good and faithful Muslims when they follow the 'Wahhabist, Selafist and Jehadist' Islamic teaching to commit acts of jihad. With 2.5 million Muslims in the U.S., this teaching represents a serious threat inside our walls, argues Katharine Gorka, president of the Council on Global Security. And policymakers who fail to grasp this fundamental reality will leave the nation defenseless and unsafe.
Ms Gorka works closely with US government agencies, law enforcement and the intelligence community in understanding the threat posed by Islamic terrorism and radical ideologies. Her remarks were recorded at the February 2016 Conservative Women's Network luncheon in Washington DC.
For a brief outline of the Wahhabist, Selafist and Jihadist teaching, see http://cblpi.org/is-the-us-ready-for-isis/.
Clare Boothe Luce may be remembered as an equal rights feminist, argues Texas Right to Life Director Elizabeth Graham, yet her brand of feminism — which valued life as the foundation of equality of the sexes — stands in stark contrast to the modern-day feminist cause "that militantly demands the right to kill their children as a condition of their publicly-recognized equality with men."
The abortion industry is the mantle of modern-day feminism, and the abortion death toll has risen to the tens of millions. Graham discusses the policy impact of the recently-released videos that exposed Planned Parenthood's selling of baby body parts.
Graham's presentation was recorded at the Institute's Texas Women's Summit held in Fort Worth TX in October 2015.
Congressman Jim Jordan discusses the good (trends in the right direction, including actions by the House Freedom Caucus), the bad (court decisions and the Left’s assault on the Rule of Law and traditions), and the future (changes to the broken tax code, healthcare, and the federal government’s 79 different means-tested programs in the welfare system) at the December 2015 Conservative Women’s Network, a monthly Washington DC event co-sponsored by the Luce Institute and The Heritage Foundation.
Representative Jordan serves on the House Judiciary Committee and the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, where he is chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation and Regulatory Affairs. He is a great advocate for taxpayers through his work on spending issues and efforts to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse in the federal government.
He served as chairman of the House Republican Study Committee, the largest caucus of conservatives. He helped found the House Freedom Caucus and today serves as its first chairman.
Katharine Gorka discusses the serious nature of the ISIS terror threat and why a conservative response is necessary to protect us. Her comments were recorded at the February 2016 Conservative Women's Network luncheon, a monthly event co-sponsored by the Luce Institute and The Heritage Foundation.
Katharine C. Gorka is the President of the Council on Global Security, a think tank that works to develop, advocate, and build support for policies that will promote freedom of belief and defeat extremist ideologies. From 2009 to 2014 she served as Executive Director of the Westminster Institute, based in McLean, Virginia. Her company, Threat Knowledge Group, provides counter-terrorism training and expertise to the FBI, Special Operations, local law enforcement and military. She co-edited the volume, "Fighting the Ideological War: Winning Strategies from Communism to Islamism," and appears frequently in the media, including FOX News, Breitbart, EWTN, CBN, and al-Hura. Most recently she co-authored the report ISIS: The Domestic Threat.
ConservativeBlackChick editor Crystal Wright discusses the many ways in which women empower themselves. Her presentation, which was joined in progress, was recorded at the Institute's Texas Women's Summit in Fort Worth on October 23, 2015.
Egyptian-born Nonie Darwish discusses the growing Islamic threat throughout the world and the West's reaction to it. The event was recorded at the Institute's Texas Women's Summit in Fort Worth on October 23, 2015.
Clare Luce, granddaughter and namesake of Clare Boothe Luce, discusses what the brilliant 20th Century trail blazer might say to a room full of young college women with the world of opportunity before them. Her reflections were recorded at the Institute's Texas Women's Summit in Fort Worth on October 23, 2015.
Amber Athey of Georgetown University, Aryssa Damron of Yale University, and Lydia Longoria of Texas Christian University discuss their activism on campus. The event was recorded at the Institute's Texas Women's Summit in Fort Worth October 23, 2015.
State Senator Burton, Brooke Rollins, and Marlene McMillan discuss Texas's success as a conservative policy leader.
Texas State Senator Konni Burton (District 10) discussed the federal government's failure to control the southern border, its impact on Texas's schools and social services, the state's response to stop massive illegal migration and its successes (i.e., 180 tons of illegal drugs captured and decreased crime).
Brooke Rollins, president and CEO of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, discusses her foundation's work in advancing conservative policies that have proven so successful for all socioeconomic levels in society. She notes that diversity and conservative policies go hand-in-hand as evidenced by two facts: 51% of Texas Hispanics voted for conservative leaders, and Texas has 47% fewer people living in poverty than California.
Dr. Marlene McMillan, an internationally-recognized expert on principles of liberty, pushes back on political correctness. She begins with this question: "If in the name of social justice, equality, and women's rights we take away peoples' essential liberties, have we helped them or hurt them?" This panel discussion was recorded at the Institute's Texas Women's Summit held in Fort Worth TX in October 2015.
Clare Boothe Luce may be remembered as an equal rights feminist, argues Texas Right to Life Director Elizabeth Graham, yet her brand of feminism — which valued life as the foundation of equality of the sexes — stands in stark contrast to the modern-day feminist cause "that militantly demands the right to kill their children as a condition of their publicly-recognized equality with men."
The abortion industry is the mantle of modern-day feminism, and the abortion death toll has risen to the tens of millions. Graham discusses the policy impact of the recently-released videos that exposed Planned Parenthood's selling of baby body parts.
Graham's presentation was recorded at the Institute's Texas Women's Summit held in Fort Worth TX in October 2015.
Amanda Collins, Director of Women for Concealed Carry, addresses concealed carry as a women's rights, women's self-defense issue during the Institute's Texas Women's Summit held in Ft. Worth on October 22-24, 2015.
Three panelists discuss trends in recent Supreme Court cases and upcoming cases to watch. George Mason University School of Law associate professor Neomi Rao addresses cases associated with the ever expanding administrative state. Judicial Crisis Network Council Carrie Severino discusses upcoming cases related to public employee unions, 'one-person-one-vote' redistricting, and the death penalty. Heritage Foundation Legal Fellow Elizabeth Slattery looks at cases in lower courts that are likely working their way toward the high court in upcoming years.
The event was recorded on October 9, 2015, at the Conservative Women's Network, a monthly event co-sponsored by the Luce Institute and the Heritage Foundation.
Marybeth Hicks explains how parents and families can use teachable moments to influence the next generation's conscience, character and faith. Drawing upon her latest book, the author delivered these remarks at the September 2015 Conservative Women's Network luncheon.
Former U.S. Treasurer Bay Buchanan shares insights and answers questions on career development at a luncheon for college women held in July 2015.
Conservative women scored higher than liberal ones in a study measuring the 'happiness' factor, says Rachel Campos-Duffy, national spokesperson for the LIBRE Initiative. Discussing culture and women in the political sphere, Rachel argues that conservative women are happier because they are liberated from the feminist playbook.
Yale University sophomore and CBLPI intern Aryssa Damron offers pearls of advice to high school students heading off to college.
Taking a cue from Elle Wood in Legally Blonde, Keira Hornyak, a University of Florida junior and CBLPI intern, used her school's required freshman course to share her conservative views to a huge group of students.
Ashlee Bierworth, a University of Arizon junior and CBLPI intern, is a self-described 'recovering liberal' who transitioned to conservative ideology after observing failed liberal policies. She discusses the importance of getting involved with conservative clubs and groups for the support and reinforcement.
Ohio University senior and CBLPI summer intern Anna Lippincott plays off a quote by Coco Chanel to make an important point: ignore the haters, speak your mind, and you will be fine on liberal college campuses.
CBLPI summer intern Nicole Johnson (University of Virginia junior) warns of the power of persuasion liberal teachers and peers can exert, and the challenge of "playing for the grade" or becoming brave and bold in speaking one's mind on campus.
Regnery Publishing president Marji Ross discusses the 4 main battlefronts in the war on conservative women and, using the acronym SMILE, offers very practical ways every conservative woman can fight back in her sphere of influence. Ms. Ross's remarks were delivered during the Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute's Midwest Women's Summit in April 2015 in Minnesota.
Beware the false narratives that betray our national character, argues author Diana West at the April 2015 Conservative Women's Network, a monthly event co-hosted by the Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute and The Heritage Foundation. Diana West is the author of a new book, "American Betrayal."
Congressman Dave Brat discusses the GOP's legislative agenda at the December 2014 Conservative Women's Network luncheon, a monthly event co-hosted by the Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute and the Heritage Foundation.
Journalist Lisa Daftari, a Fox News contributor on Foreign Affairs and Counterterrorism, discusses human rights abuses in the world and the Americans who ignore them. Her remarks were delivered at the February 2015 Conservative Women's Network, a monthly luncheon co-hosted by the Heritage Foundation and the Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute.
Katie Kieffer discusses entrepreneurship and the Millennial generation, subjects of her book, "Let Me Be Clear." Recognized as one of the rising stars in commercial real estate in her state, Ms. delivered these remarks at the Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute's Midwest Women's Summit in Minnesota in April 2015.
Egyptian-born Nonie Darwish draws a sharp contrast between common Middle Ester treatment of women and America's treatment of women. It is ironic, she argues, that the expression 'War on Women' did not original in the parts of the world where there is genuine subjugation of women. Her remarks were recorded at the Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute's Midwest Women's Summit in Minnesota in April 2015.
Four college students discuss their campus experiences in a panel discussion held at the Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute's Midwest Women's Summit in Minnesota in April 2015.
Journalists Eliana Johnson, Washington editor of National Review, and Katherine Kersten, attorney and former columnists for the Minneapolis Star Tribune, discuss women in media at the Institute's Midwest Women's Summit in Minnesota in April 2015
Remarks by KT McFarland, a national security analyst with Fox News, upon receiving the Luce Institute's 2015 Woman of the Year award.
A lecture by Dr. Christina Hoff Sommers at Georgetown University addressing feminism held on April 16, 2015. The event was sponsored by the College Republican Club with assistance from the Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute.
Ying Ma, author of "Chinese Girl in the Ghetto," legally immigrated at age 10 with her family from Communist China to settle in an Oakland CA slum. The graduate of Cornell University and Stanford Law School candidly discusses immigration, race relations and the welfare state as her family experienced it.