A symposium at the Capitol Visitor Center, Washington, D.C., June 20, 2024

Introduction
Tom McDonough, Executive Director, American Family Project
Brownson is relevant to the family in America today. He emphasizes that the family and the U.S. Constitution both acknowledged the authority of God the Creator and conform to the Divine Plan of creation.

Two Types of Constitution
Richard Reinsch III, Civitas Institute
The written document that we know as the U.S. Constitution is a faithful interpretation of the unwritten or Providential constitution, a product of the many influences in the formation of the United States.

The Prescience of Orestes Brownson
Elliot Bartky, Emeritus, Purdue University
In 1870, Brownson predicted that, due to the Northern victory, government would become bloated, the family would collapse, and We the People would be replaced by private interests. Professor Bartky asks, “What did Brownson know?”

Brownson: Champion of Federalism
Robert Moffet, Heritage Foundation
“Territorial democracy” was the term Brownson used to describe the shared powers of the Federal and State governments under the Tenth Amendment, commonly known today as Federalism.