Sept. 17, 2025 - Jonathan Skrmetti
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti is this year's Constitution Day Speaker. His talk is entitled "The American Constitution and the Continuing Role of the States." His talk will cover the structure of the Constitution, limits on judicial and legislative authority, and the interplay between the Constitution and legislation.
He will speak at 4-5:15 p.m. in the Grant Center on Wednesday, Sept. 17. The event is open to the public.
2024 - Mark David Hall
Speaker: Dr. Mark David Hall, Professor of Government, Regent University
Hall is a scholar of early America and has argued for the importance of Christianity in America's flourishing. He has written, edited or co-edited a dozen books, including "Who's Afraid of Christian Nationalism: Why Christian Nationalism is Not an Existential Threat to American or the Church," "Proclaim Liberty Through All the Land: How Christianity Has Advanced Freedom and Equality for All Americans" and "Did America Have a Christian Founding?" among other titles.
He spoke on September 17 at 2 p.m. on "Why Tolerate Religion? The Rise and Fall of Religious Liberty in America" and at 7 p.m. on "Tilting at Windmills: The 'Threat' of Christian Nationalism."
2023 - Seth Brake and Sean Evans
Topic: "Threat or Defense of Democracy: The Trump Indictments and the Rule of Law"
2019 - Jason Jewell
Topic: "Russell Kirk on the Conservative Foundations of the Constitution"
2017 - Ryan Anderson
Topic: "Debating Religious Liberty and Discrimination"