Florida Conservatism: Refocusing the American Right

What role might Florida’s unique brand of conservatism play in shaping the future of the American Right?

Over recent years, we’ve witnessed a significant movement to the South in the U.S. — not only of people, but also of ideas, influence, manners, mores, and finance.

In our joint event with the Palm Beach Freedom Institute, Dr. Paul du Quenoy will dig into the causes and implications of this shift, examining the role of Florida as a new epicenter of American conservatism.

Join us for an insightful discussion on the pivotal role the state of Florida and Florida Conservatives are playing in the upcoming presidential election.

Panelists:

• Paul du Quenoy, historian, critic, President of the Palm Beach Freedom Institute and Academica Press
• Melissa O’Sullivan, Deputy Director, Danube Institute
• John O'Sullivan, President, Danube Institute

Paul du Quenoy is President and Publisher of Academica Press and President of the Palm Beach Freedom Institute. He received his Ph.D. in History from Georgetown University and taught history, humanities, and fine arts at Georgetown, the American University in Cairo, and the American University of Beirut. Twice a Fulbright scholar, he has held fellowships from the American Historical Association, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and Hokkaido University in Japan. His books include Stage Fright: Politics and the Performing Arts in Late Imperial Russia (2009), Wagner and French Muse: Music, Society, and Nation in Modern France (2011), Alexander Serov and the Birth of the Russian Modern (2016), Through the Years With Prince Charming: The Collected Music Criticism of Paul du Quenoy, 2010-2020 (2021), and Cancel Culture: Tales from the Front Lines (2021). His writing has appeared in the New York Times, the New York Post, the Washington Times, The New Criterion, Spectator, the Los Angeles Review of Books, the American Conservative, the European Conservative, City Journal, Tablet, Musical America, and numerous other publications.