Click Here to Go to the Ashbrook Center's Homepage

Subscribe to Our Email Update
 
SEARCH
 

Home



Support the Ashbrook Center



Subscribe to Our E-Mail Update




No Left Turns:
The Ashbrook
Center Blog







Ashbrook Scholar Program

Master of American History and Government




Book of the Week:
Ataturk: Lessons in Leadership from the Greatest General of the Ottoman Empire
by Austin Bay




  Podcasts



Other Ashbrook
Web Sites:


AshbrookScholar.org



mahg.ashland.edu



TeachingAmerican
History.org


Document Library

Constitutional Convention

The American Founding



Presidential
Academy.org




Congressional
Academy.org




Letters from
an Ohio Farmer




VindicatingThe
Founders.com




ClassicsOf
Strategy.com

John Zvesper
Adjunct Fellows
jzvesper@ashbrook.org


John Zvesper is an Adjunct Fellow of the John M. Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs. He is an American currently resident in Europe. Dr. Zvesper taught political science for twenty-five years, in Claremont, California, and in Cambridge, East Anglia, and London universities in England. His books include Nature and Liberty and Political Philosophy and Rhetoric. The Claremont Institute published his latest book, From Bullets to Ballots: The Election of 1800 and the First Peaceful Transfer of Political Power. Dr. Zvesper received a B.A. from Claremont McKenna College, California, and a Ph.D. from Cambridge University, England.

Sarkozy’s Pragmatically Optimistic Revolution
  by John Zvesper  (Editorial, June 2007)

Sarkozy is No Chirac
  by John Zvesper  (Editorial, May 2007)

The Revival of French Electoral Politics
  by John Zvesper  (Editorial, April 2007)

The Mohammed Cartoons and the Broken Sky
  by John Zvesper  (Editorial, February 2006)

Baghdad and Philadelphia
  by John Zvesper  (Editorial, September 2005)

French Reactions to the EU Referendums
  by John Zvesper  (Editorial, June 2005)

Chirac’s European Constitution Show
  by John Zvesper  (Editorial, April 2005)

Liberty in London
  by John Zvesper  (Editorial, December 2004)

Is Help on the Way in Europe?
  by John Zvesper  (Editorial, December 2004)

Liberty in Paris
  by John Zvesper  (Editorial, November 2004)

The Presidential Elections of 2004 and 2008
  by John Zvesper  (Editorial, November 2004)

Time For Bush to Admit He is Not the Messiah?
  by John Zvesper  (Editorial, October 2004)

Bush Offends Sophisticates’ Pieties
  by John Zvesper  (Editorial, September 2004)

Spinning the Global Opposition to American Policy
  by John Zvesper  (Editorial, September 2004)

Is Bush the Better Peace-With-Europe Candidate?
  by John Zvesper  (Editorial, August 2004)

Bush and Chirac Agreeably Disagree
  by John Zvesper  (Editorial, June 2004)

Republicans Must Emphasize Their Democratic Ideals
  by John Zvesper  (Editorial, April 2004)

Bush’s Whitehall Palace Speech
  by John Zvesper  (Editorial, November 2003)

The Recall and the Founders
  by John Zvesper  (Editorial, October 2003)

The Divergence of America and Europe
  by John Zvesper  (Editorial, June 2003)

Europeans Fail to See Changes in American Hearts and Minds
  by John Zvesper  (Editorial, April 2003)



 


Printer-Friendly Version

Upcoming Events

Ashbrook Center in Florida
Monday, February 13

Pat Tiberi on the American Dream
Tuesday, February 21

Reed Browning on the War of Austrian Succession
Friday, February 24

David Tucker on Fear and Freedom
Friday, March 23

Terrence Moore on Education Reform
Friday, April 20


Recent Publications


Rick Santorum and Limited Government by Andrew E. Busch

Who Owns the Bard? by Ellen Tucker

Clarence Thomas and the Wisdom of the Founding by Ken Masugi

U.S. Headed in the Right Direction by Peter W. Schramm

Deficits and Cultural Politics by David Marion

America’s Future in New Europe by Justin Paulette

Our Discussion of Islam by David Foster

The Tea Party and Nullification by Michael Sabo

Drama Queens: Elizabeth Taylor, Camille Paglia, and the Purposes of Female Power by Julie Ponzi

Honoring Ronald Reagan by Peter W. Schramm

Realigning American Politics: Do We Still Hold These Truths? by Matthew Spalding

Reagan’s Inherent Goodness Made Him One of the Great Presidents by Peter W. Schramm

Reagan the Radical by Stephen Knott

Huck Finn and the Constitution by David Foster

Free Speech for Plutocrats: One Year Later by David Forte


Audio Archive


Ramesh Ponnuru on Obamanomics (2011)

Gordon Lloyd on Political Economy (2011)

Steven Hayward on the Health of Capitalism in America (2011)

Rich Lowry on American Exceptionalism (2011)

Mackubin T. Owens on Civil-Military Relations (2011)

Christopher Burkett on James Madison (2011)

John Boehner (2011)

Jonah Goldberg on Liberalism (2010)

Mitt Romney (2010)

John Kasich on the Future of Ohio (2009)

Conference on the Presidency and the Courts featuring President George W. Bush (2008)

Jeb Bush on America’s Promise (2008)

Glenn Beck on Militant Islam (2006)

Karl Rove on Conservatism (2005)

James McPherson on the Battle of Antietam (2005)

David Hackett Fischer on Liberty and Freedom (2004)

William Bennett on the Politics of War (2004)

Edwin Meese on Homeland Security (2003)

Barbara Bush on CSPAN (2003)

Victor Davis Hanson on Terrorism (2003)

Benjamin Netanyahu on Attaining Peace (2002)

Clarence Thomas on the Supreme Court (1999)

Margaret Thatcher on Ronald Reagan and Freedom (1993)

Dick Cheney on American Foreign Policy (1991)

Ronald Reagan on John Ashbrook (1983)

  Real Logo
Visit our archive of over 200 other Ashbrook speeches at
audio.ashbrook.org or subscribe to our
Events Podcast.








ASHBROOK SCHOLAR PROGRAM | MASTER OF AMERICAN HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT |
PUBLICATIONS | EVENTS | PODCASTS | NO LEFT TURNS BLOG | AUDIO ARCHIVE | DONATE | ABOUT US

 

Ashbrook Scholar Program:  Home | Apply Online | Request More Information | Course of Study | Faculty | Speakers |
Why Study History or Political Science? | Internship Opportunities | Student Publications | Financial Assistance | FAQ | Contact Us

Master of American History and Government:  Home | About | Admission | Schedule of Courses | Course Registration | Tuition | Faculty | Request More Information

TeachingAmericanHistory.org:  Home | Saturday Seminars | Summer Institutes | Partner on a Teaching American History Grant | Historical Documents Library | Audio Lectures and Discussions | Constitutional Convention | Ratification of the Constitution

Presidential Academy for American History and Civics:  Home | About the Program | Documents and Texts | Faculty | Itinerary | Application

Congressional Academy for American History and Civics:  Home | About the Program | Documents and Texts | Faculty | Itinerary | Application

Podcasts:  Home | What's a Podcast? | Subscribe

No Left Turns Blog  Home | Archive | Postings by Author | Comments by Our Readers | What's in a Name? | RSS Site Feed

Publications:  Home | Editorials | On Principle | Right from the Center | Dialogues | Books | Monographs |
Ashbrook Statesmanship Theses | Res Publica | Publication Request Form | Publications by Subject

Events:  Home | John M. Ashbrook Memorial Dinner | Major Issues Lecture Series | Colloquium |
Van Meter Scholarship Luncheon | Conferences and Special Events | Calendar of Events | On-Line Speeches (RealAudio)

About Us:  Home | Board of Advisors | Staff | Who Was John M. Ashbrook | Support the Ashbrook Center |
Map and Directions

 

Verizon Foundation
Support for ashbrook.org is provided by the Verizon Foundation.


John M. Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs
Ashland University
401 College Avenue | Ashland, Ohio 44805
(419) 289-5411  |   (877) 289-5411 (Toll Free)