The Intercollegiate Studies Institute Lecture Program assists in sponsoring lectures each year at the college, university, and preparatory school levels. ISI makes available top scholars and nationally known speakers to lecture at campuses across the country. These events examine both popular topics, such as affirmative action and core curriculum controversies, as well as perennial concerns, such as the nature of freedom and the best forms of government. ISI's lectures are rooted in fundamental principles and the enduring Western intellectual patrimony.Maggie Gallagher is a nationally syndicated columnist with universal press syndicate and a leading voice in the new marriage movement (www.marriagemovement.org). She is the author of three books including (with University of Chicago Prof. Linda J. Waite) The Case for Marriage: Why Married People are Happier, Healthier and Better-Off Financially. Her previous books were The Abolition of Marriage: How We Destroy Lasting Love (Regnery 1996) and Enemies of Eros: How the Sexual Revolution is Destroying Family, Marriage and Sex (Bonus Books, 1989).
She makes frequent media appearances and lectures on social issues. She lives in Westchester, NY with her husband and two sons.
Jonathan Rauch, a senior writer and columnist for National Journal magazine in Washington and a correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly, is the author of several books and many articles on public policy, culture, and economics. He is also a visiting scholar at the Brookings Institution, a leading Washington think-tank. In 2005 he received the National Magazine Award for columns and commentary.
His latest book is Gay Marriage: Why It Is Good for Gays, Good for Straights, and Good for America, published in 2004 by Times Books.