On Tuesday, October 21st, please join the University of Texas's Strauss Center for International Security and Law, Clements Center for National Security, School of Civic Leadership, and Civitas Institute, in collaboration with the Claremont Institute, in hosting Christopher Caldwell, New York Times columnist and Senior Fellow at the Claremont Institute, as he discusses populism and censorship in Europe.

Across Europe, populist movements have gained widespread support, yet face growing restrictions on their political participation and exercise of speech. From the shores of Ireland to the gates of Moscow, debates over immigration, nationalism, and cultural identity have become flashpoints for decisions on who gets to speak in the public square—and who decides what counts as acceptable opinion. Mr. Caldwell will examine how European governments and institutions are responding to the success of populist movements in Europe and what these responses reveal about the state of democracy in the West.

The talk will be moderated by Adam Klein, Director of the Strauss Center. Registration is required and does not guarantee you a seat. Parking is available for a fee at Manor Garage, San Jacinto Garage, and Brazos Garage. You will receive a ticket if you park in the LBJ Federal Library lot after hours.

Christopher Caldwell is a Senior Fellow at The Claremont Institute and one of America’s most incisive cultural and political commentators. A contributing editor at The Claremont Review of Books and a contributing Opinion writer for The New York Times, Caldwell is the author of Reflections on the Revolution in Europe: Immigration, Islam, and the West and the bestselling The Age of Entitlement: America Since the Sixties, both widely praised for their bold, clarifying insight into the social and constitutional upheavals of the modern West. He is the recipient of the 2025 Henry Salvatori Prize in the American Founding.

Is Europe Done with Free Speech? Populism and Its Censors