Civility Beyond Politeness, with Alexandra Hudson

Are you interested in civility? Or a specialty CLE in civility? Join us March 5, 2024 for lunch as we host Alexandra Hudson. Hudson's book, The Soul of Civility, argues that true civility—essential for both political and human flourishing—goes beyond politeness and conciliation. Instead, civility often requires uncomfortable conversations and delivering hard truths. "Tact," in a famous quote attributed (though possibly erroneously) to Churchill, "is the ability to tell someone to go to hell in such a way that they look forward to the trip." Join us as we discuss how to tell our interlocutors to "go to hell" but with a soul of civility. 

Arrive early! A free copy of Alexandra's The Soul of Civility will be available to the first 20 arrivals. 

When: Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at 11:45 a.m. (registration), 12:00 Noon (lunch)

Where: First Floor Conference Room, 2040 Main Street, 1st Floor, Irvine, CA.
(Please validate your parking ticket in the lobby before or after entering the venue.)

Cost: $30/members, $35/non-members, $20/students, for lunch and 1 hour of MCLE credit (the Federalist Society is a California State Bar approved provider of MCLE).

RSVP and Pay: To RSVP and pay by credit card, please visit the Federalist Society event page here.

To pay by cash or check at the door, please send an RSVP to Tim Kowal at OCFedSocPresident@gmail.com and make checks payable to “The Federalist Society.”

*** Please email us if you have any dietary concerns. ***

 

 About: Alexandra O. Hudson, Founder, Civic Renaissance; Adjunct Professor, Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy

ALEXANDRA O. HUDSON is a writer, popular speaker, and the founder of Civic Renaissance, a publication and intellectual community dedicated to beauty, goodness and truth. She was named the 2020 Novak Journalism Fellow, and contributes to Fox News, CBS News, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, TIME Magazine, POLITICO Magazine, and Newsweek. She earned a master's degree in public policy at the London School of Economics as a Rotary Scholar, and is an adjunct professor at the Indiana University Lilly School of Philanthropy. She is also the creator of a series for The Teaching Company called Storytelling and The Human Condition. Her first book, The Soul of Civility: Timeless Principles to Heal Society and Ourselves, is forthcoming from St. Martin’s press this October. She lives in Indianapolis, IN with her husband and children.