McCain Conference

The McCain Conference of federal service academies annually brings key representatives from the nation’s federal military academies to Annapolis to discuss emerging issues in ethics and character development. The conference has been held in the late spring, and has been expanded to include the broader notion of military leadership, and to include participants from Command, Staff, and senior war colleges as well as undergraduate institutions.

2024 Ethics Awards Dinner

The annual Vice Admiral William P. Lawrence Ethics Award dinner celebrated the Naval Academy’s commitment

Economics Panel

The 2024 McCain Conference features a panel on economic challenges, highlighting federal debt and public

Technology Panel

This panel discussion addressed how AI and technology affect liberal democracy. Key concerns included AI’s

Religion Panel

The 2024 McCain Conference at the Stockdale Center focused on technology, liberalism, and religion in

Civic Virtues

The discussion at the Stockdale Center addressed civic virtue, its decline, and ways to cultivate

Liberalism’s Future

Francis Fukuyama delivered a defense of classical liberalism, defining it as the belief in universal