Intercollegiate Studies Institute Names Sean McMeekin's History of Communism Winner of Its Prestigious 2025 Conservative Book of the Year Award
WILMINGTON, Del., January 27, 2025 (Newswire.com) - The Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI), an organization dedicated to educating college students in core conservative principles, named Sean McMeekin the winner of the 2025 Conservative Book of the Year Award for his book To Overthrow the World: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Communism (Basic Books).
This annual award honors a book for making a significant contribution to conservative thought and discourse. A panel of judges selected To Overthrow the World from among four outstanding finalists.
Sean McMeekin will be honored at ISI's Conservative Book of the Year Award reception and ceremony, where he will receive the Professor Henry and Commendatore Anne Paolucci Book Award and a cash prize. The event will take place on Wednesday, March 19, in the Linda L. Bean Center at ISI's headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware.
John A. Burtka IV, president and CEO of ISI, remarked: "McMeekin's book is a powerful chronicle of the bloodshed and cultural waste brought on by the pernicious lies of Communism in the last century-and an urgent reminder to reject false and godless ideologies at all times."
This year's lineup of finalists for the prize included:
Aaron Renn, Life in the Negative World: Confronting Challenges in an Anti-Christian Culture
Catherine Pakaluk, Hannah's Children: The Women Quietly Defying the Birth Dearth
Auron Macintyre, The Total State: How Liberal Democracies Become Tyrannies
For decades, ISI's Conservative Book of the Year Award has highlighted works that shape and enrich the conservative tradition. For more information about the event and to learn more about the finalists, please visit ISI's website.
About the Intercollegiate Studies Institute:
The Intercollegiate Studies Institute inspires college students to discover and embrace the principles and virtues that promote freedom and prosperity in America. ISI introduces students to a vibrant community of scholars and the rich tradition of ordered liberty, countering the narrow range of debate often found on college campuses. As a 501(c)(3) educational organization, ISI plays a vital role in developing articulate voices for conservative principles. For more information, visit https://isi.org/events/conservative-book-of-the-year-award/.
Media Contact: For media inquiries or to cover the Conservative Book of the Year Award Dinner, please contact Jon Elordi at jelordi@isi.org.
Source: ISI
