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Brownstone Greater Boston Supper Club, October 7, 2025: Kevin McKernan & Jessica Rose
2025-10-07 17:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Rocco’s Restaurant and Bar, 193 Main Street, Wilmington, MA, 01887, United States
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Tuesday, October 7,
5:30pm – 9:00pm
Wilmington, MA
$50
Please join us for an evening of lively conversation, intriguing speakers, and fun! This month we are pleased to welcome Kevin McKernan and Jessica Rose.
About Kevin McKernan
Kevin worked as the Team Leader for R&D on the human genome project at MIT with the hopes of delivering personalized medicine. After founding several genomics startups to democratize DNA sequencing, he found himself increasingly haunted by his colleagues’ departure from personalized medicine in favor of herd top down herd medicine. He has since focused his efforts on open sourcing medicinal genomes like Cannabis sativa and Psilocybe cubensis to enable a better understanding of safer alternatives to the top down dissemination of dangerous FDA approved drugs.
About Jessica Rose
Jessica Rose, Brownstone Fellow; IMA Senior Fellow; Surfer, is a Canadian researcher with 5 post-secondary degrees in Applied Mathematics, Immunology, Computational Biology, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry. Her recent research efforts are aimed at descriptive analyses of the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) data in efforts to make this data accessible to the public. She is also a prolific science writer, public speaker and has presented her work internationally at the invitations of parliamentarians and Senators, alike. She will soon be an employee of MIT.
About the Talk
Kevin will cover the radical mutagenesis that has occurred in bioethics as it pertains to the incarcerated CRISPR baby Scientist to mandated gene therapies that appeared only a few years later. How this deception was perpetrated and what tools we need to fix to ensure it never happens again.
Part of democratizing medicine requires decentralization of medical research and scientific publishing. The talk will underscore the narrative control induced by centralized scientific funding and peer review and how Bitcoin can break this cycle with censorship resistant funding and publishing.
Jessica will wing a great conversation with Kevin about their new paper’s data. It’s all about DNA contamination/SV40.
Venue, Location & Parking
Rocco’s, 193 Main Street, Wilmington. Ample free parking. Overflow parking at Dunkin’ Donuts right next door, or across the street @ Sherwin Williams.
Registration
$50 per person. Space is limited so be sure to secure your seat early!
For more information contact Brianne at BrianneKrupsaw@gmail.com Please include “October Supper Club” in the subject line.

Brownstone Supper Club, West Hartford, September 24, 2025: Retsef Levi
2025-09-24 17:30 - 21:30 | Brownstone Supper Club at Butterfly Restaurant, 831 Farmington Ave, West Hartford, CT, 06119, United States
SHARE | PRINT | EMAILThe famed supper club at a fabulous venue (the real Chinese stuff) with friends of the Brownstone Institute, features MIT scientist and biostatistician Dr. Retsef Levi, who is a leading authority on information systems, pharmaceutical efficacy and safety, and a current member of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
Come early for cocktails and meet Brownstone Institute friends, scholars, writers, and benefactors, and celebrate victories and discuss challenges ahead. The food is wonderful and the discussion is brilliant. Casual and fun, even if some people come in fancier clothing.
This month we are deeply honored to host Retsef Levi, a curious and scrupulous scientist with a humane outlook on solutions in these troubled times. He is a member of the Operations Management Group at MIT Sloan and affiliated with the MIT Operations Research Center. Levi also serves as the faculty leader for Food Chain Supply Analytics. Before coming to MIT, he spent a year in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center as the holder of the Goldstine Postdoctoral Fellowship. He received a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from Tel-Aviv University in 2001, and a PhD in Operations Research from Cornell University in 2005.
He is a member of ACIP, the committee that provides advice and guidance to leaders of the CDC and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This CIP appointment is for four years.
Retsef will share with us insights on the matter of AI systems. Are they as robust as advertised or are we merely creating single points of failure. Not nearly enough attention has been paid to this concern. Another matter: when AI systems break down, can anyone fix them? Other issues will come up in Q&A.
We are thrilled to hear from him and hear his story of his experiences and what it has taught him about this highly contentious moment in public life. This event will certainly sell out, so be sure to get your tickets early.

2025 Polyface Retreat
2025-09-12 - 2025-09-13 | Polyface Farm, 43 Pure Meadows Lane, Swoope, VA, United States
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RECLAIM YOUR INDEPENDENCE

Polyface Farms, Swoope, VA

September 12-13, 2025
The experience of the last five years – from lockdowns and closure to vaccine mandates and mass surveillance – blew open a once-hidden machinery of control at all levels of society, nationally and globally. This Goliath has invaded medicine, tech, media, large corporations, and, above all else, government at all levels. The devastation for liberty and rights, even the future of civilization, has been nothing short of traumatic for the whole of humanity. Brownstone Institute’s first retreat at Polyface Farms offers loyal Brownstone readers a chance to join us in an exciting opportunity to learn from the best minds on the subjects of health freedom, food freedom, monetary freedom, educational freedom, freedom from censorship, and more. This will all be held at the home of one of the world’s greatest leaders in regenerative farming.
Tickets
Ticket pricing, individual: $265

Includes Breakfast and Lunch on both days, as well as coffee both days. Access to all sessions. Also includes Saturday morning Farm Tour.

Farm Tour

This two-hour tour by Polyface Farms will be on Saturday morning, between 8:45 and 10:45, returning in time for the keynote on Saturday at 11 am.

Brownstone Midwest Supper Club, September 8th, 2025: Andrew Horning
2025-09-08 18:30 - 21:30 | Lennie’s, 514 E. Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN, 47408, United States
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We are delighted to announce the next meeting of the Brownstone Midwest Supper Club on Monday, September 8, featuring Andrew Horning, Former Libertarian Candidate and Advocate for Constitutional Rule of Law.
About the Talk:
How well do you understand the US Constitution? Test your knowledge when you join us for an engaging and informative evening featuring Andrew Horning, Advocate for Constitutional Rule of Law. Mr. Horning will tell us how our constitutional design was supposed to work and illuminate those parts that are often poorly understood or even unknown. He’ll speak about how we have screwed up the Constitution and how we can and must fix it.
About Andy Horning:
Andy Horning is a constitutional advocate, author, and retired medical technology developer who has spent three decades fighting for equal ballot access and challenging the corruption of America’s two-party system. A former Indianapolis Star columnist and Adjunct Scholar with the Indiana Policy Review, Horning won the GOP primary for Indianapolis’s US House seat in 2004 and later ran as a Libertarian candidate for Governor, US House, and US Senate.
On July 4, 2007, Horning led the property tax protest on the Governor’s Mansion lawn that made national news and is credited in at least one book with helping launch the Tea Party movement. He has sued both state and federal governments multiple times in defense of constitutional principles, demonstrating his unwavering commitment to the rule of law.
Before retiring in 2022, Horning worked in medical imaging device development and authored peer-reviewed papers on clinical and technical subjects. A former cartoonist, he wrote and illustrated a book on stress echocardiography and is the author of “Relighting the Torch” and “The Truth about Excelsior,” both available on Amazon.
Despite decades of advocacy yielding mixed results, Horning maintains high hopes for a future of peace, prosperity, justice, and freedom.
Venue & Details
Lennie’s is a beloved Bloomington institution known for its warm atmosphere, exceptional cuisine, and craft beer selection. For over 30 years, Lennie’s has been bringing people together over delicious food and drink in a setting perfect for meaningful conversation.
Location & Parking
Lennie’s is located at 514 E. Kirkwood Ave in the heart of downtown Bloomington, Indiana. Free parking is available after 5PM in the Indiana University Von Lee Parking Lot at the corner of Sixth and Dunn, and in the Indiana University Parking Lot #402 at 4th and Dunn. There is also metered parking (metered until 9PM) available on streets surrounding Kirkwood Avenue (Kirkwood is closed to traffic through November). Several parking garages are within walking distance.
Ticket Information
$50 per person includes a tasty buffet dinner and drinks. Space is limited, so secure your spot now!
Travel Information – Accommodations
Excellent hotels within walking distance of Lennie’s:

Grant Street Inn – A historic charming local inn
Graduate Bloomington – A boutique hotel celebrating Indiana University’s heritage

For more information, contact Joni McGary at jonimcgary@me.com. Please include “supper club” in the subject line.

Brownstone Greater Boston Supper Club, September 2, 2025: Laura Delano
2025-09-02 17:30 - 21:00 | Rocco’s Restaurant and Bar, 193 Main Street, Wilmington, MA, 01887, United States
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Rocco’s Restaurant and Bar, 193 Main Street, Wilmington, MA
Tuesday, September 2nd,
5:30pm – 9:00pm
Wilmington, MA
$50
Please join us for an evening of lively conversation, intriguing speakers, and fun! This month we are pleased to welcome Laura Delano.
About Laura Delano
Laura Delano is a writer, speaker, and consultant, and the founder of Inner Compass Initiative, a charitable organization that she founded to help people make informed choices about psychiatric diagnoses, drugs, and drug withdrawal. She is a leading voice in the international movement to offer patients an alternative to the medicalized, professionalized mental health industry.
About the Talk
Laura’s new memoir, Unshrunk, recounts her harrowing 14-year relationship to the American mental health industry, weaving in research into the medications she was prescribed and the history of modern psychiatry. Laura will share some of her story, how her book has been received by the media and psychiatry, and what she senses shifting in the public discourse around psychiatric drugs and diagnoses. Unshrunk has received much attention, including recent interviews and appearances on Tucker Carlson, CNN, Epoch Times, BBC, New York Times and more.
Venue, Location & Parking
Rocco’s, 193 Main Street, Wilmington. Ample free parking. Overflow parking at Dunkin’ Donuts right next door, or across the street @ Sherwin Williams.
Registration
$50 per person. Space is limited so be sure to secure your seat early!
For more information contact Brianne at BrianneKrupsaw@gmail.com Please include “September Supper Club” in the subject line.

Brownstone Supper Club, West Hartford, August 20, 2025: John Hart
2025-08-20 17:30 - 21:30 | Brownstone Supper Club at Butterfly Restaurant, 831 Farmington Ave, West Hartford, CT, 06119, United States
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The famed supper club at a fabulous venue (the real Chinese stuff) with friends of Brownstone Institute, featuring Open the Books president John Hart. This organization has been on the front lines for fiscal transparency in government. It was first to explore Anthony Fauci’s salary of $480,654, the biggest in the federal workforce!
Come early for cocktails and meet Brownstone Institute friends, scholars, writers, and benefactors, and celebrate victories and discuss challenges ahead. The food is wonderful and the discussion brilliant. Casual and fun, even if some people come in fancier clothing.
This month we are deeply honored to host John Hart, an experienced investigator of government who has been on the front lines with one central question: where is the money going? His organization Open the Books has developed vast databases of documentation that have helped reformers get a handle on waste, abuse, and fraud in government. He knows the system as well as any living person.
John will share with us insights on what it is like to be in his position as a voice of fiscal sanity while working with DOGE in DC, and what he has learned over the last several years in his role. We are thrilled to hear from him and hear his story of his experiences and what it has taught him about this highly contentious moment in public life.

Brownstone Midwest Supper Club, August 11th, 2025: Ashley Grogg, Founder of Hoosiers for Medical Liberty
2025-08-11 18:30 - 21:30 | Lennie’s, 514 E. Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN, 47408, United States
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We are pleased to announce the next meeting of the Brownstone Midwest Supper Club on Monday August 11, featuring Ashley Grogg, Founder of Hoosiers for Medical Liberty.
About the talk:
Ashley will unpack why informed decision-making on vaccines is currently impossible in Indiana, what needs to change, and what we, as Hoosiers, must do to protect the right to question, research, and choose without coercion. She’ll discuss why Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s influence is making possible real conversations about vaccine safety, transparency, and accountability. But we cannot sit back and expect the federal government to fix what’s broken. Indiana must lead the way.
About Ashley Grogg:
Ashley Grogg is a master’s-prepared registered nurse and board-certified functional medicine practitioner from Indiana, with nearly 20 years of experience in healthcare.
After witnessing firsthand the catastrophic failures of our “sick-care” system, Ashley left traditional healthcare in 2018 to launch Wellness Through Awareness, where she now helps individuals take ownership of their health through education and functional laboratory review.
In February 2020, Ashley founded Hoosiers for Medical Liberty, an Indiana non-profit dedicated to legislative advocacy for bodily integrity. Driven by a passion to end unnecessary suffering, she speaks boldly yet compassionately on some of the toughest issues in healthcare and public policy.
Recent projects include initiatives to help healthcare professionals heal from moral injury, Education on the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, and co-hosting the globally ranked podcast Nurses Out Loud—a daily, uncensored show from the America Out Loud Network.
Ashley’s mission is to awaken, equip, and advocate—restoring integrity to healthcare, defending medical liberty, and ending needless suffering by empowering others to reclaim their health, their voice, and their God-given right to informed decision-making.
Venue & Details
Lennie’s is a beloved Bloomington institution known for its warm atmosphere, exceptional cuisine, and craft beer selection. For over 30 years, Lennie’s has been bringing people together over delicious food and drink in a setting perfect for meaningful conversation.
Location & Parking
Lennie’s is located at 514 E. Kirkwood Ave in the heart of downtown Bloomington, Indiana. Street parking is available along Kirkwood Avenue and surrounding streets (metered until 9pm). There are several parking garages within walking distance.
Ticket Information
$50 per person includes a tasty buffet dinner and drinks. Space is limited so secure your spot now!
Travel Information
Accommodations
Excellent hotels within walking distance of Lennie’s:

Grant Street Inn – A historic charming local inn
Graduate Bloomington – A boutique hotel celebrating Indiana University’s heritage

For more information contact Joni McGary at jonimcgary@me.com. Please include “supper club” in the subject line.

Brownstone Greater Boston Supper Club, August 5, 2025: Thomas Harrington
2025-08-05 17:30 - 20:30 | Tremezzo, 2 Lowell Street, Wilmington, MA, 01887, United States
SHARE | PRINT | EMAILPlease join Brownstone Institute friends and supporters for an evening of lively conversation, intriguing speakers, and fun! This month we are pleased to welcome Thomas Harrington.
About Thomas Harrington
Thomas Harrington is Professor Emeritus of Hispanic Studies at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. His academic research focuses on Iberian national identity movements, intra-Iberian cultural relations, theories of culture and Iberian migrations to the Americas. He is a three-time Fulbright Senior Scholar (Spain, Uruguay and Italy) as well as the author of numerous articles and five books, the latest being The Treason of the Experts: Covid and the Credentialed Class (2023). Many of his articles and a sample of his photography can be found at Words in The Pursuit of Light. He is a Senior Brownstone Scholar, a Brownstone Fellow, and a founding member of Brownstone Spain.
About the Talk:
While the power of the modern sciences rests heavily on its practitioners’ ability to analyze the constituent parts of complex physical phenomena, the power of the humanities has traditionally lain in its ability to synthesize broad schemas meaning from disparate elements of the cultures that surround us. However, as sciences began to generate significant advances and gain great social prestige in the late 19th century, practitioners of the humanities lost faith in their essential synthesizing mission and began to ape the analytical approach of scientists. The result has been disastrous for the humanities and our culture as it has left us largely unable to tackle complex social problems, such as those attendant to public health, with a minimum of tact, humility and historical perspective.
Venue
Tremezzo is a friendly, relaxed Italian eatery. We’ll enjoy appetizers, lasagna, all you can eat Neapolitan brick oven pizza, including vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free (cauliflower crust) options, salad and wine.
Location & Parking
2 Lowell St, Wilmington, MA 01887. Parking is free in the lot outside the restaurant. Free overflow parking is available across the street, next to the gas station, at Colonial Park Plaza.
Registration
$50 per person. Space is limited so secure you seat early!
Where to Stay
Several hotels starting as low as $79 a night are located within a 4 mile radius of Tremezzo.
For more information contact Brianne at BrianneKrupsaw@gmail.com Please include “August Supper Club” in the subject line.

Brownstone Supper Club, West Hartford, July 23, 2025: Bret Weinstein
2025-07-23 17:30 - 21:30 | Brownstone Supper Club at Butterfly Restaurant, 831 Farmington Ave, West Hartford, CT, 06119, United States
SHARE | PRINT | EMAILThe famed supper club at a fabulous venue (the real Chinese stuff) with friends of the Brownstone Institute, featuring scientist, evolutionary biologist, and podcaster Bret Weinstein, who has conducted hundreds of interviews with leading thinkers since the crisis began.
Come early for cocktails and meet Brownstone Institute friends, scholars, writers, and benefactors, and celebrate victories and discuss challenges ahead. The food is wonderful and the discussion brilliant. Casual and fun, even if some people come in fancier clothing.
This month we are deeply honored to host Bret Weinstein, a curious and scrupulous scientist and Brownstone Fellow. His famous Dark Horse podcast has been a crucial driver of the public narrative surrounding the Covid period and beyond. His incisive commentary adheres closely to scientific concerns, backed by logic and careful thinking.
Bret will share with us insights on what it is like to be in his position as a voice of clarity with independent media, and what he has learned over the last several years in his role. We are thrilled to hear from him and hear his story of his experiences and what it has taught him about this highly contentious moment in public life.

Brownstone Midwest Supper Club, July 14th, 2025: IN State Treasurer Daniel Elliott
2025-07-14 18:30 - 21:30 | Lennie’s, 514 E. Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN, 47408, United States
SHARE | PRINT | EMAILWe’re thrilled to feature Indiana State Treasurer Daniel Elliot at our July 14 Midwest Supper Club!
July 14 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Treasurer Elliott will discuss his responsibilities in the role of State Treasurer. He will touch upon topics such as what is being done to prohibit Central Bank Digital Currency in our state, to ensure that Hoosiers’ personal data remains private, and to fight against banks that de-bank individuals based on their political actions and speech. Mr. Elliott will also discuss his work to protect Hoosier pensions from potentially risky ESG commitments.
About Treasurer Elliot:
Daniel Elliott was elected as the 56th Indiana State Treasurer on November 8th, 2022. In this role, Treasurer Elliott serves as the Chair of the Indiana Bond Bank, the Statewide E-911 Board, the Indiana Education Savings Authority, the ABLE Authority, and the Sole Trustee of the State Police Pension Trust, among several other positions. As the state’s chief investment officer, he oversees the management of over $13 billion on a daily basis.
Daniel Elliott brings 25 years of information technology experience as a software engineer, architect, and cybersecurity consultant to the State Treasurer’s office. He previously served on the Morgan County Council and as President of the Morgan County Redevelopment Commission, giving him firsthand knowledge of local government challenges.
A Nebraska native who now lives on a small farm in Morgan County with his wife Laura and four children, Elliott is a school-choice advocate and proponent of traditional Hoosier values. He graduated from Utah Valley University and is Indiana’s first elected Latter-Day Saint statewide officeholder. In his free time, he enjoys training horses and riding with his children.
Join us for an evening of stimulating conversation, delicious food, and community connection as we speak freely and explore ideas together.
Venue & Details
Lennie’s Brewpub, 514 E. Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN 47408
Lennie’s is a beloved Bloomington institution known for its warm atmosphere, exceptional cuisine, and craft beer selection. For over 30 years, Lennie’s has been bringing people together over delicious food and drink in a setting perfect for meaningful conversation.
Location & Parking
Lennie’s is located at 514 E. Kirkwood Ave in the heart of downtown Bloomington, Indiana. Street parking is available along Kirkwood Avenue and surrounding streets (metered until 9pm). There are several parking garages within walking distance.
Ticket Information
$50 per person includes a tasty buffet dinner and drinks. Space is limited so secure your spot now!
Travel Information
Accommodations
Excellent hotels within walking distance of Lennie’s:

Grant Street Inn – A historic charming local inn
Graduate Bloomington – A boutique hotel celebrating Indiana University’s heritage

For more information contact Joni McGary at jonimcgary@me.com. Please include “supper club” in the subject line.

Brownstone Greater Boston Supper Club, July 1, 2025: Selena Fitanides
2025-07-01 17:30 - 20:30 | Tremezzo, 2 Lowell Street, Wilmington, MA, 01887, United States
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$50
Tremezzo Ristorante, 2 Lowell St, Wilmington, MA, United States
Please join Brownstone Institute friends and supporters for an evening of lively conversation, intriguing speakers, and fun! This month we are pleased to welcome Selena Fitanides.
About Selena Fitanides
Selena is a Massachusetts-based, constitutional rights attorney focused on free speech, religious freedom, and due process rights. She has represented vaccine mandate protestors who faced criminal charges for exercising their free speech rights. Earlier in her career, she worked at the ACLU, at large law firms, and was a lecturer at BU Law School. In 2024, Selena served as the Volunteer Coordinator for the Kennedy campaign in Massachusetts.
About the Talk:
Unconstitutional Information Control during the COVID Operation. Selena will put into historical context her clients’ experiences battling censorship and propaganda during the COVID Operation, and will open up a discussion about what the government hoped to gain by its unconstitutional efforts to suppress and shape political speech.
Venue
Tremezzo is a friendly, relaxed Italian eatery. We’ll enjoy appetizers, salad, all you can eat Neapolitan brick oven pizza (considered a healthier pizza!), including vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free (cauliflower crust) options, and wine.
Location & Parking
2 Lowell St, Wilmington, MA 01887. Parking is free in the lot outside the restaurant. Free overflow parking is available across the street, at Colonial Park Plaza, which is next to the gas station.
Registration
$50 per person. Space is limited so secure you seat early! Registration closes @ midnight Sunday, June 29th. Please note: registration will be checked at the door.
Where to Stay
Several hotels starting as low as $79 a night are located within a 4 mile radius of Tremezzo.
For more information contact Brianne at BrianneKrupsaw@gmail.com Please include “July supper club” in the subject line.

Brownstone Supper Club, West Hartford, June 25, 2025: Jan Jekielek
2025-06-25 17:30 - 21:30 | Brownstone Supper Club at Butterfly Restaurant, 831 Farmington Ave, West Hartford, CT, 06119, United States
SHARE | PRINT | EMAILThe famed supper club at a fabulous venue (the real Chinese stuff) with friends of the Brownstone Institute, featuring reporter and famed star of Epoch TV Jan Jekielek, who has conducted hundreds of interviews with leading thinkers since the crisis began.
Come early for cocktails and meet Brownstone Institute friends, scholars, writers, and benefactors, and celebrate victories and discuss challenges ahead. The food is wonderful and the discussion brilliant. Casual and fun, even if some people come in fancier clothing.
This month we are deeply honored to host Jan Jekielek, a curious and scrupulous journalist who has interviewed all the major players in a range of areas, from public health and politics, to immigration and economics, to national security and media. On this journey, he has made great friends and learned an enormous amount about how the world really works.
Jan will share with us insights on what it is like to be in his position as a voice of clarity with independent media, and what he has learned over the last several years in his role. We are thrilled to hear from him and hear his story of his experiences and what it has taught him about this highly contentious moment in public life.

Brownstone Midwest Supper Club, June 9th, 2025: Bret Swanson
2025-06-09 18:30 - 21:00 | Lennie’s, 514 E. Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN, 47408, United States
SHARE | PRINT | EMAILWe are pleased to announce the next meeting of the Brownstone Midwest Supper Club on June 9, featuring Brownstone Institute Fellow Bret Swanson.

About Mr. Swanson:
Bret Swanson is president of the technology research firm Entropy Economics LLC, where he advises tech companies and institutional investors. In addition to being a fellow at the Brownstone Institute, he is a visiting fellow at Purdue’s Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy. For 15 years, Bret was a trustee and chairman of the Indiana Public Retirement System, the state’s $50 billion pension fund. You can find his writing in places like The Wall Street Journal and his Substack channel called “Infonomena.”
Bret and his wife Kate live in Zionsville, Indiana, where they raised their four children.

About the talk:

The INFOWARP: How the Internet unleashed expertise…and scrambled the brains of the experts. From Covid to Ukraine. And how A.I. will amplify the Internet’s power for good and ill – fueling unprecedented creativity, generating unimaginable wealth, and making the previous era of censorship and infowarfare look like child’s play.
Join us for an evening of stimulating conversation, delicious food, and community connection as we explore these vital ideas together.
Venue & Details
Lennie’s is a beloved Bloomington institution known for its warm atmosphere, exceptional cuisine, and craft beer selection. For over 30 years, Lennie’s has been bringing people together over delicious food and drink in a setting perfect for meaningful conversation.
Location & Parking
Lennie’s is located at 514 E. Kirkwood Ave in the heart of downtown Bloomington, Indiana. Street parking is available along Kirkwood Avenue and surrounding streets (metered until 9pm). There are several parking garages within walking distance.
Ticket Information
$50 per person includes a tasty buffet dinner and drinks. Space is limited so secure your spot now!
Travel Information
Accommodations
Excellent hotels within walking distance of Lennie’s:

Grant Street Inn – A historic charming local inn
Graduate Bloomington – A boutique hotel celebrating Indiana University’s heritage

For more information contact Joni McGary at jonimcgary@me.com. Please include “supper club” in the subject line

Brownstone Greater Boston Supper Club, June 3, 2025: Candice Edwards & Vanessa Pompeii-Britt
2025-06-03 17:30 - 20:30 | Tremezzo, 2 Lowell Street, Wilmington, MA, 01887, United States
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$50
Tremezzo Ristorante 2 Lowell Street, Wilmington, MA, United States
Join us for our next Brownstone community of friends, friends, supporters, fellows, & partners!
About Candice, Vanessa & Heath Action MA
Candice Edwards is the founder and Executive Director of Health Action, MA. Vanessa Pompeii-Britt, Attorney Advocate. Health Action Massachusetts is a 501(c)(4) non-profit dedicated to protecting medical, religious, parental, educational, and disability rights through advocacy, policy and education. Their mission is to preserve individual rights, and actively oppose legislation that threatens fundamental rights.
About the Talk
This talk will cover several high-impact proposals such as eliminating the religious exemption for K–12 school attendance, undermining parental rights in medical decision-making, and creating new barriers to accessing education and healthcare.
While the legislation is specific to Massachusetts, the implications are national. These policy trends are surfacing across the country—and what happens here could influence how similar efforts unfold in other states.
Hear how both MA residents and out-of-state advocates can make an impact, from amplifying the message on social media, to contacting national organizations, to preparing for potential large-scale actions should the legislation advance.
Venue
Tremezzo is a friendly, relaxed Italian eatery. We’ll enjoy appetizers, salad, all you can eat Neapolitan brick oven pizza (considered a healthier pizza!), including vegetarian and gluten-free (cauliflower crust) options, iced tea and wine.
Location & Parking
2 Lowell St, Wilmington, MA 01887. Parking is free in the lot outside the restaurant. Free overflow parking is across the street, next to the gas station, at Colonial Park Plaza.
Registration
$50 per person. Space is limited so secure your seat early!
Registration closes midnight Saturday, May 31st. Registrations will be checked at the door.
Where to Stay
Several hotels starting as low as $79 a night are located within a 4 mile radius of Tremezzo.
For more information contact Brianne at BrianneKrupsaw@gmail.com Please include “June supper club” in the subject line.

Brownstone Supper Club, May 21, 2025: David Zweig
2025-05-21 17:30 - 21:30 | Brownstone Supper Club at Butterfly Restaurant, 831 Farmington Ave, West Hartford, CT, 06119, United States
SHARE | PRINT | EMAILThe famed supper club at a fabulous venue (the real Chinese stuff) with friends of the Brownstone Institute, featuring reporter and famed author David Zweig, whose bestselling book is An Abundance of Caution, on school closures but also the hellscape of the whole Covid period.
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Come early for cocktails and meet Brownstone Institute friends, scholars, writers, and benefactors, and celebrate victories and discuss challenges ahead. The food is wonderful and the discussion brilliant. Casual and fun, even if some people come in fancier clothing.
This month we are deeply honored to host David Zweig, a curious and scrupulous journalist whose book is an amazing documentary history of our times. Sweeping and precise, the author is one of the few brave journalists in the country actually to attend the Great Barrington Declaration event…in person!
He has worked on this book for five years, interviewing countless scientists, writers, anonymous bureaucrats, and publishers, all with the driving purpose of trying to figure out what the heck happened to cause this disaster. All the while, he maintained an emotional distance that only a spirit of incredulity grants. The result is spectacular, a page turner that deals with a deeply painful topic but somehow ends up providing an emotional release.
The early reviews have been over the top, almost as if the country had been waiting for such a book. We are thrilled to hear from him and hear his story of the research and writing, and have him engage with our wonderful community on the meaning of it all.

Brownstone Greater Boston Supper Club, May 6, 2025: Debbie Lerman
2025-05-06 17:30 - 20:30 | Tremezzo, 2 Lowell Street, Wilmington, MA, 01887, United States
SHARE | PRINT | EMAILWe are pleased to announce the launch of the Greater Boston Brownstone Supper Club, on May 6th, 2025, featuring Debbie Lerman! Come join the growing community of friends, supporters, fellows, and partners!
About Debbie Lerman:
Debbie Lerman is an independent researcher, writer and a Brownstone Fellow. Previously, she worked for many years as a medical writer and as a visual artist.
About the Talk:
Debbie will discuss her upcoming book, The Deep State Goes Viral, encompassing her extensive in-depth research on everything related to Covid. Find out who was behind the lockdown-until-vaccine plan (hint: it wasn’t Fauci!) and what Debbie’s research has uncovered about the global biodefense cabal. The first two chapters of her book are available for free on her Substack: https://debbielerman.substack.com/p/the-catastrophic-covid-convergence.
Venue & Details:
Tremezzo is a friendly, relaxed Italian eatery. Appetizers, salad, Neapolitan brick oven pizza (considered a healthier pizza!), including vegetarian and gluten-free (cauliflower crust) options, will be served buffet style, along with iced tea and wine.
Location & Parking
Tremezzo is located at 2 Lowell Street, Wilmington, MA. Adjacent parking is free.
Ticket Information
$50 per person. Please note: Registration closes midnight Saturday, May 3rd. Space is limited so secure your seat early!
Travel Information
Several hotels starting as low as $79 a night are located within a 4 mile radius of Tremezzo.
For more information contact Brianne Krupsaw at BrianneKrupsaw@gmail.com Please include “supper club” in the subject line.

Brownstone Supper Club Philadelphia! Thursday, May 1, 2025 – Brad Kershner
2025-05-01 19:00 - 22:00 | Las Bugambilias, 15 S 3rd St, philadelphia, PA, 19106, United States
SHARE | PRINT | EMAILBrownstone Supper Club Philadelphia! Thursday, May 1, 2025 – Brad Kershner
May 1 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm $50.00
Join us at our next Philadelphia Supper Club on May 1, 2025! We welcome Dr. Brad Kershner, Head of School at Kimberton Waldorf School and an independent scholar. Brad is the co-founder of a meta-political think tank – The Reconstitution Project – and the author of two books. In addition to his work in education, Brad collaborates with thought leaders and religious teachers from around the world in developing wisdom-based responses to planetary problems. You can follow his work at integratedemergence.substack.com.
Brad will be speaking to us about: “Live Free or AI: Coming to Terms with TechnoFeudalism.”
Amidst an abundance of hype and hysteria about AI, it is challenging to determine what to be excited about, what to be scared about, and what to be skeptical about. This talk will explore some key ideas related to the evolution of technology, with a focus on understanding what it means to be living in a world that is characterized by the totalizing ideology of TechnoFeudalism.
Our venue, the festive Las Bugambilias in Philadelphia’s famous Old City district, offers a buffet of all-you-can-consume Mexican food, margaritas, beer, and wine — all included. Join us for a night of eating and drinking, meet Brownstone Institute friends, scholars, writers, and benefactors, and celebrate victories and discuss challenges ahead. Dress is whatever makes you happy — casual is great, fancy is also wonderful.
LOCATION & PARKING
Las Bugambilias, at 15 S. 3rd St. is near the corner of 3rd and Chestnut Sts, right off the I-95 and 676 highways.
One outdoor parking lot is immediately adjacent to the restaurant ($20-25) and a large indoor lot is around the corner on 4th and Chestnut Sts. ($20-30)
Street parking is usually easy to find in the evenings as well (pay at kiosks or through the MeterUp parking app).
WHERE TO STAY
In the 3-block radius around the restaurant you’ll find several 3- and 4-star hotels, with nightly rates starting as low as $89.
Apple Hostels offers affordable rooms at a location near the venue (33 Bank St). One of our guests stayed at the hostel and highly recommends it.
QUESTIONS/ADDITIONAL INFO
Please contact Debbie Lerman or Logan Chipkin with any questions or to request more information.
debbielerman@yahoo.com
chipkin.logan@gmail.com

Brownstone Supper Club, April 23, 2025: Laura Delano
2025-04-23 17:30 - 21:30 | Brownstone Supper Club at Butterfly Restaurant, 831 Farmington Ave, West Hartford, CT, 06119, United States
SHARE | PRINT | EMAILThe famed supper club at a fabulous venue (the real Chinese stuff) with friends of the Brownstone Institute, featuring Laura Delano, whose bestselling book is Unshrunk: A Story of Psychiatric Treatment Resistance.
Come early for cocktails and meet Brownstone Institute friends, scholars, writers, and benefactors, and celebrate victories and discuss challenges ahead. The food is wonderful and the discussion brilliant. Casual and fun, even if some people come in fancier clothing.
This month we are excited to host Laura, whose books and many media appearances have fired up a much-needed debate about psychiatric drugs and the claims surrounding them. Her intensely biographical story is a real-life example of what research is showing: these drugs themselves can become worse than the problem they are supposed to solve.
Her book has been reviewed sometimes favorably and sometimes savagely. Regardless, it is suddenly at the center of an issue that afflicts one in four adults and many teens.

Brownstone Midwest Supper Club April 14 with Dr. Steven Templeton
2025-04-14 18:30 - 21:00 | Lennie’s, 514 E. Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN, 47408, United States
SHARE | PRINT | EMAILWe are pleased to announce the next meeting of the Brownstone Midwest Supper Club on April 14, 2025, featuring Dr. Steven Templeton, author of “Fear of a Microbial Planet: How a Germophobic Safety Culture Makes Us Less Safe.”
About Dr. Templeton:
Dr. Templeton is an Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at Indiana University School of Medicine – Terre Haute. His research focuses on immune responses to opportunistic fungal pathogens. He has also served on Gov. Ron DeSantis’s Public Health Integrity Committee and was a co-author of “Questions for a COVID-19 commission,” a document provided to members of a pandemic response-focused congressional committee.
About the talk:
In his talk, Dr. Templeton will examine how the Covid-19 response exemplified our culture’s excessive fear of microbes, resulting in counterproductive policies that may have caused more harm than good. He will discuss how the pandemic amplified existing germophobic tendencies in society, leading to interventions that disrupted the natural relationship between our immune systems and the microbial world. Dr. Templeton will offer insights into how we can develop more balanced and effective approaches to public health challenges without the devastating social, economic, and psychological costs of germaphobia-driven overreach.
Join us for an evening of stimulating conversation, delicious food, and community connection as we explore these vital ideas together.
Venue & Details
Lennie’s is a beloved Bloomington institution known for its warm atmosphere, exceptional cuisine, and craft beer selection. For over 30 years, Lennie’s has been bringing people together over delicious food and drink in a setting perfect for meaningful conversation.
Location & Parking
Lennie’s is located at 514 E. Kirkwood Ave in the heart of downtown Bloomington, Indiana. Street parking is available along Kirkwood Avenue and surrounding streets (metered until 9pm). There are several parking garages within walking distance.
Ticket Information
$50 per person includes a tasty buffet dinner and drinks. Space is limited so secure your spot now!
Travel Information
Accommodations
Excellent hotels within walking distance of Lennie’s:

Grant Street Inn – A historic charming local inn
Graduate Bloomington – A boutique hotel celebrating Indiana University’s heritage

For more information contact Joni McGary at jonimcgary@me.com. Please include “supper club” in the subject line

Brownstone Supper Club Philadelphia! April 3, 2025 – Laura Delano
2025-04-03 19:00 - 22:00 | Las Bugambilias, 15 S 3rd St, philadelphia, PA, 19106, United States
SHARE | PRINT | EMAILBrownstone Supper Club Philadelphia! Thursday, April 3, 2025 – Laura Delano
April 3 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm $50.00

Join us at our next Philadelphia Supper Club on April 3rd, 2025! We welcome Laura Delano, a nationally recognized author and speaker focused on the problems with the American mental health industry. In January 2018, Laura launched Inner Compass Initiative (ICI), a non-profit organization that helps people make more informed choices about psychiatric diagnoses, drugs, and drug withdrawal. Laura will discuss her brand new book: UNSHRUNK, A Story of Psychiatric Treatment Resistance, in which she tells her personal story of spending 14 years as a psychiatric patient and provides much-needed insights regarding long-term harms of psychiatric medications and how to get off of them safely. Books will be available for sale at the Supper Club!

Our venue, the festive Las Bugambilias in Philadelphia’s famous Old City district, offers a buffet of all-you-can-consume Mexican food, margaritas, beer, and wine — all included. Join us for a night of eating and drinking, meet Brownstone Institute friends, scholars, writers, and benefactors, and celebrate victories and discuss challenges ahead. Dress is whatever makes you happy — casual is great, fancy is also wonderful.

LOCATION & PARKING
Las Bugambilias, at 15 S. 3rd St. is near the corner of 3rd and Chestnut Sts, right off the I-95 and 676 highways.
One outdoor parking lot is immediately adjacent to the restaurant ($20-25) and a large indoor lot is around the corner on 4th and Chestnut Sts. ($20-30)
Street parking is usually easy to find in the evenings as well (pay at kiosks or through the MeterUp parking app).

WHERE TO STAY
In the 3-block radius around the restaurant you’ll find several 3- and 4-star hotels, with nightly rates starting as low as $89.
Apple Hostels offers affordable rooms at a location near the venue (33 Bank St). One of our guests stayed at the hostel and highly recommends it.

QUESTIONS/ADDITIONAL INFO
Please contact Debbie Lerman or Logan Chipkin with any questions or to request more information.
debbielerman@yahoo.com
chipkin.logan@gmail.com

Brownstone Supper Club, March 19, 2025: Dr. Brooke Miller
2025-03-19 17:30 - 21:30 | Salt and Lime Mexican Cantina, 179 Park Rd., West Hartford, 06119, United States
SHARE | PRINT | EMAILThe famed supper club at a fabulous venue with friends of the Brownstone Institute, featuring Dr. Brooke Miller, who will speak on the health implications of mRNA injections in livestock and the food supply.
UPDATE: Location changed to Salt and Lime Mexican Cantina, 179 Park Rd., West Hartford, CT.
Come early for cocktails and meet Brownstone Institute friends, scholars, writers, and benefactors, and celebrate victories and discuss challenges ahead. The food is wonderful and the discussion brilliant. Casual and fun, even if some people come in fancier clothing.
This month we are excited to host Dr. Brooke Miller, MD. He is an IMA Senior Fellow specializing in Family and Emergency Medicine. He is a board-certified Family Practice physician with 38 years of clinical experience. Dr. Miller currently practices in Washington, Virginia, where he and his wife, Ann, own and operate Miller Family Health and Wellness PLLC.
His clinical interests include health and wellness promotion, disease prevention, and the treatment and reversal of chronic diseases through lifestyle changes and a healthy diet. Dr. Miller has been an advocate for medical freedom and the sanctity of the doctor-patient relationship.

Brownstone Supper Club Philadelphia! March 13, 2025 – Debbie Lerman
2025-03-13 19:00 - 22:00 | Las Bugambilias, 15 S 3rd St, philadelphia, PA, 19106, United States
SHARE | PRINT | EMAILBrownstone Supper Club Philadelphia! Thursday, March 13, 2025 – Debbie Lerman
March 13 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm $50.00

Join us at our next Philadelphia Supper Club on March 13, 2025 – the 5th anniversary of the U.S. government’s Pandemic Crisis Action Plan – the document that launched our speaker Debbie Lerman’s multi-year investigation into the people, agencies, and global forces behind the Covid response. Debbie will discuss her upcoming book, The Deep State Goes Viral – a Brownstone publication scheduled to be released soon. Find out who was behind the lockdown-until-vaccine plan (hint: it wasn’t Fauci!) and what Debbie’s research has uncovered about the global biodefense cabal. The first two chapters of her book are available for free on her Substack: https://debbielerman.substack.com/p/the-catastrophic-covid-convergence.

Our venue, the festive Las Bugambilias in Philadelphia’s famous Old City district, offers a buffet of all-you-can-consume Mexican food, margaritas, beer, and wine — all included. Join us for a night of eating and drinking, meet Brownstone Institute friends, scholars, writers, and benefactors, and celebrate victories and discuss challenges ahead. Dress is whatever makes you happy — casual is great, fancy is also wonderful.

LOCATION & PARKING
Las Bugambilias, at 15 S. 3rd St. is near the corner of 3rd and Chestnut Sts, right off the I-95 and 676 highways.
One outdoor parking lot is immediately adjacent to the restaurant ($20-25) and a large indoor lot is around the corner on 4th and Chestnut Sts. ($20-30)
Street parking is usually easy to find in the evenings as well (pay at kiosks or through the MeterUp parking app).

WHERE TO STAY
In the 3-block radius around the restaurant you’ll find several 3- and 4-star hotels, with nightly rates starting as low as $89.
Apple Hostels offers affordable rooms at a location near the venue (33 Bank St). One of our guests stayed at the hostel and highly recommends it.

QUESTIONS/ADDITIONAL INFO
Please contact Debbie Lerman or Logan Chipkin with any questions or to request more information.
debbielerman@yahoo.com
chipkin.logan@gmail.com

Brownstone Midwest Supper Club, March 10, with Larry Howard of Maple Valley Farm
2025-03-10 18:30 - 21:30 | Lennie’s, 514 E. Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN, 47408, United States
SHARE | PRINT | EMAILReviving the Indiana Food Freedom Act and Building a National Patronage Network for Regenerative Agriculture
The future of America’s food system hinges on our ability to empower small farmers and defend the right of consumers to choose what they eat. Larry’s presentation will explore two revolutionary initiatives aimed at transforming the way we grow, distribute, and access food.
First, we’ll revisit the Indiana Food Freedom Act, a visionary piece of legislation that would protect Hoosiers’ right to obtain and contract for food without unnecessary government oversight. This law represents a bold stand against regulatory overreach, ensuring that farmers and consumers can engage in direct, informed transactions based on trust and transparency.
Next, Larry will introduce the Thriving Farms Initiative, a national effort to build a patronage network that directly supports regenerative farms. By providing cash gifts to farmers and their families, this initiative aims to catalyze the rapid growth of local, sustainable food systems. This bold approach not only accelerates the adoption of regenerative practices but also creates a model for community-supported agriculture that can be replicated nationwide.
About Larry Howard:
Larry Howard is a husband, homeschool dad, and lifelong advocate for food freedom and regenerative agriculture. With over 20 years of experience as a regenerative livestock farmer at Maple Valley Farm in Bloomington, Indiana he and his family raise cattle, sheep, pigs, meat chickens, laying hens, turkeys, and ducks, fostering a model of farming that prioritizes animal welfare, environmental stewardship, and sustainable food systems.
Larry has been a Weston A. Price chapter leader since 2005, advocating for raw milk and traditional foods, and has testified before legislators and debated with policymakers to protect Hoosiers’ right to access the foods of their choice. He drafted the Indiana Food Freedom Act, groundbreaking legislation to ensure informed individuals can freely contract with farmers and food producers without burdensome government regulation.
In 2012, he founded an innovative private ownership-based partnership that revitalized his family farm’s operations. His efforts have been highlighted in emergency trips to the statehouse with his children—who have written speeches en route—and in presentations to organizations like the Indiana Environmental Health Association.
Today, he is spearheading the Thriving Farms Initiative, a national patronage network designed to provide direct financial support to regenerative farms, fueling a grassroots revival of sustainable agriculture and food freedom across the country.
Venue & Details
Lennie’s is a beloved Bloomington institution known for its warm atmosphere, exceptional cuisine, and craft beer selection. For over 30 years, Lennie’s has been bringing people together over delicious food and drink in a setting perfect for meaningful conversation.
Location & Parking
Lennie’s is located at 514 E. Kirkwood Ave in the heart of downtown Bloomington, Indiana. Street parking is available along Kirkwood Avenue and surrounding streets (metered until 9pm). There are several parking garages within walking distance.
Ticket Information
$50 per person includes a tasty buffet dinner and drinks. Space is limited so secure your spot now!
Travel Information
Accommodations
Excellent hotels within walking distance of Lennie’s:

Grant Street Inn – A historic charming local inn
Graduate Bloomington – A boutique hotel celebrating Indiana University’s heritage

For more information contact Joni McGary at jonimcgary@me.com. Please include “supper club” in the subject line

Brownstone Supper Club, February 19, 2025: A Book Party!
2025-02-19 17:30 - 21:30 | Brownstone Supper Club at Butterfly Restaurant, 831 Farmington Ave, West Hartford, CT, 06119, United States
SHARE | PRINT | EMAILThe famed supper club at a fabulous venue (the real Chinese stuff) with friends of the Brownstone Institute, featuring David Stockman, who was Ronald Reagan’s budget chairman in the first term. He is the author of the new Brownstone book How to Cut $2 Trillion from the Federal Budget.
Come early for cocktails and meet Brownstone Institute friends, scholars, writers, and benefactors, and celebrate victories and discuss challenges ahead. The food is wonderful and the discussion brilliant. Casual and fun, even if some people come in fancier clothing.
This month we are excited to host Stockman, who is a legend in finance and government. His book is the go-to guide for the Department of Government Efficiency. No one knows as much about the federal budget as he does. He is also a big champion of the work of Brownstone and serves on our board.
Author of several bestselling books, he chose Brownstone for his latest, which we hope to distribute far and wide.

Brownstone Supper Club Philadelphia! February 12, 2025 – Nico Perrino
2025-02-12 19:00 - 22:00 | Las Bugambilias, 15 S 3rd St, philadelphia, PA, 19106, United States
SHARE | PRINT | EMAILBrownstone Supper Club Philadelphia! Wednesday, February 12, 2025 – Nico Perrino
February 12 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm $50.00

Are the tides of free speech turning? Join us at our next Philadelphia Supper Club to find out! We’ll be hosting guest speaker Nico Perrino, Executive Vice President of FIRE (The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression). Nico is the creator and host of FIRE’s So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast. He is also a documentarian, who directed and produced the 2020 film “Mighty Ira” about the life and career of former ACLU Executive Director Ira Glasser. FIRE has stood at the front lines of the battle for free speech for 25 years, consistently pursuing its mission to defend and sustain the individual rights of all Americans to free speech and free thought.

Our venue, the festive Las Bugambilias in Philadelphia’s famous Old City district, offers a buffet of all-you-can-consume Mexican food, margaritas, beer, and wine — all included. Join us for a night of eating and drinking, meet Brownstone Institute friends, scholars, writers, and benefactors, and celebrate victories and discuss challenges ahead. Dress is whatever makes you happy — casual is great, fancy is also wonderful.

LOCATION & PARKING
Las Bugambilias, at 15 S. 3rd St. is near the corner of 3rd and Chestnut Sts, right off the I-95 and 676 highways.
One outdoor parking lot is immediately adjacent to the restaurant ($20-25) and a large indoor lot is around the corner on 4th and Chestnut Sts. ($20-30)
Street parking is usually easy to find in the evenings as well (pay at kiosks or through the MeterUp parking app).

WHERE TO STAY
In the 3-block radius around the restaurant you’ll find several 3- and 4-star hotels, with nightly rates starting as low as $89.
Apple Hostels offers affordable rooms at a location near the venue (33 Bank St). One of our guests stayed at the hostel and highly recommends it.

QUESTIONS/ADDITIONAL INFO
Please contact Debbie Lerman or Logan Chipkin with any questions or to request more information.
debbielerman@yahoo.com
chipkin.logan@gmail.com

Brownstone Midwest Supper Club, Feb 10th, with Leah Wilson
2025-02-10 18:30 - 21:30 | Lennie’s, 514 E. Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN, 47408, United States
SHARE | PRINT | EMAILHow will the World Health Organization’s “One Health” Agenda impact you?
Leah Wilson, Executive Director and Co-founder of Stand for Health Freedom will fill us in at our February Midwest Supper Club. Join us to learn how One Health might impact your freedoms and choices and what you can do as a stakeholder in public health to safeguard your liberties in the face of this global initiative.
Enjoy a delightful evening with new friends and old, lively conversation and delicious food and drink. Spaces are limited so secure your spot early!
About Leah Wilson:
An attorney with a background in complex litigation and advocacy, Leah Wilson is passionate about children’s health and has researched and worked on child welfare issues for more than a decade. In 2019, Leah closed her law practice to start Stand for Health Freedom to promote parental rights, informed consent, and other tenets of health freedom.
Learn more about Leah HERE.
Stand for Health Freedom:
Stand for Health Freedom (SHF) is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization dedicated to informing and activating a grassroots movement to protect our health and our families. Since their inception in August 2019, through partnerships with local organizations, SHF has empowered over 700,000 individuals to directly contact their elected officials and others in positions of influence with the right message at the right time. Together we have taken over 5 million actions through our specialized portal to preserve and promote informed consent, parental rights, religious freedom, freedom of speech, and privacy.
Venue & Details
Lennie’s is a beloved Bloomington institution known for its warm atmosphere, exceptional cuisine, and craft beer selection. For over 30 years, Lennie’s has been bringing people together over delicious food and drink in a setting perfect for meaningful conversation.
Location & Parking
Lennie’s is located at 514 E. Kirkwood Ave in the heart of downtown Bloomington, Indiana. Street parking is available along Kirkwood Avenue and surrounding streets (metered until 9pm). There are several parking garages within walking distance.
Ticket Information
$50 per person includes a delightful buffet dinner, craft beer and wine (2 drink tickets included). Space is limited so secure your spot now!
Travel Information
Accommodations
Excellent hotels within walking distance of Lennie’s:

Grant Street Inn – A historic charming local inn
Graduate Bloomington – A boutique hotel celebrating Indiana University’s heritage

For more information contact Joni McGary at jonimcgary@me.com. Please include “supper club” in the subject line.

Brownstone Supper Club, January 15, 2025: Leland Lehrman
2025-01-15 17:30 - 21:30 | Brownstone Supper Club at Butterfly Restaurant, 831 Farmington Ave, West Hartford, CT, 06119, United States
SHARE | PRINT | EMAILThe famed supper club at a fabulous venue (the real Chinese stuff) with friends of the Brownstone Institute, featuring Leland Lehrman, member of the MAHA Committee of Correspondence, to provide an outlook for what to expect with the new administration.
Come early for cocktails and meet Brownstone Institute friends, scholars, writers, and benefactors, and celebrate victories and discuss challenges ahead. The food is wonderful and the discussion brilliant. Casual and fun, even if some people come in fancier clothing.
This month we are excited to host Leland, who has worked tirelessly on the herculean task of assembling policy options for the next administration, from long experience in health freedom causes. He has been heavily involved in the efforts of Robert Kennedy, Jr., to repair health and food systems, and continues to be a major figure in the practical implementation of the vision of MAHA.

Brownstone Midwest Supper Club Inaugural Meeting, Jan 13th, in Bloomington, Indiana
2025-01-13 18:30 - 21:30 | Lennie’s, 514 E. Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN, 47408, United States
SHARE | PRINT | EMAILBrownstone is pleased to announce that its famed Supper Club is coming to the Midwest! Join us in Bloomington, Indiana -home of Indiana University – for the inaugural meeting featuring Dr. Stephen Shipp, Headmaster of the Seven Oaks Classical School. Bloomington’s beloved Lennie’s is the venue for an evening of enriching discussion, good food, and conviviality. The Brownstone Supper Club aims to foster community and meaningful conversation among those who believe in freedom as the path to cultural and scientific progress, a trustworthy system of public administration, and economic prosperity. Come ready to engage, learn, and connect with others in civil discourse.
About the Talk
Dr. Shipp will discuss the mission of Seven Oaks Classical School and explain the importance of the school’s work through the lens of Alexis de Tocqueville. Tocqueville’s nineteenth century classic, Democracy in America, has been described as “the best ever written on democracy and the best ever written on America.” Dr. Shipp will consider what Tocqueville has to say about freedom and tyranny in democratic societies, and what this means for local institutions, such as schools.
Venue & Details
Lennie’s is a beloved Bloomington institution known for its warm atmosphere, exceptional cuisine, and craft beer selection. For over 30 years, Lennie’s has been bringing people together over delicious food and drink in a setting perfect for meaningful conversation.
Location & Parking
Lennie’s is located at 514 E. Kirkwood Ave in the heart of downtown Bloomington, Indiana. Street parking is available along Kirkwood Avenue and surrounding streets (metered until 9pm). There are several parking garages within walking distance.
Ticket Information
$50 per person includes a delightful buffet dinner, craft beer and wine (2 drink tickets included). Space is limited so secure your spot now!
About the Speaker
Dr. Stephen Shipp serves as the founding headmaster of Seven Oaks Classical School, a public charter school in Ellettsville, IN, that he has led since 2016. Before he joined the Seven Oaks team, he worked in various classical schools, first as a teacher and then as an administrator.
After discovering classical education as an undergraduate student at Patrick Henry College, he earned an M.Litt. in Ancient History from the University of St Andrews and a Ph.D. in Politics from the University of Dallas. He has received academic fellowships from the Earhart Foundation, the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, and The Claremont Institute, and has presented in the fields of history, literature, education, and politics. Dr. Shipp is a teacher who has taught students at every level, ranging from the first grade to undergraduates in college. He is also a family man. His wife is a native Hoosier, and they have been blessed with six children, five of whom attend Seven Oaks and one of whom is currently a sophomore at Hillsdale College. Dr. Shipp is grateful to have the opportunity to sink roots near family, doing the work he loves, in a town that reminds him of the place he grew up.
Travel Information
Accommodations
Excellent hotels within walking distance of Lennie’s:

Grant Street Inn – A historic charming local inn
Graduate Bloomington – A boutique hotel celebrating Indiana University's heritage

For more information contact Joni McGary at jonimcgary@me.com. Please include “supperclub” in the subject line.

Brownstone Supper Club Philadelphia! Thursday, January 9, 2025 – Jeffrey Tucker
2025-01-09 19:00 - 22:00 | Las Bugambilias, 15 S 3rd St, philadelphia, PA, 19106, United States
SHARE | PRINT | EMAILBrownstone Supper Club Philadelphia! Thursday, January 9, 2024 – Jeffrey Tucker
January 9 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm $50.00
Come celebrate the New Year with us at our Philadelphia Supper Club—kicking it off with none other than Brownstone Founder and President, celebrated writer, thinker, and public intellectual Jeffrey Tucker! In addition to his roles at Brownstone, Tucker is also Senior Economics Columnist for Epoch Times and author of 10 books—including Life After Lockdown—and many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press. He speaks widely on topics of economics, technology, social philosophy, and culture.
Our venue, the festive Las Bugambilias in Philadelphia’s famous Old City district, offers a buffet of all-you-can-consume Mexican food, margaritas, beer, and wine — all included. Join us for a night of eating and drinking, meet Brownstone Institute friends, scholars, writers, and benefactors, and celebrate victories and discuss challenges ahead. Dress is whatever makes you happy — casual is great, fancy is also wonderful.

LOCATION & PARKING
Las Bugambilias, at 15 S. 3rd St. is near the corner of 3rd and Chestnut Sts, right off the I-95 and 676 highways.
One outdoor parking lot is immediately adjacent to the restaurant ($20-25) and a large indoor lot is around the corner on 4th and Chestnut Sts. ($20-30)
Street parking is usually easy to find in the evenings as well (pay at kiosks or through the MeterUp parking app).

WHERE TO STAY
In the 3-block radius around the restaurant you’ll find several 3- and 4-star hotels, with nightly rates starting as low as $89.
Apple Hostels offers affordable rooms at a location near the venue (33 Bank St). One of our guests stayed at the hostel and highly recommends it.

QUESTIONS/ADDITIONAL INFO
Please contact Debbie Lerman or Logan Chipkin with any questions or to request more information.
debbielerman@yahoo.com
chipkin.logan@gmail.com

Brownstone Supper Club, December 18, 2024: Charles Eisenstein
2024-12-18 17:30 - 21:30 | Brownstone Supper Club at Butterfly Restaurant, 831 Farmington Ave, West Hartford, CT, 06119, United States
SHARE | PRINT | EMAILThe famed supper club at a fabulous venue (the real Chinese stuff) with friends of the Brownstone Institute, featuring bestseller author and essayist Charles Eisenstein, whose published work has heavily influenced history, sociology, and economics.
This month we are excited to host Charles Eisenstein, who broke from the mainstream with devastating writing on the Covid response. He has been heavily involved in the efforts of Robert Kennedy, Jr., to repair health and food systems, and continues to be an influential voice for transparency and ethics in public life.
Come early for cocktails and meet Brownstone Institute friends, scholars, writers, and benefactors, and celebrate victories and discuss challenges ahead. The food is wonderful and the discussion brilliant. Casual and fun, even if some people come in fancier clothing.
