For more than three decades, Kevin Phillips has been consistently and “transcendentally right” (as one reviewer has put it) about the dynamics of political change in America and an avid analyst of the role of wealth in democracy. Phillips' best-selling books have influenced presidential campaigns and changed the way America sees itself.

In his two recent New York Times bestsellers, American Dynasty and Wealth and Democracy, Phillips established himself as a powerful critic of the political and economic forces that are ruling—and imperiling—the U.S.

Now, in American Theocracy: The Peril and Politics of Radical Religion, Oil and Borrowed Money in the 21st Century, Phillips uncovers and assails the political coalition, led by radical religion, that he believes is driving the country to the brink of disaster.

One of Phillips' first books, The Emerging Republican Majority, set the political strategy for Richard Nixon’s presidential campaign in 1968 and transformed the American political landscape for the generation that followed.

Phillips’ commitment to public service and strong sense of history make his presentations valuable to any audience—business, college or public forum—that cares about where America is headed in the future.

Called a “modern Thomas Paine,” Kevin Phillips is a regular commentator for National Public Radio and a former commentator for CBS News.

In establishing the endowment supporting this annual lecture, Norman Miller stated, "I am pleased that my brother's name will be memorialized through a continuing series [of lectures] at St. Norbert College that will promote peace and better understanding."

The inaugural lecture in 1994 was delivered by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. and was based on his book, The Disuniting of America.

• 2006 "In Conversation: An Evening with David Halberstam"
• 2005 Garry Wills: "The Importance of the Enlightenment to America"
• 2004 Reuven Firestone: "God and Allah Need to Talk"
• 2003 Michael Beschloss: "Presidents in Crisis"