A More American Conservatism
By Larry P. Arnn: If American conservatism means anything, it means the things found at the beginning of America, when it became a nation.
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Michelle Bachmann on ‘The Cost of Liberty’
Former Minnesota U.S. Representative Michele Bachmann is a staunch pro-life and pro-family advocate, as well as a self-proclaimed “Constitutional Conservative.” When Representative Bachmann delivered the keynote address at this fall’s Illinois Family Institute banquet,…
Read MoreWhy America Is an Exceptional Nation
By Michael Medved: The great weakness in this understanding of American success involves its lack of context.
Read MoreThe Constitutional Power of the Electoral College
By Michael Stokes Paulsen: The framers of the Constitution designed the elector system to have a refined, informed body actually choose the president.
Read More4.3 Million People Want To Disenfranchise Trump Voters
By Donna Carol Voss: The rationale, of course, is that the horrible awful no good very bad Electoral College gave Trump the win even though Clinton won the popular vote.
Read MoreSurrendering Our Birthright?
By Eileen F. Toplansky: The Trump/Pence plans are a beginning. As Reagan reminded us, “we have come to a time for choosing.”
Read MoreModeration and the Preservation of Democracy
By Carson Holloway: Preserving democratic freedom requires prudence and true moderation that acknowledges the complex conditions on which freedom depends.
Read MoreWhat the Founders Thought About the Value of a ‘Classical’ Education
By Richard Gamble: The generation that produced the U.S. Constitution lived at a time when liberal education was being rethought, redefined, stretched, and challenged.
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How Christianity Created the Free Society
Here is Samuel Gregg writing at Public Discourse on a topic too people have the first clue about: While many Christians have undermined human liberty, a new book of essays shows just how much…
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After the Republic
Below are a few excerpts from an excellent article by Angelo M. Codevilla posted at the Clairmont Institute’s website. It’s an excellent article, yes, but I don’t agree that we’re at the end of the…
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Morality Is Indispensable for Liberty
Maybe you’ve seen this but I haven’t — an actual article at a libertarian website that admits that morality is needed — not just the wonders of markets. Here is Becky Akers writing at…
Read MoreDavid Barton on Voting
By Monte Larrick: Historian David Barton calls voting a responsibility that should force Christians to do their homework on the candidates before casting their ballots.
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The Founding Fathers Followed These 9 Simple Steps When They Created America
Here is Jane Hampton Cook writing at The Federalist: Today is Constitution Day. Here’s what the Founders’ path to writing the Constitution can teach us about how to accomplish our typically much humbler pursuits. Let’s…
Read MoreWere the Founders Religious?
A video from Prager University: What did the Founding Fathers believe about religion? Were they Christians, or just deists?
Read MoreAmerican Exceptionalism Is Human Exceptionalism
By Stella Morabito: At root, the most logical meaning of American exceptionalism is that America simply chose a a path exceptional among nations to codifying the exercise of political power.
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