Andrew Latham
Ask a typical college student today who “invented” American democracy and you’ll likely be told “the Founding Fathers, of course.” If you’re lucky, that typical student might then go on to tell you a bit more: that the historical roots of the American republic are to be found in the political traditions of early modern […]
By Nayeli Riano on May 15, 2019 09:59 pm
Friedrich von Gentz It is often said that the American Revolution resonated across the pond and inspired the French to rebel and liberate their country in a similar, heroic fashion to that of their American allies. The nature of these two revolutions, however, ran divergent intellectual courses that made their causes, and ...
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by John O. McGinnis
In the Bank debate, the consensus of the Framers coalesced against use the substantive intent of the Philadelphia convention. Read More »
By Bradley J. Birzer on May 31, 2019 10:00 pm
According to Cicero, the Republic follows the paths of nature and god in all its activities. As such, the true statesman—like the gardener—knows when to plant, when to fertilize, when to water, when to weed, when to prune, and when to harvest. Yet there is still, to be certain, a season for everything. And, ...
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