The Liberal Endgame
by Elliot MilcoLiberal democracies, republics of the American sort, stand or fall on the integrity and stability of the culture of the citizenry. Continue Reading »
Liberal democracies, republics of the American sort, stand or fall on the integrity and stability of the culture of the citizenry. Continue Reading »
Liberals who are dismayed by the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch should cheer up. Things could be a lot worse. Continue Reading »
There is a case to be made that the British and American constitutions are not that different after all. Continue Reading »
Professor Michael McConnell’s lecture at the launch of the Tradition Project. Continue Reading »
Calling Donald “Only I can fix it” Trump a constitutionalist empties the term “constitutionalist” of any connection to our actual Constitution, or even to the small-c constitutionalism of respect for the rule of law. Continue Reading »
Here's an event announcement that will interest readers of First Things in the New York area. On Thursday evening, October 20, Stanford Law Professor Michael McConnell (left) will deliver a lecture, “Tradition and the Constitution,” to inaugurate the Tradition Project, a new research initiative of the St. John's University Center for Law and Religion. Continue Reading »
On this 240th anniversary of our Declaration of Independence, our beloved country is badly in need of reform. Continue Reading »
Social media tend to magnify the expansive self, encouraging participants to stake out a virtual identity within the ethereal territory of the world wide web: “This is who I am, like it or not!” “My political beliefs are part of my identity; to call them into question is to call my very identity into question.” Continue Reading »
The death of Justice Antonin Scalia on February 13 – unexpected and, for many reasons, tragic – draws a curtain on the life and public service of one of the most important Catholic figures in America over the past half-century. Justice Scalia was regarded, by admirers and detractors alike, as . . . . Continue Reading »
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