Americans Need To Tend Our Actual Communities, Not Virtual Ones
Civic virtue aimed at the welfare of one’s fellow citizens is a fundamental and necessary element for a well-functioning constitutional republic.
Federalism Is How Americans Have Historically Resolved Bitter Disputes
A principled defense of American federalism — even if it deprives one of a delicious policy outcome — is necessary now more than ever.
Today Is The 400th Anniversary Of The Pilgrims’ Plymouth Rock Landing. Read De Tocqueville’s Enduring Insights Here
‘Here is a stone which the feet of a few outcasts pressed for an instant, and this stone becomes famous; it is treasured by a great nation.’
Into The Unknown: The Pilgrims’ Adventurous, Risk-Taking Legacy
The inspiration to pull up stakes and strike out into the perilous unknown is a debt we owe to the Mayflower Pilgrims and first New Englanders.
The Historical Record Shows America Was Founded Against Racism, Not To Promote It
The Puritans’ love of faith, freedom, and self-government that gave birth to America was the same spirit that gradually helped overcome racial injustice.
If We Let Big Tech Strangle The Press, Say Goodbye To Your Freedoms
Generations before Facebook or Twitter, Tocqueville warned that censoring the press would endanger the survival of freedom and democracy in America.
Be Courageous And Stand Firm, America—We Do Not Kneel
Americans didn’t kneel to British tyranny, Nazi fascism, or Soviet communism. We won’t kneel for a collective guilt movement that’s gone off the rails.
Why Private Big Tech Bias Is Just As Bad As Government Censorship
Anyone who would worry about censorship and bias from the state should also worry when it comes from big tech companies. Here’s why.
How Big Philanthropy Helps Big Government Ruin Society
By emphasizing the importance of local knowledge and gradual reform, conservatives can play a special role in keeping philanthropy tethered to charity and to the Tocquevillian vision of associational life.
Why We Need The Oscars, Even Though The Show Gets Worse Every Single Year
What’s bad for the Oscars really is bad for America. Movies are far more important for our sense of right and wrong than we like to admit.
No, Steven Pinker, The Enlightenment Doesn’t Pit Reason Against Faith
Steven Pinker oversimplifies the Enlightenment by claiming it pits reason against faith. In fact, the Enlightenment sprung from Christian ideas of nature.
If It Weren’t For The Constitution, America Would Be A ‘Sh-thole’ Country, Too
President Trump was right that some countries are ‘sh-tholes,’ but we should remember that America is different because it was fortunate enough to be born free.
In A Religiously And Politically Polarized Country, Is There Still Hope For Shared Ground?
Alexis de Tocqueville believed Christianity provided a common moral language for the American people. But what happens when faith is on the decline?
Why Demanding Equality In All Things Makes Us Narcissists
The individual, many believe, must be cared for in all things despite the cost to others (a narcissistic notion)—all in the name of equality.
Tocqueville’s Private Thoughts About The French Revolution Revealed
Newly translated and carefully edited, ‘Recollections’ contains Tocqueville’s thoughts ‘in the raw’ as a participant in the upheavals that shook France between 1848 and 1853.
At Last Peter Lawler Can Talk To Vaclav Benda And Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn In Person
The renowned and sought-after scholar was more than an intellectual giant—he was a humble and considerate friend as well.
Ramming The Country Towards Impeachment Will Be Disastrous
Getting President Trump impeached may give Democrats short-term victory. But by infuriating rural voters, it’s sure to widen the schism between our ‘two Americas.’
To Repair Our Fractured Republic, Get To Know Your Neighbors
Social capital depends on real presence. It’s the sort of connection that only happens via geographic proximity, not on social media.
The Art Of Living And Writing Freely Can Save Us From Ourselves
In his new book ‘The Art of Being Free,’ James Poulos puts twenty-first-century popular culture and the Western canon in a blender and comes up with a wholly original book that reshapes what we think about freedom.
Don’t Dismiss Populism Because Of Donald Trump
It is a mistake for American leaders and those currently recoiling at the populist fervor gripping the nation to simply blame populism’s existence on a few demagogic pot stirrers.
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