Why Letting Children Vote Makes Sense To Liberals
Giving children the vote will not protect children’s interests or benefit the nation. These ends can only be accomplished if adults limit their individual autonomy in service to the common good.
A Close Reading Of Federalist No. 10 Shows John Locke Doesn’t Have A Lock On The Founders
An investigation of those who made an impression on James Madison reveals the forgotten impact of two Founding Era philosophers: David Hume, and Adam Smith.
Andrew Sullivan And Classic Liberalism, Voxplained For Ezra Klein
A belief that all attacks are personal––and that opponents invariably represent an evil with which there can be no compromise––is not politics at all.
Making The ‘Miracle’: Jonathan Mayhew And The Enlightenment In America
If you want to know how the American ‘miracle’ came to happen, start with 18th-century preacher Jonathan Mayhew, in the book ‘Father of Liberty.’
Unfrozen Caveman Intellectual: Jonah Goldberg’s Strangely Dark Enlightenment
Jonah Goldberg’s defense of the legacy of the Enlightenment ends up being mostly a rehearsal of boilerplate 20th-century American conservatism.
Steven Pinker Shows How To Defend The Enlightenment Without Really Trying
Steven Pinker makes a good case that something has been going right in the modern world, but you’re on your own if you want to define exactly what that is.
Michael Anton’s ‘Social Contract’ Is Not The ‘Traditionally American’ Concept Of Liberty
The only really interesting thing about Michael Anton is his call for a ‘social contract’ that is opposite of the traditional American concept of liberty.
For The Left, The Enlightenment Is Just Another Excuse To Cry ‘Racism’
Jamelle Bouie gives us a critique of the Enlightenment from the Left, and it’s exactly what you were expecting: another excuse to call everyone racist.
Cathy Young Discusses Feminists, Socialism, And The Enlightenment On Federalist Radio
Journalist Cathy Young weighs in on topical debates like The Enlightenment’s role in racism and whether feminism is good for women.
Why It’s Absurd To Pretend The Enlightenment Is Responsible For Racism
There is nothing new under the sun, just different justifications for similar ideas. The Enlightenment had their own for racism, just as all ages have.
Dear Conservatives: The Enlightenment Is Not The Enemy
Some conservatives are dismissing the eighteenth-century Enlightenment and trying to surrender its brilliant legacy to the enemies of Enlightenment on the Left.
Yes, We Should Celebrate Our Anglo-American Heritage
Trying to make our ‘Anglo-American heritage’ seem racially exclusive is not an answer to white nationalists. It’s an echo of them.
Donald Trump’s ‘Economic Nationalism’ Supports Government Control Of The Economy
Steve Bannon explains President Trump’s ‘economic nationalism’ by taking a famous Reagan aphorism about government and turning it completely on its head.
Inside The Quiet, Prophetic Politics Of C.S. Lewis
C.S. Lewis’ theological impact is widely noted, but a new book by Justin Buckley Dyer and Micah J. Watson, ‘C. S. Lewis on Politics and the Natural Law,’ persuasively argues his work is also of great political significance.
The American Identity Is Not Just About Ideas, But Also Its People And History
America is no longer a nation in any meaningful sense—because it has neither Europe’s ‘blood and soil’ nationalism, nor a robust ideas-based nationalism.
Donald Trump Displays The Perils Of Populism
Donald Trump’s anti-intellectual populism shows why Republicans shouldn’t try to be the party of the regular guys against the eggheads.
Tampons Are Not A Human Right
Featuring the liberal flowchart of human rights. Hint: If it exists and liberals want it, it’s a right.
The Hegemonic Presidency
What keeps the president’s “pen” and “phone” from making Congress superfluous? Not much.
The Real John Locke — And Why He Matters
Modern experts are confused about what John Locke actually thought. And that’s a problem.
An Atheist Reads the Bible: The Lockean Covenant
An atheist reads the Bible and discovers how the concept of a “covenant” has profoundly shaped our politics.
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