Podcast: Getting To Know The Declaration Of Independence
Benjamin Weingarten takes a deep dive into the Declaration of Independence, discussing the link between natural law and natural rights, and the Founders.
Kmele Foster Talks Race In Politics And Entertainment On Federalist Radio
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Americans Chose Liberty Over Security A Long Time Ago. School Shootings Don’t Change That
A life of total ‘security’ would be psychologically intolerable, and would expose us to the great evils of an overbearing government.
Was America Ever Great? ‘Why Liberalism Failed’ Says No
In ‘Why Liberalism Failed,’ Patrick Deneen wonders if flawed notions behind the American founding are the reason the world is going to hell in a handbasket. But there are big problems with Deneen’s otherwise incisive critique.
To Understand Why Liberalism Is Failing On Right And Left, Read Patrick Deneen’s Latest
In ‘Why Liberalism Failed,’ Notre Dame Professor Patrick Deneen ably tackles some of the biggest questions of the our age: For all its benefits, why is liberalism failing, and making so many people unhappy?
Is A George W. Trump Foreign Policy Sustainable?
Donald Trump’s speech to the United Nations does its best to form a synthesis out of Steve Bannon’s nationalism and George W. Bush’s foreign policy.
Interpreting The Founding Fathers’ Political Theory With Thomas West
Hillsdale Professor Thomas G. West joins Federalist Radio to discuss the beliefs at the time of American’s founding and what we can learn from them.
No, The American Founders Were Not Libertarians
A closer look at the Founders’ thought about government shows their political philosophy that culminated in the Constitution was anything but libertarian.
Why Transgenderism Is Progressive Totem
Feminism is nothing more than a war against nature, and nothing vindicates this notion more than transgenderism.
It’s Time For The Left To Stop Imposing Its Morality On Everyone
Yes, of course giving is good. But responsible adults don’t run their lives, households, or businesses on that premise alone. Nor should our government.
Ted Cruz Is Right: You Don’t Have A Right To Health Care
Progressives keep using the language of ‘rights’ to excuse and facilitate their agenda. But the word doesn’t mean what they think it means.
If You Demand Rights That Aren’t Unalienable, You Don’t Get America
The readily observable fact that we no longer think politically in terms of unalienable rights is a perfect measure of how much we have abandoned the Founders’ vision.
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.
Matt Kibbe On Buzzfeed, Libertarian Priorities, And Culture Bubbles
Matt Kibbe joins the Federalist Radio Hour with Ben Domenech to discuss media bias and the future of the libertarian movement.
Why The American Right Needs To Become Liberal Again
Our intellectual allies in most countries are somewhere in the ‘liberal’ camp, so we can’t keep using it like it’s a curse word.
NPR Reporter Has No Idea What ‘Come And Take It’ Means
Some anti-gun folks in the Texas town that coined the phrase ‘Come and take it’ don’t know where the phrase came from or what it means.
The New York Times Can’t Best Prometheus Over Fire’s Downsides
What could ancient texts possibly teach us about the human condition in our enlightened age? As it turns out, they can teach us quite a bit.
Conservatism Is Dead; Long Live Conservatism
There is no conservative movement. The ‘Reagan coalition’ stopped existing as an operational political force some time ago.
You Have No Rights Without Natural Law
Our rights as Americans are considered unalienable only because they were inherent in the natural order of life established by the laws of nature and nature’s God.
Independence Day Is The Civilian’s Patriotic Holiday
At many parades and gatherings, the Fourth of July looks like another all-purpose, vaguely military holiday. Up your game.
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