My colleague and friend Andrew Beck has written a useful and provocative essay about a subject that has been simmering in American politics for decades. The dual accelerants of events and ideology brought that simmer to a boil in 2020. The disputed question remains open: What is an American? It’s impossible to answer that question... Read more about: Creed and Culture Both Matter The post Creed and Culture Both Matter appeared first on The American Mind.| The American Mind
Many American Founders, including our first four presidents, hoped to establish a national university that would educate statesmen for the new republic. During his second term, George Washington was presented with what seemed to be a golden opportunity to accomplish this goal—and rejected it on cultural grounds. In 1794, the Swiss exile François d’Ivernois had... Read more about: Teaching the Declaration for the Semiquincentennial The post Teaching the Declaration for the Semiquincentenn...| The American Mind
The Supreme Court will likely have the opportunity to acknowledge that the Claremont Institute’s view of the Citizenship Clause is correct.| The American Mind