As a new book on their travels together shows, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison's friendship went beyond politics.| Law & Liberty
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
In the age of Trump, our nation lives under the banner of America First. In domestic policy, this means securing our border, deporting those who are in the country illegally, and reestablishing law and order in our cities, among other key goals. But what does America First mean for the world beyond America? To answer... Read more about: What America First Says to the World The post What America First Says to the World appeared first on The American Mind.| The American Mind
What if I told you that hidden in the Constitution is a little-known provision that contains a gateway of sorts to a natural law, common-good inspired jurisprudence? And that this little treasure is hiding in plain sight, inexplicably ignored by jurists for decades? Well, there is such a section, and its contained in the opening ... The post The Preamble, Aristotle, and the Common Good first appeared on Anchoring Truths.| Anchoring Truths
His significance to the American republic must be understood in light of his fight against the despotism of the cosmopolitan class.| The American Mind
Pope Leo XIV should look to Pope John Paul II, who had a special fondness for the American political order.| The American Mind