American government institutions are complex, but understanding them is a necessary responsibility for concerned citizens. How can we effect change unless we’re informed?
This essay argues that the central threat to constitutional and limited government is the threat of nostalgia unmoored from historical memory.
Bitter Fruits: On Nostalgia and Limited Government Read More »
There is deep significance in how a society treats its dead. If history is to be considered, state funerals have played a significant role in public life.
Reflecting on State Funerals Read More »
The real danger to liberal democracy resides within: the inability of liberals of left and right persuasions to live, work and relate in community with one another.
Is American Liberalism Declining? Read More »
The following is a rebuttal I wrote last month to post appearing on The Federalist on “American divorce”- rehashed secessionist thinking that seems to have purchase in some corners of conservative thought.
Against Conservative Populists and “American Divorce” Read More »
After Parkland, people are still talking past each other, but there has been a huge twist: The constant stream of misunderstanding is creating harsher language patterns.
Fear the Rhetoric of Certainty Read More »
