Babbitt's Democracy and Leadership reflects a kind of humanism that may seem alien to our time, but remains vitally relevant.
The moralism of civil rights politics makes conservatives uncomfortable, but they must work to make it better, more fair, and more humane.
It is possible to find contemporary relevance in The Federalist without losing sight of its historical context and significance.
Reading Publius in his proper historical context allows us to understand both his strengths and his limitations.
Adam Smith’s understanding of property helps explain his views on justice, and their application to American government.
The structure of civic life is founded on the rhetorical structures and devices of drama.
Nixon’s election was traumatic for the establishment because he was not one of them.
Fukuyama stayed too much within the parameters of modern thoughts and hopes, unwilling to step outside them to take their measure.
Francis Fukuyama made the philosophy of history relevant again. Thirty years on, how does his most famous book hold up?
Will Title IX’s next fifty years be the best of times or the worst of times for women’s equality?
One precondition for restoring the originalist constitutional culture is convincing progressives of the merits of federalism.
Our administrative state's ills cannot be treated with homespun remedies.
The most severe maladies afflicting our administrative state today are those of executive unilateralism and regulated parties’ fears of retaliation.
We have more to learn from Rawls the man than Rawls the theorist.