Republics and the Ethical Ideal of Democracy
Both sides accuse the other of being a threat to democracy. But what does that really mean?
Both sides accuse the other of being a threat to democracy. But what does that really mean?
A twenty-five-year-old book could help us better understand today's gender turmoil.
John Rankin, minister and fierce abolitionist, is a man worth remembering in our moment.
Often, the proper scope of the First Amendment can be determined only by considering both text and context.
Unthinking deference to Supreme Court opinions on the part of state courts is distorting America’s constitutional system.
Gratitude and humility are more important to a conservative outlook than plans and "first principles."
Overturning Sullivan would inevitably lead to fewer citizens contributing to conversations of social, national, and political import.
Neither critics nor defenders of our presidential election system seem to fully understand why the Constitution’s framers constructed it as they did.
We consider our votes important precisely at the time they have become devalued.
Liberalism isn’t buried in an irretrievable past. Rather, it’s embedded in the present.