Misrepresenting Madison, Destabilizing Democracy
A Columbia law prof libels the Constitution’s chief architect and proposes system-unsettling changes to our politics.
At History’s End, with Francis Fukuyama
A review of After the End of History: Conversations with Francis Fukuyama, edited by Mathilde Fasting.
Tribalism Is Anti-American
Succumbing to the all-too-human urge to hate for the sake of hating, to belong for the sake of belonging, stands in opposition to the Founders’ ideals.
A Republic, Not a Democracy
The Capitol riot was a wake-up call: We must stop forsaking the virtues of republicanism and demand sound judgment from our elected representatives.
The Administrative State: Who Makes the Rules?
Unaccountable, unelected bureaucrats — and better legal standards are not enough to rein them in.