The Constitution Thwarts Joe Biden
It is precisely when the Founders’ system of government is at its best that the people least appreciate it. It is designed to frustrate.
Founding Fathers
Canceling Thomas Jefferson
New York City’s unceremonious decision to remove the author of the Declaration of Independence from its City Council chamber is wrong.
Power and Liberty and Gordon Wood
No living historian has done more to illuminate the origins of our constitutional heritage in the Revolutionary era. His latest book adds to this record.
Sadly, Our History Is for Sale
Leftists are taking over America’s history, specifically sites such as Jefferson’s home, Monticello and Madison’s home, Montpelier.
Don’t Fight Nationalism. Use It for Good
The more the political Left abandons the field of nationalism, the greater will be the political Right’s power to deploy it.
Eight Reasons to Love the Constitution
On this 234th Constitution Day, conservatives — indeed, every American — should reflect on our great Founding text.
Choose the Rule of Law over the Rule of Men
Reverence to the Constitution requires us to reject identity politics and partisan tribalism.
A New Order for the Ages
America’s founding generation absorbed Virgil’s Aeneid and the lessons of Rome.
Cicero: A Republic — If You Can Keep It
Can Americans recover Cicero’s insights into human nature and the nature of political power?
What Truths Do We Still Hold to Be Self-Evident?
A review of Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal, by George Packer.