The US Constitution doesn’t exist in a vacuum. There are strong ideological and philosophical underpinnings behind its provisions and framework.
Link: Experience, The Oracle of Truth
Often, Americans speak of the US Constitution as if it is the fountain from which political truth originates. Even those who fight stridently for constitutional orthodoxy sometimes forget that the US Constitution and the rest of America’s founding documents were just as much a climax of political thought as they were a beginning.
Rights and Responsibilities
In American society today, individual rights have been corrupted into little more than a sense of entitlement. On this Memorial Day, let us remember the moral responsibility and civic duty that are supposed to accompany our unalienable rights.
A Quick Note on Political “Science”
I’ve long preferred the term political philosophy over political science because there’s a necessary human element to what should be considered good governance.
Link: He’s No Reagan
Few things give me more sorrow than to see a movement and a party that once held Reagan up as an icon turn and follow a man so completely opposite of what Reagan stood for.
Link: Be Conscious of Liberty and Justice, Not Class or Ethnicity
When fueled by an agitated sense of social injustice, class and ethnic consciousness can become the greatest threats to a free society.
Procuring Toilet Paper with Social Capital
For most of us, relying on our economic capital or on government assistance alone to get through however long this season lasts would be devastating. We need one another. Now more than ever.
Link: A Profile in Virtue – George Washington
Civic and Republican Virtue were once the expectation and duty of an American citizen. It is an unfortunate reality that such ideals are generally lost in modern American society.
Episode 2 – New Centrism and the Sphere of Natural Law
Justin Stapley explains new centrism further and delves into what constitutes the sphere of natural law, explaining several of the ways both parties have abandoned it.
Three Kinds of Politician
We can roughly define each politician as one of three types: the re-election politician, the constituent politician, and the principles politician.