In Defense of Chief Justice Roberts
Zachary Crippen: A defeat for Republicans in the short run; a victory for conservatives in the long run. Zac CrippenZac,…
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The Deficiencies of a National Object
Brian Brown: National goals are precisely what keep people feeling lost and apathetic. Brian BrownBrian Brown loves building the environments,…
The Merits of a National Object
Zachary Crippen: Manned space isn’t on the agenda, nation-building has lost its appeal, and huge government programs are hardly conservative….
A Few Unpopular Questions
President Obama’s recent speech regarding the death of Muammar Qaddafi expresses a confidence in enlightenment assumptions which, though unquestionably popular,…
Republic: Occupy Wall Street and the Public Thing
The Occupy Wall Street protest has the opportunity to hurt or renew democracy, depending on whether the protesters choose to…
Reformers Reforming Reforms
A similarly-alliterated follow-up to my post on overseas voting: I was struck as I wrote it by the fact that…
Saving Soldiers’ Suffrage
To most people, absentee ballot fraud is not an interesting subject. While many people say they do not have confidence…
Surfing Democracy: A Downside to Increased Voter “Accessibility”
NOTE: I wrote this piece as part of a two-part piece discussing the merits of online registration. Since the benefits…
The Horrors of Proportional Representation
Kevin Vance “Who’s Afraid of a Big Bad Hung Parliament?” That’s the question asked by Peter Riddell in the Times…
The Forgotten State: The Problem and Potential of the Other Colorado
The buzzword in Colorado these days is “economic development.” While Denver mayor John Hickenlooper has done impressive things with the…
A Conditional Identity: Blue Dogs and Changing Rules in North Carolina
By Wilhelmina Makepeace Thackeray This is the third of four articles Humane Pursuits will run on state politics. North Carolinians…
A Different Kind of Reconstruction: Looking for Money in Mississippi
By Gresham Kay This is the second of four articles Humane Pursuits will run on state politics. Mississippi is a…
Wise as Serpents: Statesmanship Among Snakes in Pennsylvania
The legislature in Harrisburg offers a profound case study in what makes a principled leader effective. Jace YarbroughJace is a…
Islam, Rome, and Beating America
Nathan Hitchen just published an article on the Center for a Just Society website on “Religious Liberty as a Moral…
Political Religion and War
A few days ago, Andrew McCarthy wrote a commendably lengthy piece on democracy-building. A highlight: “Democracy hawks are another matter….
English Liberty and American Liberty: Thoughts on Mixed Constitution
Americans find it difficult to distinguish between a liberty and a right, and we find it impossible to tie a…