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The Founders and the Common Good
The dominant public philosophy among American elites is modern liberalism, often referred to merely as “liberalism.” Two beliefs make up liberalism’s core: first, that freedom is, in the words...
What Is an Establishment of Religion?
Though all eyes are understandably focused on whether the Supreme Court will overturn Roe and Casey, the justices will also soon decide a significant establishment clause case. In April,...
More Is Needed
Divided We Fall: America’s Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation by david french st. martin’s, 288 pages, $28.99 Thanks to the pugnacious editor of the New York...
No “Wall of Separation”
A number of years ago I gave a visiting lecture at a large state university. At the faculty dinner afterward, my hosts asked who I thought was the most...
Saving the Pledge
What can you do when the Supreme Court is wrong? Amend the Constitution? It’s nearly impossible. Appoint new judges? That can take years and may not work. How about...
