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Harry Clor is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Kenyon College. He taught courses on American constitutional law, political philosophy, and legal theory. He is the author, most recently, of On Moderation: Defending an Ancient Virtue in a Modern World (Baylor University Press, 2008).

August 10, 2015|Moral Man and Immoral Society, Reinhold Niebuhr, Soren Kierkegaard

Reinhold Niebuhr, Christian Democratic Realist

by Harry Clor|3 Comments

Is there an irreconcilable disparity between authentic Christian faith and hard-boiled political realism? Common sense seems to require an unequivocal “yes”—one is so different from the other as to preclude any coherent combination of them. Yet we can find such a combination, or a significant approximation of it, in the philosophy of Reinhold Niebuhr. And that is what makes him an intriguing thinker and commentator on public affairs. Much of Niebuhr’s extensive writing, newly collected by the Library of America, is focused upon the role and limits of morality in politics, especially international politics. He is critical of “realists” who would…

March 2, 2015|Aristotle, John Locke, Pledge of Allegiance, The New Testament, The U.S. Constitution, Walter Berns

The Political Thought of Walter Berns

by Harry Clor|1 Comment

Walter Berns should have an influence among future students, teachers, and devotees of American constitutional democracy.

Justifying Originalism

A discussion with Lee J. Strang

Originalism provides the surest way to access the Constitution's legal meaning and then to implement it over time.

How Sheen, King, & Falwell Changed American Politics

A discussion with James M. Patterson

James Patterson talks about three legendary clergymen in America and how they shaped our public discourse.

Dissecting the Trump-Russia Investigations: A Conversation with Andrew McCarthy

A discussion with Andrew McCarthy

Andrew McCarthy discusses the investigations of the Trump campaign's alleged collusion with the Russian government.

An Invitation to the Land of Hope: A Conversation with Bill McClay

A discussion with Wilfred M. McClay

Bill McClay talks with Richard Reinsch about his new book, Land of Hope.

The Supremes Ride the Spiral Down

The conservatives have joined the Left on the Court in creating a spiral of relativism that promises to bore down ever further.
by Hadley Arkes
The Hunger for Fathers in Joker and Ad Astra

While critics and fans have compared Joker to the gritty films of the 1970s, the movie it actually has most in common with is Ad Astra.
by Mark Judge
Contending with Demons

Dostovesky suggests an appeal to the nation untouched with a concern for eternity itself will prove insufficient to defeat ideology.
by Scott Yenor
Reviving the Contract Clause: An Acid Test for Originalism

The Contract Clause offers the most explicit recognition of the beneficence of private ordering in the entire Constitution. Why can't it be revived?
by John O. McGinnis
Lessons of a Libertarian

Gerrit Wormhoudt on how we ended up with educational and cultural institutions that have undermined the liberties the Constitution was written to secure.
by Roger Pilon

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