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John Kitch is an Instructor in the Political Science Department at Northern Illinois University.

April 18, 2018|Bureaucracy, cyber warfare, Military, Rosa Brooks, Rule of Law

Blurred Lines in Contemporary Warfare

A U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton surveillance drone at NAS Jacksonville, October 26, 2014 (Michael Fitzsimmons / Shutterstock.com).

There seems to be an inevitable erosion of limits to military power in the United States, and Rosa Brooks helps us understand how this happened.

February 2, 2018|Civil Religion, football

Football as American Civic Religion

by John Kitch|1 Comment

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Football is a key ritual in the nation’s civic religion and the best and worst aspects of its impact on the country’s cultural landscape flow from this.

Bruno Leoni and the Search for Certainty in Law

by Alberto Mingardi

Leoni wanted to advance the concept of the “certainty” of the law beyond the mere verbal precision of statutes to something more profound.

Searching for the Prehistory of American Constitutionalism

by Matthew J. Franck

Edward S. Corwin's The "Higher Law" Background of American Constitutional Law offers some insight into the early influences on our law.

The John Marshall Legacy: A Conversation with Richard Brookhiser

A discussion with Richard Brookhiser

Richard Brookhiser discusses the life and jurisprudence of John Marshall.

Andrew Jackson in Context: A Conversation with Bradley Birzer

A discussion with Bradley J. Birzer

Once considered one of our most consequential presidents, Andrew Jackson's reputation has now fallen on hard times.

Hamilton, Madison, and American Oligarchy: A Conversation with Jay Cost

A discussion with Jay Cost

Jay Cost, author of The Price of Greatness, discusses the political and economic debates between Hamilton and Madison.

Knowledge, Risk, and the Surprised Banker: A Conversation with Alex Pollock

A discussion with Alex J. Pollock

Alex Pollock discusses the philosophy of finance and why the quant guys keep getting it wrong.

A Republican Party After Trump?

If the Republican Party finds its way past the Trump-inflicted losses of November 6 and those to come, it will need new leaders.
by Brian A. Smith
Meet the Federalist Society Caucus

Almost nothing has been said about the rise of U.S. Senators whose careers were fostered by the Federalist Society.
by John O. McGinnis
Debating Original Methods Originalism

Original Methods Originalism does not assume a consensus on interpretive methods. The approach works both interpretive and normatively without one.
by Mike Rappaport
Social, Not Economic Liberalization Defines Post-War America

People frequently assume social and economic liberalization goes hand in hand, but the links aren't as tight as we often assume.
by James R. Rogers
Nixing the Superdelegate Votes Is the Completion of a Long Progressive Project

Our nomination process is designed to enable candidates such as Bernie Sanders and Presidents Donald Trump, like them or not.
by Christopher James Wolfe

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