Alexis De Tocequeville

March 8, 2019|Alexis De Tocequeville, Emmanuel Macron, EU, Minimum Wage, Nationalism, unemployment

Macron’s Attack on Nationalism Underscores Its Virtues

French President Emmanuel Macron arrives at an EU leadership summit in Brussels, Belgium, November 25, 2018 (Alexandros Michailidis / Shutterstock.com).

This is the lesson of Brexit Macron has not learned: the drive for more European centralization will arouse nationalist passions that could end the EU.

January 8, 2019|Alexis De Tocequeville, Conservatism, culture, Facebook, Gouverneur Morris, Originalism

Culture’s Challenge to Constitutionalism

by John O. McGinnis|4 Comments

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Constitutional legalism is no panacea, but it is the best we lawyers can do.

August 31, 2018|Alexis de, Alexis De Tocequeville, Catholic Church, Mediating Institutions, Private Schools, Robert Delahunty, Robert George, scandals

Modern Mediating Institutions Need Greater Transparency

by John O. McGinnis|11 Comments

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Many mediating institutions are in trouble today, beset by scandal from within and harassed by the state from without: but how to help them?

Decentralization and the Common Good: A Conversation with Andy Smarick

A discussion with Andy Smarick

Andy Smarick discusses Hayek, subsidiarity, and the principles of authentic decentralization.

Lord Liverpool & the British Tradition of Strategic Independence: A Conversation with William Anthony Hay

A discussion with William Anthony Hay

William Anthony Hay talks about Lord Liverpool's excellent statesmanship.

Born-Again Paganism: A Conversation with Steven Smith

A discussion with Steven D. Smith

Steven Smith talks with Richard Reinsch about his provocative thesis that a modern form of paganism is becoming public orthodoxy.

"Slouching Towards Mar-a-Lago:" A Conversation with Andrew Bacevich

A discussion with Andrew J. Bacevich

Andrew Bacevich discusses his new book Twilight of the American Century

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