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?

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.

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