I Am a Tocqueville Conservative
Author's NoteThis essay is reprinted from LocalCommentary.com with minor edits and backdated to the date of the original post. To see it in its original habitat, look here. This is the second in a...
View ArticleWhat Is a Republic?
Author's NoteThis article is reprinted with some edits from LocalCommentary.com, where I first posted it in 2010. It’s a Republic Let’s look carefully at the meaning of the word republic. In Utah and...
View ArticleWhat Is a Democracy?
Author's NoteThis article is reprinted with some edits from LocalCommentary.com, where I first posted it in 2010. An American Thing? In its simplest definition, democracy is rule by the people — in...
View ArticleEssential Books on the US Constitution (Founding)
(Last updated 25 September 2104.) Many of these books are slow going, but they can be very rewarding. And they’re pretty much essential, if you want to be solidly grounded in a free nation’s founding...
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Constitution Day: A Big Deal
Happy Constitution Day! 228 years ago today, the 1787 Constitutional Convention finished its work and formally sent its proposed Constitution of the United States of America to the states for...
View ArticleOn Inauguration Day: 15 Things I Didn’t Blog About Lately, 9 Wishes for Our...
As I post this, one President of the United States is in the last minutes of his second term. (Much of the chattering class said this as New Year’s Day approached, but now it’s literally true.) Another...
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Why I (Still) Love the United States of America
I’ve been poking at these thoughts on why I love America for a while now. Once you see what they are, you’ll see why Constitution Day seems appropriate for posting them. More broadly, this is either an...
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American Ideals Will Endure
Drawing freely from the Declaration of Independence and the passing scene, and dividing roughly by topic, I hold these truths — these American ideals — to be self-evident: Individual Worth and Dignity...
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Electing a US President: 3 Things to Remember While the Chips Fall
The possibility of a contested presidential election result this year makes it even more important to understand our process for electing a President of the United States. Add threats of widespread...
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Silver Linings and Points of Light
I share many Americans’ gloom in the present political moment. My conservative concerns are legion. But I see points of light in the night sky. I see silver linings to the dark clouds, suggesting the...
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